My Name and Its Meaning

Before I was born my parents had started looking for names they could give me. Since they had no idea if I was a boy or girl they came up with names for each sex. Each male name they had in mind for me had value along with each girl name. My mother and father had come up with a list of names they each liked. So once I was born my parents decided they wanted a family name and dubbed me Gabriela Patricia. Gabriela is my uncle’s name in feminine form and my mother was very fond of it and thought it was very pretty. Patricia was my cousin’s middle name along with her mother’s name. I like the fact that it is part of my family’s naming history.
Gabriela is a variant of the feminine name Gabrielle, which is of Hebrew origin and is said to mean “Strength from God” or “God is my Strength.”It is also associated with the archangel Gabriel, as Gabriela is the masculine form of this name. Gabriela is borne in the bible by one of the seven archangels, the herald of Good News who appeared to Mary to announce her pregnancy and the impending birth of the Christ child. The form Gabriela can be seen as an anglicized version of the Italian form, Gabriella. In 2012, the name Gabriela ranked #201 overall in the U.S.A popularity. People with this name have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths. They also tend to initiate events, to be leaders rather than followers, with powerful personalities. They tend to be focused on specific goals, experience a wealth of creative new ideas, and have the ability to implement these ideas with efficiency and determination. They tend to be courageous and aggressive at times. As unique, creative individuals, they tend to resent authority, and are sometimes stubborn, proud and impatient. My parents decided on the name Gabriela because it is a very popular name in South America. My mother told me that the name is popular in my grandmother’s family and that I have