The first name Gabrielle

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About the first name Gabrielle

Meaning

The name Gabrielle is a form related to Gabriel and shares its traditional meaning: “God is my strength” or “man of God”.

Historical origin

Gabrielle belongs to the same name family as Gabriel. The name Gabriel comes from the Hebrew Gavri’el and belongs to the biblical tradition of angelic names.

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In archival records, Gabrielle may coexist with Gabriel or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ga-briellɡabʁi.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Gabrielle by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gabrielle by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GabrielleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gabrielle in baptisms by year.10075502501625170117771853192920051625–1629 3 baptisms1655–1659 3 baptisms1670–1674 21 baptisms1685–1689 3 baptisms1700–1704 3 baptisms1710–1714 3 baptisms1720–1724 3 baptisms1725–1729 6 baptisms1730–1734 3 baptisms1735–1739 3 baptisms1740–1744 12 baptisms1755–1759 3 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1885–1889 9 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 12 baptisms1900–1904 24 baptisms1905–1909 33 baptisms1910–1914 48 baptisms1915–1919 51 baptisms1920–1924 54 baptisms1925–1929 54 baptisms1930–1934 24 baptisms1935–1939 24 baptisms1940–1944 12 baptisms1945–1949 21 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 45 baptisms1985–1989 69 baptisms1990–1994 90 baptisms1995–1999 63 baptisms2000–2004 54 baptisms2005–2009 18 baptisms

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