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 [ 1 syll. a-be, ab-e ] The boy name Abe is pronounced EYB KEY. Abe is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in the English and Dutch languages. Abe is a Dutch and English short form of the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham. Abe is also a short form of the English Abner. Abe is also a Dutch and English short form of the English, Hebrew, and Russian Abram. Abe is also an English short form of the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel. Abe is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1905, 0.045% of baby boys were given the name Abe. It was #241 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is used only on a very light scale now. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Abe, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham was the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Abe include the English Eb, the Scandinavian and German Ebbe, the English Ep, the English Ev, the English Ahab, the Akposso Ava, the Hebrew Avi, the English Ebbie, the German Ebbo, the Hebrew Effie, the English Eppa, the Amharic Abebe, the Hebrew Abia, the Hebrew Abiah, and the Hebrew Aviya. A famous person named Abe is Actor, Abe Vigoda, born 24 February 1921, New York, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Abe: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"   |
