Abbe (name)

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

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 (born 1949), 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 (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