Named after Absberggasse, which recalls old field names with ‘Absberg’.
The lane was named on 13 July 1875 after fields recorded since 1690 as ‘In den Absbergen’, ‘Im oberen Absberg’ and ‘Im unteren Absberg’. Ludwig Rossa derived the name from ‘des Abtes Berg’ – the abbot's hill – meaning land owned by a monastery.