“abigail”

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*FAMOUS ABIGAILS*

*FICTIONAL ABIGAILS*

*SONGS FOR ABIGAIL*

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(“abigail” is a female given name)

(the name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל Avigail, meaning “my father’s joy” (alternatively “my father is exultation”, or “my father is joy”))

(this name is becoming increasingly more popular in the U.S. in 2015)

(‘Abigail’ was the wife of ‘King David’ in the ‘Hebrew Bible’ (‘Book of Samuel’), and is described as an “intelligent and beautiful woman”)

(the name Abigail or Abagale can be shortened to “Abby”, “Abbey”, “Abbi”, “Abbie“, “Abbe”, “Abi”, “Abbye”, “Abs”, or “Aby”, as well as “Gail” or “gayle”)