Gavrilo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gavrilo

What is the meaning of the name Gavrilo ?

The baby name Gavrilo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɡavrilo/; respelling: GAH-vree-loh.

Gavrilo is Serbian, Slavic in Origin.

Gavrilo is the South Slavic and Eastern Orthodox form of Gabriel, ultimately from Hebrew Gavri’el, combining g-b-r (“strength, hero”) with ’el (“God”) to mean “God is my strength” or “mighty one of God.” The name reached the Balkans through Greek Gabriel (Γαβριήλ) and Church Slavonic Gavriil (Гавриил), stabilizing as Gavrilo in Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian usage.

It has deep liturgical and historical footing: borne by several Serbian patriarchs (e.g., Gavrilo I and V) and by Gavrilo Princip, the Bosnian Serb student whose 1914 act sparked World War I. Regional variants include Gavril and Gavrail (Bulgarian), Gavriil and Gavrila (Russian), Gavrilă (Romanian), and Havrylo/Havryil (Ukrainian). Common nicknames are Gavro and Gavra (South Slavic) and Gavrik (Russian). Cognate international forms are Gabriel, Gabriele, and Gabriël; feminine counterparts include Gabriela and Gabrielle. Orthodox name days often fall on March 26 or July 13, feasts of the Archangel Gabriel.