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Etymology of Gabriela

What does the name Gabriela mean?

The distinguished surname Gabriela can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful town of Gubbio in the Umbria region of Italy. It is generally thought that the family trace their lineage to Forte Gabrielli, a hermit in the mountains around Gubbio.

The surname Gabriela came from the Hebrew personal name Gabriel which means "God has given me strength."

Early Origins of the Gabriela family

The surname Gabriela was first found in Gubbio, Umbria where Saint Rodolfo Gabrielli was born in 1034. In 1051, he bequeathed his castle at Camporeggiano to Saint Peter Damian and became a Benedictine monk. He was appointed bishop of Gubbio in 1061 and died in 1064. Girolamo Gabrielli was the leader of 100 knights during the First Crusade.

Early History of the Gabriela family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gabriela research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1121, 1260, 1323, 1335, 1336, 1350, 1354, 1510, 1557, 1566, 1585, 1651, 1654, 1690, 1711, 1730, 1770, 1784, 1787, 1789 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Gabriela History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gabriela Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Gabriela include Gabrieli, Gabriella, Gabriela, Gabriele, Gabrielli, Gabbrieli, Gabbrielli, Gavrili, Gravili, Gabrielini and many more.

Early Notables of the Gabriela family

Prominent among members of the family was Trifone Gabriele, a humanist in Venice during the late 15th century who was called the Socrates of his age. Nicol Gabrielli was a Count, lawyer, and Knight of Saint Stefano; Sebastiano Gabrielli of the same family was Knight of Saint Michele and Count of Castel Falcino. Andrea Gabrieli (b. 1510) was an organist in Venice and was the composer and organist at Saint Mark's Cathedral from 1566. He composed many motets, psalms, and madrigals. His nephew Giovanni Gabrieli (b. 1557) was also a composer and organist in Venice and worked at Saint Mark's from...
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Gabriela migration to the United States +

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Gabriela were

Gabriela Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Michalotte Gabriela, who landed in Arkansas in 1890 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gabriela (post 1700) +

  • Branka Gabriela Vojvodic (b. 1968), Croatian journalist and former political spokesperson
  • Luisa Gabriela Molina Terrazas (1955-2021), Bolivian folk singer
  • Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza (b. 1977), Mexican thirteen-time gold, seven-time silver and three-time bronze medalist track and field athlete
  • Alejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal (b. 1968), award-winning Mexican rock singer and actress
  • Heike Gabriela Drechsler (b. 1964), German track and field athlete
  • Gabriela Teissier Zavala, Mexican journalist
  • Gabriela Zavala (b. 1985), Honduran beauty queen who represented Honduras at Miss World 2008[
  • Gabriela Katarina Pichler (b. 1980), Swedish film director and screenwriter
  • Gabriela "Gabi" Kasper Barbieri, Brazilian professional footballer
  • Gabriela Pando (1970-2024), Argentine field hockey player


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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