Abbe (name)

Abbe is both a surname and a given name. 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. 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 (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