Etymology

Itchen Abbas

Today it means: A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5332). Full definition →

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The story

Situated on the River Itchen; the affix Abbas is a contraction of Latin abbatissa (“abbess”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.