Abe

See also: abe, ABE, abé, Abé, abeʼ, a-be, abe-, and abe'

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪb/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -eɪb

Etymology 1

Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency.

Proper noun

Abe

1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.

Noun

Abe (plural Abes)

1. (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).

Proper noun

Abe (plural Abes)

1. A surname from Japanese

Anagrams

• BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, bae, eba

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

Short for Abelardo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧be

Noun

Abe

1. a nickname for Abelardo

Etymology 2

From English Abe, shortened from Abraham.

Noun

Abe

1. (rare) a male given name from English

Anagrams

• Eba

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Abe m

1. a male given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel.

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Japanese

Romanization

Abe

1. Rōmaji transcription of あべ

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).

Proper noun

Abe m or f

1. a surname from Japanese

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Japanese 阿部 (Abe)

Proper noun

Abe

1. 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.