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
Gabrielle
French feminine form of Gabriel
Gaby
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel
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
Diminutive of Gabrielle, and a short form of Gabriel or Gabriella
Georgina
Feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek georgós, "farmer"
Golda
From Yiddish גאָלד (gold), meaning "gold".