Gabrielle — Family Name, Records and Arms

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Meaning of the name

Gabrielle is a branch of the Gabriele name tree. Name scholars give the meaning as “from the personal name Gabriele (Gabriel)”.

The extra “l” in Gabrielle is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Related forms: Gabriella. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Gabrielle with 485 bearers, at rank 44,356. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country. French birth records list 280 children named Gabrielle between 1891 and 2000. Names that sound alike, such as Gabrielli, Gabriel and Gabrieli, are easily confused in old records.

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