Surname · Chinese · Japanese
安倍
“fire”
安倍 (Abe) is a surname from Old Japanese, ultimately from Ainu. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Abe.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
安倍 comes from Old Japanese, and ultimately from Ainu.
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How it developed
From Old Japanese 饗へ (ape), from Ainu アペ (“fire”).
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安倍’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 安倍 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Abe. In Japanese usage, 安倍 as a surname has a related form in 安部. In Japanese usage, 安倍 as a surname has a related form in 阿倍.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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