How do you pronounce Abigail?

Abigail is pronounced AB-i-gayl.

What is the origin of Abigail?

Abigail is of Hebrew origin, from Jewish culture.

Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Abigail

AB-i-gayl · 7 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

My father's joy

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Jewish

Religion

Christian

Style era

modern

Themes

biblical · joy

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#32

2024 births5,499

Peak year2003

First appeared1880

Total US births408,235

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AbbyGail

Alternate spellings

AbagailAbigayle

In other languages

Abigail (English/Hebrew)Abigaíl (Spanish)Abigaela (Italian)

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