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maleAbbott - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Abbott \a-bbo-tt\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "father, priest". An abbot is the head of a religious community of monks living in a monastery, so the original bearers of this name (as a surname) may have worked for an abbot. Also, the name may have originated as a teasing nickname for a man with the grave and pious attitude associated with an abbot. Use as a first name occurred mostly in the 19th century. In the 1940s and early 1950s Bud Abbott served as a straight man to short chubby comedian Lou Costello.

Abbott has 11 variant forms: Ab, Abad, Abba, Abbe, Abe, Abbey, Abbie, Abbot, Abby, Abot and Abott.

Baby names that sound like Abbott are Abda, Abdi and Abid.

Abbott is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Abbott. Click here to compare Abbott with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Abbott

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