foreign meaning of Abriela?

Question

what is the foreign meaning of the girls name Abriela

Answer 1

This particular form of the name seems to be the French version, but is very like forms you can find in Spanish or Italian

"Abriela"/"Abiella" (as well as "Abri") are forms derived from the Italian name "Abriana"


"Abriana" is said to be a feminine form of Abraham. Abraham is traditionally explained as meaning "father of nations", though that's not precise. In fact, the exact origins are a bit uncertain. It may more literally mean something like "father of a multitude". On that basis some "baby name" books and sites will say that "Abriana" means "mother of nations" (or "mother of a multitude"), though the "Ab" certainly means "father" and has nothing whatever to do with "mother".

I believe a BETTER what to understand this is to recognize that the name Abraham was popular because of the role and CHARACTER of the man Abraham who was not just the literal 'father' of a great multitude of people, but is considered (by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike) as the father of the FAITHFUL. He is frequently held up as an example of a great man of FAITH, who believed God's promises even when they seemed impossible
(The speicific promise was that though it was physically "impossible" because of the age of Abraham and his wife Sarah, they WOULD have offspring --and this specific promise is found in the name itself.)

So to name someone "Abraham" OR "Abriana" (and their derivatives) is to refer to them as a MODEL of faith. Note that Abraham was also given the promise that he would be "a blessing to the nations" (through his offspring AND more importanly, through his acts of FAITH (Genesis 12 and other passsages), so the picture of Abraham includes that of being/bringing a BLESSING to many.

(This sort of understanding for a great many feminine names that are based on masccline forms [like "Andrea" from "Andrew", which means "man"!)

As for how the form "Abriela" came about:

Endings like 'elle', 'ella' are common feminine endings in the Romance langauges, so that probably accounts for the current form. BUT the name may ALSO be influenced by another (more popular) feminine name: "Gabrielle"/"Gabriela".

Ironically enough the name "Gabrielle"/"Gabriela" , though also shaped by the Romantic feminine ending, is ALSO a feminized version of a male Hebrew name -- "Gabriel", meaning "warrior (or mighty man/hero) of God", the name used for one of the archangels ==the one who announced the birth of Jesus to Mary -- Luke 1. (Another very masculine sort of name, but the feminine form should again be understood more loosely.)

Answer 2

idk ;p