Meanings
Gabrielle1
- A female given name from French.
Her granddaughter, Gabrielle Kamentz, remembered her grandmother for all she taught her. “My grandmother taught me everything I needed to know in life… so happy and proud to be following in her footsteps as a nurse,” Kamentz said in a Facebook post.
2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN
Gabrielle2
- astronomya nickname for Dysnomia (the moon of the dwarf planet Eris, itself nicknamed Xena)
Synonyms: Dysnomia, Eris I Dysnomia, Eris I, 136199 Eris I Dysnomia, 136199 Eris I, S, 2005 (2003 UB313) 1
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nouna nickname for Dysnomia (the moon of the dwarf planet Eris, itself nicknamed Xena)
Origin
Gabrielle · proper noun
- FrenchGabrielle
- EnglishGabrielle
Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Gabrielle · proper noun
The main supporting character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's moon's nickname, due to the dwarf planet itself being nicknamed Xena.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Gabrielle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabrielle
“Gabrielle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabrielle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gabrielle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabrielle.
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