Abe

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

• IPA^(key): /eɪb/

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• Rhymes: -eɪb

Abe

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

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."

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbeɪ/

Abe (plural Abes)

1. A surname from Japanese.

• AEB, BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, aeb, bae, eba

Short for Abelardo.

• Hyphenation: A‧be

Abe

1. a diminutive of the male given name Abelardo

From English Abe, shortened from Abraham.

Abe

1. (rare) a male given name from English

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Abe m

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

Abe

1. Rōmaji transcription of あべ

Abe

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert

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

Borrowed from Japanese 阿部(あべ) (abe).

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

Abe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)

1. a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Abe is the 2,027th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,671 individuals.