Abbey Name Meaning & Origin
Abbey
Pronunciation: AB-ee (key)
Origin of the name Abigail:
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. Tha 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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An abbey, from Latin abbatia; a monastery or convent under the supervision of an abbot or an abbess.
Diminutive of ABIGAIL.
- Famous real-life people named Abbey
Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer and actress.
Abbey Lee, Australian model.
Abbey Clancy, married to Peter Crouch
Abbey Ray Fabian (b. 2010), daughter of American film, stage, and television actor Patrick Fabian- Abbey in song, story & screen
Abbey Road, the final album recorded by the Beatles.
Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet, fictional character played by Stockard Channing on the television drama, The West Wing.
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