Abigail

Ab-i-gail · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name of Hebrew origin.

  2. 2.

    (Biblical) A woman in the Hebrew Bible known for her wisdom, who became a wife of King David.

  3. 3.

    (Archaic) A lady's maid (from the character in Beaumont and Fletcher's play "The Scornful Lady").

Related words

See also: Abby, Abi

Etymology

From Hebrew Avigayil (אֲבִיגַיִל), composed of avi ("my father") + gil ("rejoiced"), thus meaning "my father's joy" or "source of joy."