Abbe (name)

Abbe is both a surname and a given name.^[1] As a surname, Abbé is of French origin (from abed (Arabic: عابد), "priest"), either as critical nickname for a sanctimonious person or as an occupational surname for someone working in the household of a priest.^[2] Among the variants of Abbe are Labbé, Labbey (see below) and Labbez.^[2] Independently, Abbe is considered one variant of Abbey.^[2]

Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

Caroline Abbé (born 1988), Swiss footballer
Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), American meteorologist
Cleveland Abbe Jr. (1872–1934), American geographer
Elfriede Abbe (1919–2012), American sculptor
Ernst Abbe (1840–1905), German physicist
Franz Abbé (1874–1936), German gymnast
George Abbe (1911–1989), American poet
Godwin Abbe (1949–2024), Nigerian politician
Hendrik Abbé (flourished 1600s), Flemish artist
James Abbe (1883–1975), American photographer
Kathryn Abbe (1919–2014), American photographer
Kenshiro Abbe (1915–1985), Japanese martial artist
Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé (1764–1834), French general
Maurice L'Abbé (1920–2006), Canadian academic and mathematician
Moe L'Abbé (born 1947), Canadian hockey player
Patience Abbe (1924–2012), American writer
Robert Abbe (1851–1928), American surgeon and radiologist
Sonnet L'Abbé, Canadian poet, editor, professor and critic
Truman Abbe (1873–1955), American surgeon
William Abbe (1800–1854), Iowa state senator

Surname variant Labbey:

Nadège Labbey (born 1979), French rugby player

Given name:

Abbe Borg (born 1943), Swedish esports player
Abbe Carter Goodloe (1867–1960), American writer
Abbe Lane (born 1932), American singer and actress
Abbe Lowell (born 1952), American defense attorney
Abbe May (born 1983), Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and human rights campaigner
Abbe Mowshowitz (born 1939), American academic and professor
Abbe Raven (flourished 2010s), American businesswoman
Abbe Smith (born 1956), American criminal defense attorney and professor of law
Abbe Schulties (born 2002), American actress

Nickname:

Abdoulaye (Abbe) Ibrahim (born 1986), Togolese soccer player
Fulbert Youlou (1917–1972), first President of Congo-Brazzaville, known as Abbé
Joseph-Barnabé Saint-Sevin dit L'Abbé le Fils (1727–1803), French composer and violinist

Pseudonym:

Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806–1881), French priest, archaeologist, and the founder of graphology, used the name "L’Abbé ***" to publish Le Jésuite in 1865

Title:

Abbé Adam (flourished 14th century), French priest
Abbé Aubert (1731–1814), French writer
Abbé Faria (Portuguese: Abade Faria), or Abbé (Abbot) José Custódio de Faria (31 May 1756 – 20 September 1819), Luso-Goan Catholic monk who pioneered of the scientific study of hypnosis
Abbé François Blanchet (1707–1784), French littérateur
Abbé Larudan (flourished 18th century), anonymous French writer
Abbé Pierre (1912–2007), French Roman Catholic priest
Abbé Prévost (1697–1763), French novelist

References

^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.

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[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-1] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[:0-2] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.

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