Gabriela
[ɡæˈbriːələ]Meaning
feminine form of Gabriel, a name from Biblical Hebrew
Background Story
Gabriela is the feminine form of Gabriel. Behind the Name records it in use in Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Slovene and Swedish, and Wiktionary traces it to Latin Gabriela, from Biblical Hebrew by way of Ancient Greek. In Polish it is a learned borrowing from Latin Gabriela, with the male equivalent Gabriel and the diminutive Gabrysia.
Variations
Gabrielle, Gabby, Gabi
Related Names
Gaby
Derived from the name Gabriel, meaning 'God is my strength'.
Abbygail
A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail
Brielle
Short form of Gabrielle
Danielle
French feminine form of Daniel
Elizaveta
Alternate transcription of Russian Елизавета (see Yelizaveta)
Gabby
Derived from the name Gabriel, which means 'God is my strength'.
Georgina
Feminine form of George
Golda
From Yiddish גאָלד (gold), meaning "gold".
Sieba
Adalia
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin