Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Head of a monastery; nickname for Abigail

Girl name variations

Abby
Abey
Abbey
Abbie

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew, Arabic : Father
  • Arabic : Father

Boy name variations

Abbas
Ab
Abba
Abbey
Abbie
Abo
Abbott
Abad
Abbot
Abboid

How Popular Is The Name Abbe

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant of Abbey.
  • German : from a pet form of the personal name Albrecht (see Albert).
  • French (Abbé) : see Labbe.
  • John Abbe (born 1613) emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in 1635.

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