Type Word Usage Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman Scripts ἀββᾶς(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Means "abbot, priest" in Greek and Latin, derived from Aramaic meaning "father". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesabate(Italian) Surname DescendantsAbbott(English) Abt(German) Abate, Abbà, Abbate, Abbatelli(Italian)