Languages:
This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Nickname For: Abner, Abraham and Abram
Popularity:
The name Abe ranked 854th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Associations:
An ''Abe'' or an ''Abraham Lincoln'' is a U.S. five-dollar bill.
''Before Abe'' is an African-American slang term referring to the time before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
''Before-Abe jive'' is an African-American slang term referring to slave labor or any unpleasant task.
A ''brown Abe'' is a penny.
''Abie'' is a Jewish slang term for a tailor.
An ''honest Abe'' is a very honest person. This refers to Abraham Lincoln's supposedly unimpeachable honesty.
