Shortened fromAbraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture ofAbraham Lincoln on the currency.
Abe
- Adiminutive of the malegiven nameAbraham, from Hebrew.
Abe (pluralAbes)
- (slang, US) A five-dollar bill.
- Synonyms:Abe Lincoln,Lincoln
1996, J. Madison Davis,And the Angels Sing, page210:"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or threeAbes."
Borrowed fromJapanese阿部(Abe),Japanese安部(Abe) orJapanese安倍(Abe).
Abe (pluralAbes)
- Asurname from Japanese.
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Short forAbelardo.
Abe
- adiminutive of the malegiven nameAbelardo
FromEnglishAbe, shortened fromAbraham.
Abe
- (rare)a malegiven name from English
Abe m
- a malegiven name, West Frisian variant ofAlbert andAbel
Abe
- Rōmaji transcription ofあべ
Abe
- a malegiven name, equivalent to EnglishAlbert
Borrowed fromJapanese阿部(abe).
Abe (Baybayin spellingᜀᜊᜒ)
- a Filipino-Japanesesurname 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.
