Gabe

== English == === Etymology 1 === See Gabriel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡeɪb/ Rhymes: -eɪb ==== Proper noun ==== Gabe A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel. === Etymology 2 === 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 ==== Gabe (plural Gabes) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== 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 ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gabe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1. === Anagrams === Bega, EGBA, Egba, beag, bega == German == === Alternative forms === Gaabe (obsolete) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbə/ Hyphenation: Ga‧be Rhymes: -aːbə Homophone: Garbe (nonstandard) === Noun === Gabe f (genitive Gabe, plural Gaben) gift, present, donation, alms administration, dose (act of giving medication) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Gabenbringer, Gabenspender, Gabenfresser geben (“give”) === Further reading === “Gabe” in Duden online “Gabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache