Abe

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English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪb/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪb

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.
    Synonyms: Abe Lincoln, Lincoln
    • 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)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Anagrams

Cebuano

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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

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abe m

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

Japanese

Romanization

Abe

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あべ

Scots

Proper noun

Abe

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert

References

Tagalog

Etymology

From Japanese 阿部(あべ) (abe).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: A‧be
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabe/,

Proper noun

Abe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)

  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.