The name Gabrielle is a girl's name of French origin meaning "God is my Strength". Gabrielle is ranked #263 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Saints' Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia".
The quintessentially elegant and worldly Gabrielle -- designer Coco Chanel's real name -- is on its descent after years on the rise.
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Gabrielle, a main character on TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess"
Gabrielle Solis, character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
Gabrielle Medina, character on American soap "One Life to Live"
Gabrielle "Gabby" Vaughn, character in "Red"
Gabrielle "Gabby" Holland, character in "The Choice"
Gabrielle is SUCH a gorgeous name and I prefer it to Gabriella even though I find that name to be decent as well.
Love the name Gabrielle, hate the nickname Gabby.
My name is Gabrielle, and it's always been a love-hate relationship with my name. Some days I adore my name because of its elegance, but other days I despise it because it seems almost childish. I, personally, don't mind the nickname Gabby, but I much prefer Gabs.
I am a 12 year-old Gabrielle and I am often complimented for my name. But, I dislike the common nickname "Gabby" because it means talkative.
I wouldn't use the name Gabrielle for my child (not a huge fan of -ielle/-brielle ending names) but I don't dislike it. Same with Gabriel. I'll always associate it with the tv show Xena: Warrior Princess, which isn't necessarily bad, considering that Gabrielle is actually a pretty cool character.
I love Gabriel but not so much for its female counterpart Gabrielle. It's the different way they're pronounced, the GAHB- sound in Gabrielle and the nickname Gabby that makes me think of a (real life association) very chatty and inane gabby girl called Gabby. But when I think of Gabrielle with the nickname Abrie/Abie or Bree/Brielle, with more emphasis on the later syllables of the name, it actually grows on me more and more.
I like the nickname Gabby!