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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
Proper noun
Abe
- A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Noun
Abe (plural Abes)
- (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)
- A surname from Japanese.
Anagrams
Cebuano
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Etymology 1
Short for Abelardo.
Pronunciation
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
Proper noun
Abe m
- a male given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel
Japanese
Romanization
Abe
- Rōmaji transcription of あべ
Scots
Proper noun
Abe
- a male given name, equivalent to English Albert
References
Tagalog
Etymology
From Japanese 阿部 (abe).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: A‧be
- IPA(key): /ˈʔabe/,
Proper noun
Abe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)
- 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.