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Gabe.

A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɡeɪb/
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

Where this word comes from

See Gabriel.

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Gabe, from a short form of several personal names beginning with the Proto-Germanic element *gabį̄ (“wealth, riches”). * Borrowed from French Gabe, perhaps a nickname from Old French gabe (“joke”), from the verb gaber (“to tell jokes”). * English surname, from a pet form of the personal name Gabriel, or alternatively a nickname from Middle English gabbe (“falsehood, deceit, lie”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.