Abe
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abe
- A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Noun
Abe (plural Abes)
- (slang, US) A five-dollar bill.
- 1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing, page 210:
- "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abe (plural Abes)
- A surname from Japanese.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Short for Abelardo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧be
Noun
Abe
- a nickname for Abelardo
Etymology 2
From English Abe, shortened from Abraham.
Noun
Abe
- (rare) a male given name from English
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Abe m
- a male given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel
Japanese
Romanization
Abe
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).
Proper noun
Abe m or f
- a surname from Japanese
Tagalog
Etymology
Proper noun
Abe
- a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Abe is the 2,027th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,671 individuals.
Scots
Proper noun
Abe
- Pet form of Albert
References
- “Abe” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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