Gavrila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gavrila

What is the meaning of the name Gavrila ?

The baby name Gavrila is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced gah-VREE-lah (approx. IPA: /ɡəˈvriːlə/; Russian approx. /ɡɐˈvrʲilə/).

Gavrila is in Origin.

Gavrila is the old Russian masculine vernacular form of the biblical name Gabriel, ultimately from Hebrew Gavri’el, “God is my strength.” Entering East Slavic usage through Greek/Church Slavonic Gavriil, the everyday speech reshaped it to Gavrila. It was widespread in imperial-era parish registers and folk tales, and was famously borne by the poet-statesman Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816). Today it reads as archaic and rustic in Russian, but remains recognizable and resonant.

Close variants include Russian Gavriil (church/literary), South Slavic Gavrilo, Bulgarian/Romanian Gavril, Romanian Gavrilă, and Ukrainian Havrylo; the international form is Gabriel. Common Russian diminutives are Gavrik, Gavryusha, and Gavrya. Patronymics and surnames such as Gavrilovich and Gavrilov reflect its historical popularity. While Gavrila itself is masculine, the usual feminine counterpart across languages is Gabriela/Gabriella. The core meaning evokes fortitude supported by the divine.