Gabriel (sp)- for a boy

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I'm only newly pg so it's early days as yet. But dh suggested this to me yesterday. I do like it, but wander if it's a name that would suit a teenage boy. He said we could shorten it to Gabe.

I'm not sure, what are your thoughts?

My nephew (8) is called Gabriel. He did come home from school one day asking my sis why she had given him a girl's name and he does get some teasing as a result of it. It seems more people than you might think can't distinguish between Gabriel and Gabrielle, and it does get pronounced the second way by some. Doesn't help that one of DH's relations has a daughter called Gabriel!

I like it. Couldn't use it, as with the shortening and DP's surname would have sounded like his name was 'Gay Paris' (Gabe Perry)

Looooooove it.Wanted it for ds.
Gabriel Oak always come to mind

I like it

I went to school with 2 Gabriels and not once did we called them 'Gay' - Alot of ppl with normal boring names got picked on though (not because of their name) fact is if ppl want to bully someone they will regardless of their name

I like it

I have a 6 month old Gabriel. I have also had lots of people pronouncing it Gabrielle even when they know he is a boy...annoying but I don't regret using it....yet!

I LOOOVE the name Gabriel and the shorting to Gabe unfortunaly it doesn't go with our surname (I blame dh soley for that!!!!!!).

Thankyou- I have warmed considerably to this name and cant even begin to think of the baby as something else now. So if this one turns out to be a boy (we have 3 girls already). Then he will have this name. Thanx for all your input.

Ds1 is called Gabriel and i have only ever had wonderful comments about it. He is now three and i have lost count of the amount of times people have said "oh what a beautiful name" so people mispronounce it Gabrielle but i just correct them and most can get over it. Although you can pronounce it that way if your wish like Aston Villa footballer Gabriel Agbonlahour. Only one person shortens to Gabe and that not very often.
My daughter was nearly 5 when her little brother was born and she has always described her little brother as "her angel gabriel"