Abbott

Medical diagnostics corporation

Abbott is a proper name, most commonly encountered as a surname.

Notable bearers include Bud Abbott of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello, and various politicians and public figures.

The name derives from the ecclesiastical title abbot, the head of a monastery, suggesting ancestral connection to religious communities or perhaps to someone who worked for an abbot. (Lowercase abbot is the religious title.)

religious

monastery

Religious seclusion dwelling

cloister · friar · ecclesiastical · tonsure · vespers · scriptorium · habit · vows · chapter · novice

surname

Costello

Famous comedy surname

duo · Hollywood · Universal · burlesque · comedian · routine · straight man · George · Diane · Tony

pharmaceutical

Humira

TNF-blocking biologic drug

medical · laboratories · drug · biotechnology · nutrition · Chicago · corporate · FDA · clinical · therapeutic

places

Texas

Second-largest American state

Maine · Nebraska · Wisconsin · Pennsylvania · settlement · municipality · town · district · Australia · locality

Categories
Opposites
monastic hierarchy

Abbottabbess

Female monastic leader

novice · lay brother · oblate · postulant · prioress

religious vs secular authority

AbbottCEO

Top corporate officer

mayor · governor · general · king · layman

comedy duo

AbbottCostello

Famous comedy surname

Phrases
Family

abbot

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G