"Gaby" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡæbi/
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: Short form of Gabrielle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Gabrielle}} Gabrielle Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gaby
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Gaby-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Gabys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Southern French Gaby, a hypocoristic form of Gabriel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Gaby}} French Gaby, {{m|fr|Gabriel}} Gabriel Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Gaby (plural Gabys)
  1. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Gaby-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Gaby meaning in English (2.4kB)

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