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In the entire world, Abbot (Abbot , أبوت , ابوت ) is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The forename Abbot is habitual in Israel, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare unisex name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and India. More prevalently, Abbot is the last name as well as the forename.
Abbot is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Abbot , the operatic character in the opera Curlew River by Benjamin Britten and Abbot , the operatic character in the opera Taverner by Peter Maxwell Davies.