Abigail Name Meaning, Origin & Pronunciation

Abigail means my father is joy. From Hebrew Avigayil, meaning my father is joy.

Abigail comes from the Hebrew Avigayil, usually understood as my father is joy. In the Bible she is a wise and diplomatic woman who marries David, and the name later became a popular choice among English Puritans. In earlier centuries Abigail was even a word for a lady's maid, thanks to a character in a seventeenth-century play. It has now returned as a warm, full-length name, with Abby, Abbie, and Gail as short options. First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, is a famous historical bearer.

Variants of Abigail

AbbigailAbigaleAbbyAbbieGail

Well-known people named Abigail

Abigail Adams.

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