Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gabe

/ɡeɪb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: gabe
IPA: /ɡeɪb/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

name

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

See Gabriel.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gabe, -, gabbe

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Gabes (plural)

Rhymes With

babe abe mccabe rabe cabe mabe staib nabe

Questions

How do you pronounce gabe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪb/.
What does gabe mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
Where does gabe come from?: It is traced to German.

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