Abington Pigotts
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Abington Pigotts is an Old English name meaning 'Abba's settlement', with 'Pigotts' added to distinguish it from other Abingtons, referring to the Pigott family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Abbin
- Old Englishbelonging to Abba(from Abban "of Abba")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
- Pigotts
- Norman Frenchof the Pigott family(from Pikot "personal name")
Historical forms
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