Gabby
Short for Gabrielle
Gabby is a nickname, usually for Gabrielle or Gabriel.
It became associated with chattiness through the adjective gabby, making it a fitting name for talkative characters: Gabby wouldn't stop talking through the whole movie. (Lowercase gabby means talkative.)
Gabrielle
French form of Gabriel
- Fleischer StudiosBetty Boop, Popeye, Gulliver's Travels, rotoscope, bouncing ball
communication style formality
Gabbyformal
Following strict protocol
reserved · proper · buttoned-up · measured · circumspect
- gift of gabNatural speaking ability
- gift of the gabNatural speaking talent
- gab sessionInformal prolonged conversation
gab, gabble, gabbed, gabbler, gabbing, gabbling, gabbled, gabbles, gabber