Gabriele
ガブリエレ
Gaburiere
How It Is Said
- ガga
- ブbu
- リri
- エe
- レre
Gaburiere: five beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | ガブリエレ | Gaburiere | |
| Italian | ガブリエーレ | Gaburiēre | the usual form |
| ガブリエレ | Gaburiere | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In German, a final e is said: レ (re).
- The stressed vowel of an Italian name is often written long in katakana: エー (ē); so in Italian, Gabriele is ガブリエーレ (Gaburiēre).
In Italian, Gabriele is a man's name; in German, a woman's.
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type gaburiere, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose ガブリエレ among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
