Abe

Diminutive of Abraham. Hebrew

"father of multitudes"

Abe Origin and Meaning

Variation of Abraham

Abe Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Popularity of the name Abe

• 1454 Nameberry 2025
• 876 Unique 2019

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Famous People Named Abe

• Abraham "Abe" Fortas U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda American actor
• Abraham Washington "Abe" Attell American boxer
• Abraham Attell "Abe" Goldstein American boxer
• Abe Burrows (born Abram Solman Borowitz) American comedian and director
• Abraham Michael "Abe" Saperstein English,American owner of the Harlem Globetrotters
• Abe Schmucker young Amish man on TV's "Breaking Amish"

The name Abe in Pop Culture

• Abraham J. "Abe" Simpson character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Abe character on TV's "Orange Is the New Black"
• Honest Abe nickname for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
• Abraham "Abe" Morgan/Weinraub roommate and secretly adopted son of immortal M.E. Henry Morgan on Forever