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Gabe

/ɡeɪb/

Gabe proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

Proper noun (1)

Gabe

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
    • A pretty country girl, brisk and industrious, might lack the worldly polish and refinement necessary to shine in Crailsboro society, but Mr. Dinnock would train her, just as he had trained shiftless, dirty Gabe Jones to be a clean smart clerk in the store.1938 February 12, Sophie Kerr, “Cupboard Lover”, in Saturday Evening Post, volume 210, number 33, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 42
    • These are just a few of the issues PowerPlay 1.0 is tackling. For a full copy of the working document, contact Gabe Newell, the managing director for Valve at (425) 889-9642, ext. 101 or gaben@valvesoftware.com.2000 April 3, Dave Bursky, “Standard Takes Aim At Game Playing Over The Internet”, in Electronic Design, volume 48, number 7, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 42

Proper noun (2)

Gabe (plural Gabes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Gabe

pluralGabes

Origin of Gabe

See Gabriel.

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”).

Words that rhyme with Gabe

Questions about Gabe

What does Gabe mean?
Gabe means a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
What part of speech is Gabe?
Gabe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gabe?
Gabe is pronounced /ɡeɪb/.

Words near Gabe in the dictionary

  1. gabbronoritic
  2. gabbropegmatite
  3. gabbros
  4. Gabbs
  5. gabby
  6. Gabe
  7. GabeCube
  8. GabeCubes
  9. Gabehart
  10. Gabeharts
  11. gabel

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