Gabriella

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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?

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.

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

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

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

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

Beautiful name.

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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

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

Lovely name :)

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

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

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

Beautiful name
Gabriela the Italian version of Gabriella was on the list for my DD along with Daniela too.
Didn't use them in the end as I had a name I loved even more.

Beautiful!

Another “love” vote here. My dd8 has a friend with this name, lovely girl and they’re in year 4 and my dd never says a shortened version of her name, they all call her by her whole name!

We have a Gabriella. Known as Gabby.
She is a ddog though!!

My 14 year old niece is Gabriella, she goes by Gigi - it’s a stunning name

I used to teach a Gabriella (uni age) and she suited the name so well - she is also a really beautiful girl. She did switch between Gabriella and Gabi.

It can be Abbi or Brie, as well as Gabby and Ella.

I really like the name, my friend shortens it to Gabi, I really like Ella too though.