Abe

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

AbeCategory:English lemmas#ABECategory:English proper nouns#ABECategory:English uncountable nouns#ABECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from HebrewCategory:English given names#ABECategory:English male given names#ABECategory:English male given names from Hebrew#ABECategory:English diminutives of male given names#ABECategory:English diminutives of male given names from Hebrew#ABE.
Derived terms

Noun

Abe (plural Abes)Category:English lemmas#ABECategory:English nouns#ABECategory:English countable nouns#ABECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. (slangCategory:English slang#ABE, USCategory:American English#ABE) 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."
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from JapaneseCategory:English terms borrowed from Japanese#ABECategory:English terms derived from Japanese#ABE 阿部 (Abe), JapaneseCategory:English terms borrowed from Japanese#ABECategory:English terms derived from Japanese#ABE 安部 (Abe) or JapaneseCategory:English terms borrowed from Japanese#ABECategory:English terms derived from Japanese#ABE 安倍 (Abe).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abe (plural Abes)Category:English lemmas#ABECategory:English proper nouns#ABECategory:English countable nouns#ABECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. A surname from JapaneseCategory:English surnames#ABECategory:English surnames from Japanese#ABE.

Anagrams

Cebuano

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Etymology 1

Short for Abelardo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: A‧be

Noun

AbeCategory:Cebuano lemmas#ABECategory:Cebuano nouns#ABECategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. a diminutive of the male given name AbelardoCategory:Cebuano given names#ABECategory:Cebuano male given names#ABECategory:Cebuano diminutives of male given names#ABE

Etymology 2

From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#ABE Abe, shortened from Abraham.

Noun

AbeCategory:Cebuano lemmas#ABECategory:Cebuano nouns#ABECategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. (rareCategory:Cebuano terms with rare senses#ABE) a male given name from EnglishCategory:Cebuano given names#ABECategory:Cebuano male given names#ABECategory:Cebuano male given names from English#ABE

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abe mCategory:Dutch lemmas#ABECategory:Dutch proper nouns#ABECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. a male given nameCategory:Dutch given names#ABECategory:Dutch male given names#ABE, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel

Japanese

Romanization

AbeCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#ABECategory:Japanese romanizations#ABECategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#ABECategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あべ

Scots

Proper noun

AbeCategory:Scots lemmas#ABECategory:Scots proper nouns#ABECategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English AlbertCategory:Scots given names#ABECategory:Scots male given names#ABE

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from JapaneseCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Japanese#ABECategory:Tagalog terms derived from Japanese#ABE 阿部(あべ) (abe).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ABECategory:Tagalog proper nouns#ABECategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#ABECategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ABECategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ABECategory:Pages with entries#ABECategory:Pages with 6 entries#ABE

  1. a Filipino-Japanese surname from JapaneseCategory:Tagalog surnames#ABECategory:Tagalog surnames from Japanese#ABE

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.

Anagrams

Category:American English Category:Cebuano diminutives of male given names Category:Cebuano given names Category:Cebuano lemmas Category:Cebuano male given names Category:Cebuano male given names from English Category:Cebuano nouns Category:Cebuano terms derived from English Category:Cebuano terms with rare senses Category:Dutch given names Category:Dutch lemmas Category:Dutch male given names Category:Dutch masculine nouns Category:Dutch proper nouns Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation Category:English 1-syllable words Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English diminutives of male given names Category:English diminutives of male given names from Hebrew Category:English given names Category:English lemmas Category:English male given names Category:English male given names from Hebrew Category:English nouns Category:English proper nouns Category:English slang Category:English surnames Category:English surnames from Japanese Category:English terms borrowed from Japanese Category:English terms derived from Japanese Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:English uncountable nouns Category:Japanese non-lemma forms Category:Japanese romanizations Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes Category:Pages with 6 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for verification in Cebuano entries Category:Rhymes:English/eɪb Category:Rhymes:English/eɪb/1 syllable Category:Rhymes:Tagalog/abe Category:Rhymes:Tagalog/abe/2 syllables Category:Scots given names Category:Scots lemmas Category:Scots male given names Category:Scots proper nouns Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words Category:Tagalog lemmas Category:Tagalog proper nouns Category:Tagalog surnames Category:Tagalog surnames from Japanese Category:Tagalog terms borrowed from Japanese Category:Tagalog terms derived from Japanese Category:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script Category:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Tagalog terms with audio pronunciation Category:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Category:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries