Abbott

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/ˈæbət/

proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

OriginItalian Abate ← Spanish Abad ← German Abt →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Abbett · alternative Abbitt · alternative Abbot · alternative Abbotts · alternative Abott

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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  2. rareA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi, named after F. M. Abbott.
    3. An unincorporated community in Hall County, Nebraska, named after Othman A. Abbott.
    4. A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
    5. A minor city in Hill County, Texas, named after Joseph Abbott.
    6. An unincorporated community in Craig County, Virginia.
    7. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, named after postmaster Charles A. Abbott.
  4. A locality in Monte Partido, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Origin

  1. GermanAbt
  2. SpanishAbad
  3. ItalianAbate
  4. EnglishAbbott

An occupational surname for someone employed by an abbot. In the U.S., sometimes an anglicization of Italian Abate, Spanish Abad or German Abt. Doublet of Abad.

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Translations

Arabic أَبُوت, أَبُوت
  • أَبُوت (ʔabut)surname
  • أَبُوت (ʔabot)surname
Catalan Abat
  • Abatsurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
Chinese Mandarin 阿博特
  • 阿博特 (Ābótè)surname
Dutch Abt, Abts
  • Abtsurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
  • Abtssurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
French Labbé
  • Labbésurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
German Abt, Abts
  • Abtsurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
  • Abtssurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
Italian Abate
  • Abatesurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
Japanese アボット
  • アボット (Abotto)surname
Korean 애벗
  • 애벗 (Aebeot)surname
Russian Э́ббот
  • Э́ббот (Ébbot)surname
Spanish Abad
  • Abadsurnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”
Cite this entry
APA

Abbott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbott

MLA

“Abbott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbott. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abbott,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbott.

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