Abe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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/

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbeɪ/

Proper noun

Abe (plural Abes)

1. 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

1. a diminutive of the male given name Abelardo

Etymology 2

From English Abe, shortened from Abraham.

Noun

Abe

1. (rare) a male given name from English

Anagrams

• Eba

Dutch

Pronunciation

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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

• “Abe” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Japanese 阿部(あべ) (abe).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔabe/, [ˈʔa.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: A‧be

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.