Gabe

Gabe is a masculine given name, often used as a shortened form of Gabriel. It derives from the Hebrew Gavri'el, meaning "God is my strength." In English-speaking contexts, Gabe has long been used both as a nickname and as a given name in its own right, and it is typically considered a casual or informal form of Gabriel rather than a separate root name. It is most common in the United States and other English-speaking regions.

Notable people named Gabe include Gabe Newell (born 1962), American businessman and co-founder of Valve Corporation; Gabe Kaplan (born 1945), American actor and comedian best known for Welcome Back, Kotter; Gabe Kapler (born 1975), American former professional baseball outfielder and a Major League Baseball manager; and Gabe Saporta (born 1979), Argentine-American singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of Cobra Starship.

In fiction, the name appears for several characters, including Gabe Logan, a CIA operative in the Syphon Filter video game series, and Father Gabriel "Gabe" Stokes, a priest in The Walking Dead.

Variants of the name include Gabriel as the formal form; Gav and Gavriel as diminutives, and Gabby as a feminine form in some contexts. Gabe remains a popular choice for a standalone given name in modern times.