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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ABBITT,
ABBOT, ABBOTT, ABBOTSON, ABBETT.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and, Surname Book and Racial History, by Susa Young Gates,
1918.
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ABBITT, ABBOT, ABBOTT,
ABBOTSON, ABBETT.
Bardsley has: (1) A baptismal name meaning "the son of
Abraham,"
from the nickname Abb, and diminutive Abb-ot. It is all but
certain that the majority of our Abbotts, although bearing a conventual
title, are thus descended. Abraham was a favourite name in the 13th
century. Abel
was also popular, and may have shared the parentage. (2) An official, or
nickname, meaning "the Abbot." Gates
has: diminutive of Abb, or of Abraham, Gothic, Ab, han, or Fr. Aubert, p.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z |
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