Abby

  • Girl
  • 4 letters
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.
Short form of Abigail

Abby is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin. Meaning in 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. Abby is a short form of Abigail. The name has 4 letters.

Related names

Abbie

Girl

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.

Abbot

Boy

English Hebrew

Abbey father. Father.

Abbott

Boy

English Hebrew

Abbey father. Father.

Abe

Boy

Hebrew

Father of a multitude. In Genesis the Old Testament patriarch Abram's name was changed to Abraham when it was revealed he would be father of the Hebrew nation. Further popularized by 19th century US president Abraham Lincoln.

Abel

Boy

Biblical Hebrew

'Vanity, breath, vapor. Also a city, mourning' Breath; son; breathing spirit. In the Old Testament, Abel was the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain in a fit of jealousy.

Abell

Boy

Hebrew

Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English surname.