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Gabriella

English translation/equivalent: Gabriella

Origin: Feminine variant of the name derived from the Hebrew Gabri'el, composed from either gabar "to be strong" or gheber "man" and from El, abbreviation of Elohim "God." It can mean "God was strong," or "man of God" (for the human appearance the angel assumed during its apparitions).

Name Day/Onomastico: September 29—in honor of St. Gabriel the Archangel.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Gabriele

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