Gaber Family History
Gaber Name Meaning
Muslim (mainly Egypt): variant of Jaber . German and Slovenian; Polish (probably from German): from a short form of the personal name Gabriel (Slovenian Gabrijel). Slovenian: topographic name from gaber ‘hornbeam’ denoting someone who lived by a place where hornbeams grew. In North America this surname may also be a shortened form of the surnames Gaberšek or Gaberšček which have the same topographic origin. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Haber .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022