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Gabe en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɡeɪb/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See Gabriel.

Meanings

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:

Gabe en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. A surname.

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