Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gnome \Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that
   knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts
   of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai,
   gignw^skein, to know. See {Know}.]
   1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to
      inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the
      guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

   2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen
      features, or of strange appearance.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A small owl ({Glaucidium gnoma}) of the Western
      United States.

   4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham.

Source : WordNet®

gnome
     n 1: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the
          depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: {dwarf}]
     2: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

GNOME
     
        {GNU Network Object Model Environment}