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Gabe

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See also: gabe, gabé, gäbe, gab-e, and -gabe

English

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Etymology 1

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See Gabriel.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gabe

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

Etymology 2

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Various origins:

Proper noun

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Gabe (plural Gabes)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • 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.

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Anagrams

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Gabe f (genitive Gabe, plural Gaben)

  1. gift, present, donation, alms
  2. administration, dose (act of giving medication)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Gabe” in Duden online
  • Gabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache