Cabot

French
"to sail"

Cabot Origin and Meaning

The name Cabot is a boy's name of French origin meaning "to sail".

Cabot is an attractive English surname associated with the daring early Italian-born British explorer known as John Cabot; his birth name was Giovanni Caboto.

Famous People Named Cabot

  • Henry Cabot LodgeU.S. Senator from Massachusetts
  • John CabotItalian,British explorer
  • Sebastian CabotEnglish actor
  • Francis "Frank" CabotAmerican gardener and horticulturist
  • Meg CabotAmerican author

Cabot in Pop Culture

  • Cabot CoveMaine, fictional village in which Jessica Fletcher lived in the TV series "Murder, She Wrote"
  • Cabot CheeseVermont cheddar cheese company
  • Tarl Cabotcharacter in the Gor series by John Norman
  • William Cabotcharacter in movie "The Sum of All Fears"
  • Ephraim Cabotcharacter in play "Desire Under the Elms" by Eugene O'Neill
  • Alexandra CabotADA on "Law and Order: SVU"
  • (Maj.) Cabot Forbescharacter in the 1989 movie "Glory"