Abe

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English

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Etymology 1

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

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Abe

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

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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

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

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Abe (plural Abes)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Short for Abelardo.

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  • Hyphenation: A‧be

Noun

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Abe

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Abelardo

Etymology 2

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From English Abe, shortened from Abraham.

Noun

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Abe

  1. (rare) a male given name from English

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Dutch

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Abe m

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

Japanese

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Romanization

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Abe

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あべ

Scots

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Proper noun

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Abe

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 阿部(あべ) (abe).

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Abe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)

  1. a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese

Statistics

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

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