Gaabi

See also: gabi, Gabi, and gab-i

Alemannic German

Etymology

From French Gabriel, from Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl), from Hebrew ⁧גבריאל⁩ (gaḇrīʾēl, “Gabriel, an archangel associated with carrying messages from God”).

Proper noun

Gaabi n

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel, from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabe

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 58.

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