I think in some places they are not (I know many Spanish and French speaking people say them the same). But here in the U.S., I've always seen
Gabriel, for boys, as GAY-bree-uhl, and
Gabrielle, for girls, as gab-ree-ELL. Oddly enough, I love
Gabriel but dislike
Gabrielle (though
Gabriela is slightly better imo).
~
Heather~
