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Gabby ♀ Familiar form of Gabrielle ☆ Gabe ♂ Short form of Gabriel, associated with divine strength ☆ Gabi ♂ Spanish familiar form of Gabriel ☆ Gabino ♂ Spanish form of Gabinus; possibly connected with Gabii ☆ Gabriel ♂ Man of God; also interpreted through strength and God ☆ Gabriel Marlon ♂ Gabriel: Man of God, also interpreted through strength and God; Marlon: English name made familiar by Marlon Brando ☆ Gabriela ♀ Feminine form of Gabriel; divine-strength association ☆ Gabriella ♀ Italian feminine form of Gabriel ☆ Gabrielle ♀ Feminine form of Gabriel; God is my strength ☆ Gadel ♀ Rhyming formation from Adel ☆ Gail ♀ Short form of Abigail ☆ Galen ♂ From Greek Galenos: calm ☆ Galileo ♂ Galilean; from Galilee ☆ Galileo Lee ♂ Galileo: Galilean, from Galilee; Lee: Meadow, in the English surname-derived route ☆ Galo ♂ Spanish Gallus: rooster, or the separate Gaul account ☆ Gamal ♂ Egyptian Arabic form of Jamal: beauty ☆ Gamaliel ♂ My reward is God ☆ Gamaliela ♀ Documented Malagasy biblical form of Gamaliel ☆ Gani ♂ Short form of Isagani ☆ Garcia ♂ Portuguese form of an old Iberian personal name; ultimate root debated ☆ Gareth ♂ Malory’s form of the Arthurian name Gaheriet ☆ Garry ♂ Variant of Gary, a surname-based spear-name ☆ Gary ♂ From the Germanic name element “spear” ☆ Gaspar ♂ Gaspar/Jasper family, traditionally linked with treasurer ☆ Gaston ♂ French name possibly containing Germanic guest or stranger ☆ Gaudencia ♀ Rejoicing, from Latin gaudere ☆ Gaudencio ♂ Rejoicing; from Latin Gaudentius ☆ Gaudiosa ♀ Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gaudiosus ☆ Gaudioso Rolo ♂ Gaudioso: festive or cheerful; Rolo: Rollo variant ☆ Gavin ♂ Medieval form of the Arthurian name Gawain ☆ Gavino ♂ Continuation of Gabinus, possibly linked to Gabii ☆ Gavino Dario ♂ Gavino: Continuation of Gabinus, possibly linked to Gabii; Dario: Possessing goodness, through Darius ☆ Gay ♂♀ From English gay in its happy or cheerful sense ☆ Gaying ♀ Joy, through familiar Ligaya ☆ Gaylord ♂ From Gaillard, associated with strength or liveliness ☆ Gedeon ♂ Greek and Latin biblical form of Gideon ☆ Geena ♀ Variant of Gina ☆ Gelacio ♂ Gelasio–Gelasius family, associated with Greek laughing vocabulary ☆ Gelot ♂ Familiar form of Angelo ☆ Geminiano ♂ Latin name derived from Geminus ☆ Gemma ♀ Gem or jewel ☆ Genar ♂ Shortened back-formation from Genaro ☆ Genara ♀ Feminine of Genaro, from the January-name Januarius ☆ Genaro ♂ Belonging to Janus; from Januarius ☆ Genaro Rafael ♂ Genaro: Belonging to Janus, from Januarius; Rafael: God has healed ☆ Gene ♂♀ Short form of Eugene, Eugenia or Genevieve ☆ Gener ♂ Shortened Generoso; noble-birth vocabulary ☆ Generosa ♀ Noble; well-born ☆ Generoso ♂ Of noble birth; later generous ☆ Generoso Alejo ♂ Generoso: Of noble birth, later generous; Alejo: Helper or defender ☆ Genesis ♀ Birth or origin; also the biblical book title ☆ Geneva ♀ From the Swiss city Geneva ☆ Genevieve ♀ From French Geneviève, the name of Paris’s patron saint ☆ Genoveva ♀ Form of the historical name Genovefa ☆ Geoff ♂ Short form of Geoffrey ☆ Geoffrey ♂ Medieval Norman name with the element “peace” ☆ George ♂♀ Farmer; earthworker ☆ Georgette ♀ Farmer; feminine form in the George family ☆ Georgina ♀ Farmer; feminine form of George ☆ Gerald ♂ Power of the spear ☆ No matches Try fewer filters or another spelling.
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More than a list of spellings 182 meaning and editorial entries
77 with dictionary IPA readings
24 recorded compound forms
Familiar form of Gabrielle
The cited name reference specifically identifies Gabby as a diminutive of Gabrielle. A person’s nickname can have other family explanations, but those require evidence separate from this dictionary relationship.
Read the meaning and history → Short form of Gabriel, associated with divine strength
Gabe is a familiar form of Gabriel. The Hebrew base combines a word for man or strong man with God, often rendered God is my strong man.
Read the meaning and history → Spanish familiar form of Gabriel
The Spanish dictionary records Gabi as a familiar form of Gabriel, corresponding to English Gabe. The older Hebrew name concerns man or strong man and God.
Read the meaning and history → Spanish form of Gabinus; possibly connected with Gabii
Gabino is specifically recorded as a Spanish form in the Gabinus family. The cited account connects Gabinus tentatively with Gabii, an ancient town near Rome.
Read the meaning and history → Where these forms come from 109 Dictionary evidence90 Wikidata111 Philippine source recordsA name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →