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Abbud

Discussion of the name

Abbud is an Old English masculine name derived from abbud, a variant form of abboda ‘abbot’.

The only entry in the PASE corpus prior to Domesday is that for Abbud 1, a late ninth- or early tenth-century priest associated with Sherborne.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Abet

Spellings in Exon: Abbetus

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Abbud

  Phillimore edition: Abbot

  Alecto edition: Abbud

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Devon	Phil. ref. 3,95	Vill Ruston	DB Spelling Abet	Holder 1066 Abbud 'of Ruston'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Geoffrey, bishop of Coutances	1086 Subtenant Eadhild 'of Ruston'	Fiscal Value 0.06	1066 Value 0.25	1086 Value 0.25	Confidence A	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

People of this name

• Abbud 3 - Abbud ‘of Ruston’ (Devon), fl. 1066