"Abe" meaning in English

See Abe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /eɪb/ Audio: En-au-Abe.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪb Etymology: Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Abe
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names Derived forms: Abe Lincoln, Abenomics, Abey, Abie
    Sense id: en-Abe-en-name-j38wB9Os Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 20 35 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 17 35 11 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑːbeɪ/ Forms: Abes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|阿部|tr=Abe}} Japanese 阿部 (Abe), {{bor|en|ja|安部|tr=Abe}} Japanese 安部 (Abe), {{bor|en|ja|安倍|tr=Abe}} Japanese 安倍 (Abe) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Abes}} Abe (plural Abes)
  1. A surname from Japanese.
    Sense id: en-Abe-en-name-rHUjO6wz Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /eɪb/ Audio: En-au-Abe.ogg Forms: Abes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪb Etymology: Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Abe (plural Abes)
  1. (slang, US) A five-dollar bill. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: Abe Lincoln, Lincoln
    Sense id: en-Abe-en-noun-PaCtXd6j Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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