Gabriela

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Gabriela

Gender: Feminine
Language: Spanish, Polish, Latin, English
Etymology:
Gabriela is a Spanish and Polish feminine form of the name Gabriel, from a Hebrew name meaning “Strong Man of God.”

History:
Gabriela is a name that first appeared (in the English-world) in Latin writings to record girls named Gabriel.

Gabriela is also a Polish and Spanish feminine form of the name Gabriel.

Please see Gabriella for more information.

Pronunciation: gab-bree-ell-ah.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Gabriela Zapolska (Maria Gabriela Korwin-Piotrowska) (1857-1921)
Polish novelist.
Gabriela Mistral (Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga) (1889-1957)
Chilean poet. Winner of the 1945 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.018 % named Gabriela

Popularity of Gabriela:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 535th most popular.
1980-1990: 301st most popular.
1990: 150th most popular.
1991: 124th most popular.
1992: 123rd most popular.
1993: 115th most popular.
1994: 102nd most popular.
1995: 111th most popular.
1996: 111th most popular.
1997: 105th most popular.
1998: 112th most popular.
1999: 107th most popular.
2000: 101st most popular.
2001: 104th most popular.
2002: 99th most popular.
2003: 87th most popular.