Baby Names
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Abbot |
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In American meaning is : Father See also in Hebrew
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Anglo |
| Gender | Male |
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| More About Anglo Name :
Abbot
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Abbot is of old English origin,meaning is father,priest.
An Abbot is a head of a religious community of monks living in a monestry. |
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Abbot is also from hebrew,arabic,biblical and aramaic origin.
The word derives from the Aramic ab(father),or aba(my father).
An Abbot is a man who suffered so much as to became a father.He is the head and chief governor of a community of monks,called also in the East hegumenos or archimandrite.
Abbot originated in the monasteries of Egypt and Syria,spread through the eastern Mediterranean ,and soon it is accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery.Firstly it was used as a respectful title for any monk,but it was restricted by canon law to certain priestly superiors. |
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