Abbie Name Meaning & Origin
Abbie
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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I love this name and I really want to use it when i’m older. I also love the name Jack.
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My cousins are named Abbie, Emma and Olivia, and someone on my street has three girls with the exact same names!
I have a cousin named Abigail but we call her Abbie. My name is Georgia. Abbie's sisters names are Lilly, short for Lillian, and Juliette. Abbie had another older sister named Charlotte, but she sadly died before she was born. I never got to meet her, let alone Abbie. (Charlotte Rose Victoria was her full name)
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