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What does Abbe mean?
Abbe as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Abbe) is of Old English origin, and the meaning of the name Abbe is "stern, somber; father; father, priest". Abbe is an alternate form of Abbas (Arabic, Hebrew). Abbe is also a variation of Abbott (Old English).
STARTS WITH Ab-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, priest (monk)
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ABBAS, ABBOTT Abad, Abba, Abbey, Abbie, Abbot, Abby, Abo, Abot, Abott
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abbe Bear (A.B.), ..
How popular is Abbe?
Abbe is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#18938 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Abbe (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000 are Abbas (#1662 IN 2018), Abe (#1859), Ab, Abbie and Abbott. These relations of Abbe were at the apex of their popularity a century ago (USAGE OF 0.05%) and have become significantly less conventional since (USAGE 0.01%, ▼78.5%), with the version Abe becoming somewhat outmoded. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Abbe is alike in pronunciation to Aube, Eb, Ebbe, Ib, Web and Webb. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aage, Abda, Abdel, Abdi, Abeer, Abel▲, Abele, Abey, Abia, Abid, Abie, Abiel, Abir, Able, Abna, Abner, Abyel, Ace▲, Acee, Acie, Ade, Aime, Alba, Alben, Albie, Alby, Ambie, Amby, Ange, Anse, Arie, Arne, Arte, Arye, Ase, Ashe, Auben, Ave, Axe, Cabe, Cobe, Fabe, Gabe, Gibbe, Hube, Jobe, Kobe▼, Rube and Tobe▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Abbe.
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