Gabriella
Meaning of Gabriella
Gabriella is the Italian feminine form of Gabriel, also widely used in English. Gabriel comes from the Hebrew name Gavri'el, usually explained as "God is my strength" or "God is my strong man." Gabriella is pronounced gab-ree-EL-uh.
In the Gospel of Luke, the archangel Gabriel announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. In Islam, he is the angel through whom the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Gabriella Montez is the heroine of Disney's High School Musical films, and actress Gabriella Pizzolo played Matilda on Broadway and Suzie in Stranger Things.
In the U.S., Gabriella climbed from 953rd in 1984 to a peak of 33rd in 2009 and 2010. It has declined since then, ranking 105th in 2025 with 2,545 babies.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as gab-ree-EL-uh (/ˌɡæbriˈɛlə/)
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Notable People Named Gabriella
| Gabriella Wilde is an English actress and model. |
| Gabriella Wright is an English actress and model known for The Tudors, The Perfect Husband, and The Transporter Refueled, and she is also a humanitarian activist focused on gender-based violence and suicide prevention. |
| American actress and singer Gabriella Grace Pizzolo broke through on Broadway as Matilda in Matilda the Musical and Small Alison in Fun Home, later gaining wider fame as Suzie Bingham in Stranger Things. |
| Gabriella Hermon is an American linguist and professor emerita at the University of Delaware. |
| Gabriella Elisa Ezra, born in Venice, was an Italian language coach for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and an Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy. |
| Italian researcher Gabriella Colucci develops plant based chemicals for industry and won the EU Women Innovators Award in 2018. |
| Gabriella Wood is a Trinidadian judoka who competed in the 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. |
| Gabriella Da Silva-Fick is an Australian professional tennis player. |
| Gabriella Ferrari Peirano is a Venezuelan model and pageant titleholder who finished second at Miss Venezuela 2011 and earned the Miss Venezuela Mundo title. |
| Maria Gabriella Ferri was an Italian singer from Rome. |
