Abigail
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Hebrew 'my father's joy', also read 'my father rejoices' or 'father of exaltation' Well attested
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Popularity
US 2025: #41 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #171
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Names with a similar meaning
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Related in meaning in Chinese
- 怡 yí joy Share this pair: 怡
- 乐 lè happy Traditional form: 樂 Share this pair: 乐
- 悦 yuè pleased Traditional form: 悅 Share this pair: 悦
- 欣 xīn joyful Share this pair: 欣
- 忻 xīn joyful Share this pair: 忻
- 恺 kǎi joyful Traditional form: 愷 Share this pair: 恺
Source: Unicode Unihan