Abbey

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1

A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew.

2

A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.

3

A British surname.

4

Westminster Abbey.

5

The precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.

6

A hamlet in Dunkeswell parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, probably named for the local abbey (OS grid ref ST1410).

7

A small village south-east of Tuam, County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 5043).

8

A village west of Portumna, County Galway (Irish grid ref M 7305).

9

A village in the Rural Municipality of Miry Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after a farm in Ireland.

10

A suburb of Busselton, Western Australia, named after landholder D. Abbey.

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