Gabe
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
See Gabriel.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gabe
- A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
Etymology 2 edit
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”).
Proper noun edit
Gabe (plural Gabes)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gabe is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Gabe is most common among White (76.22%) and Black/African American (10.11%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gabe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From geben (“give”), also inherited from Middle High German gābe, from Old High German *gāba, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (“gift, giving”), from *gebaną whence English give.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbə/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ga‧be
- Homophone: Garbe (nonstandard)
Noun edit
Gabe f (genitive Gabe, plural Gaben)
Declension edit
Declension of Gabe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Gabenbringer, Gabenspender, Gabenfresser
- geben (“give”)