Gavryla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gavryla

What is the meaning of the name Gavryla ?

The baby name Gavryla is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GAV-ree-lah (IPA: /ˈɡæv.rɪ.lə/).

Gavryla is Slavic in Origin.

Gavryla is a rare East Slavic and Polish-influenced form related to the Gabriel/Gabriela family, ultimately from Hebrew Gavri’el, “God is my strength.” The name came into Slavic through Greek and Church Slavonic (Гавриил). In Ukrainian and Belarusian speech, the vernacular -a ending produced forms such as Havryla alongside the masculine Havrylo and Russian Gavriil, so Gavryla functions as a feminine or occasionally unisex variant. Its religious resonance comes from the Archangel Gabriel, long honored in the Eastern Orthodox calendar.

Historical records show Gavryla/Gawryła in borderland regions (Polesia, Volhynia) and as a basis for surnames (e.g., Gawryło, Gawryła) in Polish. Today it is very uncommon as a given name and sometimes chosen as a distinctive Slavic twist on Gabriela. Related forms and variants include Gabriel, Gabriela/Gabriella, Gavriil (Russian), Havrylo (Ukrainian), Gawryło (Polish dialectal), and transliterations Havryla/Gavryla.

⚙ We have no record of Gavryla in any national birth registry or name dataset. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.