Abigail Meaning
What does Abigail mean?
The meaning of Abigail is "my father is joyful".
Abigail is generally used as a girl's name.
It consists of 7 letters and 4 syllables and is pronounced A-bi-gay-il.
The Given Name Abigail
Abigail is derived from the Hebrew elements Ab or Abi (אב) meaning "father" and gil (גיל) meaning to "rejoice or be joyful". The name is also used in Ireland as an anglicized form of the Irish name Gobnat.
The name Abigail was borne by two women in the Bible who were referenced under a number of spellings. It was the name of King David's sister. It was also the name of King David's third wife, who married him upon the death of her husband Nabal.
Because King David's wife referred to herself as David's "handmaid", the name also became widely used as a term for a lady's maid as in the play "The Scornful Lady" (1616) by Beaumont and Fletcher.
Two U.S. First Ladies also bore the name Abigail. Abigail Adams and Abigail Van Buren.
Abigail falls into the easy nickname name category.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Abigail Adams, and Abigail Breslin.
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Abigail Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 10 in baby name popularity for girls with 10,607 occurrences. It ranked 10,765 in baby name popularity for boys with 6 occurrences.
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Abigail Related Names
Variants of the name Abigail include Aabagael, Abaegayle, Abagael, Abagail, Abagale, Abagayle, Abagil, Abaigael, Abaigeal, Abbagail, Abbe, Abbegail, Abbegale, Abbegayle, Abbeygael, Abbigael, Abbigail, Abbigale, Abbigayl, Abbigayle, Abbi-Gayle, Abbygael, Abbygail, Abbygale, Abbygayle, Abegail, Abegayle, Abgail, Abiageal, Abichail, Abigael, Abigailie, Abigal, Abigale, Abigall, Abigayil, Abigayle, Abigel, Abigil, Abrigail, Abygail, Aby-Gail, Apikalia, Avagail, Avichayil, Avigail, Avigayil.
The name Gubnat is a form of Abigail.
Abigail has the diminutives (nicknames) Abbey, Abbi, Abbie, Abby, Abbye, Abee, Abey, Abi, Gail, Gaila, Gaile, Gayle.
Famous Abigails
- Abigail ~ Biblical Character (1 Chr. 2:16, 1 Sam. 25:3)
- Abigail Adams ~ U. S. First Lady (1797-1801)
- Abigail Breslin ~ Actress
- Abigail Fillmore ~ U. S. First Lady (1850-1853)
Abigail Numerology
Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Abigail.
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Abigail Name Fun
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