Abigail

From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/

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Abigail (plural Abigails)

2. (biblical) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 25:3:

     Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings.

3. A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.
   • 1912 Edith Tunis Sale: Old Time Belles and Cavaliers. J.B.Lippincott 1912. page 178:

     The name of Abigail Adams is naturally closely associated with those of her illustrious father and mother, - - - Born in 1765, the mother's quaint Christian name was given to the little girl

   • 2023 November 13, Luke Broadwater, “Spanberger Announces Run for Governor in Virginia, Leaving House Seat in Play”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 November 2023:

     Representative Abigail Spanberger, a prominent Virginia Democrat who was repeatedly able to win in a conservative-leaning district, announced on Monday that she would run for governor in 2025, leaving open a competitive seat that could be crucial to her party’s efforts to win back control of the House next year.

• (pet forms): Abbey, Abbi, Abbie, Abby, Abi, Gail, Gayle
• (rare non-standard spellings): Abbigail, Abbygail, Abigale, Abigayle

• IPA^(key): [ˈabɪɡaɪl]

Abigail f

1. a female given name

• “Abigail”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Abigail”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

Abigail f

1. (biblical) Abigail (wife of David)
2. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail

Borrowed from English Abigail, from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔabiɡejl/ [ˌʔaː.bɪˈɣeɪ̯l]
• Rhymes: -abiɡejl
• Syllabification: A‧bi‧gail

Ábigaíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜄᜒᜌ᜔ᜎ᜔)

1. a female given name from English