Abigail name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 98%

Abigail name meaning:

Origin: Hebrew

Father rejoiced, or father's joy. Gives joy. The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form.' In the 1916 play The Scornful Lady, Abigail was a lady's maid.

Related names

Abigail , Abbey , Abbie , Abby , Abiageal, Gobinet, Gobnait, Gobnat, Gubnat

Other girls names beginning with A

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 105 out of 5581

494 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

-67
5yrs
1yr

-18

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (73)

Historical popularity of Abigail

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