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Gabriella

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WakeUpLockie · 05/11/2021 16:29

I never thought id consider an -ella name given how Ellie and Ella have been enduringly extremely popular since I was a kid. Annabelle, Arabella etc do absolutely nothing for me but I keep coming back to Gabriella. Both Gabby and Ella don’t excite me but don’t really offend me either, just meh. But Gabriella is a bit of a mouthful? I realise it’s a bit dated too. But I like it! I dunno, what does the hive mind think?

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Hoolihan · 05/11/2021 22:34

I have an amazing and beautiful friend called Gabriella BUT it does get shortened all the time to Gab which I don't love.

SuitcaseManor · 05/11/2021 22:32

I know a 7 year old one who's known as Gabriella and another aged 13 who's called Bella for short.

EishetChayil · 05/11/2021 22:30

"Gab" is a very ugly sound, but the full name Gabriella is pretty.

mrsrobin · 05/11/2021 22:21

Lovely name :)

Nellesbelles · 05/11/2021 22:17

Love it. I knew one shortened to Riri which I thought was cute.

Councilworker · 05/11/2021 17:00

I know a lovely Gabrielle who goes by Gabs. I think it's a gorgeous name

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WakeUpLockie · 05/11/2021 16:55

Gabrielle is lovely too. All the Gabbys I’ve known have been really fab. Gabrielle seems SO grown up! But they’ll be a grown up most of their life won’t they!

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WakeUpLockie · 05/11/2021 16:51

Our eldest has a unusual shortening for a common name and we had no problem insisting on the shortening we wanted. So that’s a good point. Good to see people have used it even while loathing Ella 😄 I see the name is generally well liked from this thread so that’s great!

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MrsFoxyplease · 05/11/2021 16:37

Love it.
I think it will be shortened to Gabby or Ella though so if I used Gabriella I'd try to get in there first with the choice of nn. when people started.
Iyswim.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 05/11/2021 16:37

I have a Gabriella- she’s gabby to us. I loathe Ella. I think as she gets older she’ll become G

TurnUpTurnip · 05/11/2021 16:35

I like it a lot but it will defo be shortened hence why I wouldn’t use it

HollowTalk · 05/11/2021 16:35

Beautiful name.

CarrotCakeMuffins · 05/11/2021 16:35

I know a Gabriella, now a teen called Gabby by her friends. Its a beautiful name and not heavily used.

ItsReallyOnlyMe · 05/11/2021 16:34

Very pretty name - have your thought of Gabrielle just to take one syllable out of it ?

Zarene · 05/11/2021 16:33

I really like it. I know one shortened to Brella.

FriedasCarLoad · 05/11/2021 16:32

I think it's a very pretty name. It'll almost certainly end up shortened at some point though.

Cookingbynumbers · 05/11/2021 16:31

It’s very pretty as a whole name, but I really dislike Gabi as a nickname and there are a lot of Ella’s out there. Also a lot of letters for a small person to learn to write, but I’m sure they’ll get there.