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St Abbs

St Abbs proper noun: a coastal village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9167).

Proper noun

St Abbs

  1. A coastal village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9167).

Origin of St Abbs

Originally named Coldingham Shore, later renamed after St Abbs Head, which was named after Saint Æbbe of Coldingham.

Questions about St Abbs

What does St Abbs mean?
St Abbs means a coastal village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9167).
What part of speech is St Abbs?
St Abbs is a proper noun.

Words near St Abbs in the dictionary

  1. Ssupingkai
  2. SSW
  3. SSZ
  4. Ssŭ-ch'uan
  5. st
  6. St Abbs
  7. St Agnes
  8. St Albans
  9. St Albans Park
  10. St And
  11. St Andrew

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