The story behind Gabriela
Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēla.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Portuguese entry
a female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Gabriel, equivalent to English Gabriela
Pronunciation
Polish: /ɡaˈbrjɛ.la/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ɡa.bɾiˈɛ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ɡaˈbɾjɛ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛ.lɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ɡɐˈβɾjɛ.lɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.lɐ/
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Names Similar to Gabriela
Gabriella
From Italian Gabriella. By surface analysis, Gabriel + -a. Unadapted borrowing from Italian Gabriella or a popular alteration of Gabriela. Borrowed from Italian Gabriella.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Galina
Borrowed from Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Georgia
Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, “farmer”). Derived from Ancient Greek Γεωργία (Geōrgía).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Georgina
From George + -ina, feminine form of George. Piecewise doublet of Georgine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Giovana
Borrowed from Italian Giovanna. Doublet of Joana, which was inherited from Latin, of Ivana and Jeane, borrowings from Russian and French, respectively.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Giulia
Inherited from Latin Iūlia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Gabriela
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bairbre
From Latin Barbara (name of a legendary saint), feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Barabal and…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Gabriela
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aapeli
Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length