Abbotsford

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Etymology 1

From abbot +‎ -s- +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. A ford in the Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Southern Uploads, Scotland, United Kingdom, near Melrose Abbey
  2. A region of West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Derived terms
  • Abbotsford House
  • Abbotsford Club

Etymology 2

Coined by Royal Engineer John Cunningham Maclure, who settled there in the 1890s. From Abbotsford House and Abbott in combination. Abbotsford House, coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1811 after the nearby ford of Abbotsford on the River Tweed, named after the abbey and monks who used the ford, from abbot +‎ -s- +‎ ford. Of Abbott, in Abbott +‎ -s- +‎ ford, from the name of Canadian Pacific Railway superintendant Henry Abbott and Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott. Abbott and Abbotsford House in combination were used as the basis of the name of the Canadian settlement.

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. Abbotsford, British Columbia, a city and large municipality in Fraser Valley Regional District, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, in the Fraser Lowland.
Coordinate terms
regions of the City of Abbotsford
Translations

Etymology 3

Named after Abbotsford House, coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1811 after the nearby ford of Abbotsford on the River Tweed, named after the abbey and monks who used the ford.

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Etymology 4

Named after the ford in Scotland near Melrose Abbey

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named for an Australian farm named for the ford

Etymology 5

From Abbot +‎ -s- +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. A suburb, part of Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, named for surveyor Edmund Abbot. [1]

Etymology 6

From Abbott +‎ -s- +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Abbotsford

  1. A city in Wisconsin, United States, named for Wisconsin Central railroad executive Edwin Hale Abbott
    Synonym: (former name) Colby Junction

See also

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
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