Abe
See also: abe, ABE, abe', abeʼ, abé, abë, abẹ, åbe, a-be, Abé, and abe-
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/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪb
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."
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːbeɪ/
Proper noun
Abe (plural Abes)
- A surname from Japanese.
Anagrams
- AEB, BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, aeb, bae, eba
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
- Eba
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
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
- “Abe” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Japanese 阿部 (Abe).
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.