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Baby Name Abigail |
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| Meaning of Abigail - What does the name Abigail means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ab-ih-gale |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Hebrew Avigayil, which is derived from avigayil (father of exaltation, father is rejoicing). The name was borne in the Bible by one of the wives of King David. The name also took on the meaning of "a lady's maid," due in part to its use as the name of a maid in the play The Scornful Lady, by Beaumont and Fletcher, in 1616 |
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Biblical, English, German, Irish, Hebrew |
| Pet forms: | Abbie |
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