"Abby" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-Abby.ogg Forms: Abbey [alternative]
Etymology: From English Abby in the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|Abby}} English Abby Head templates: {{nl-proper noun}} Abby ?
  1. (rare) a female given name Tags: rare

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈæb.i/ Forms: Abbys [plural], Abbe [alternative], Abbey [alternative], Abbi [alternative], Abbie [alternative], Abi [alternative], Abbee [alternative]
Rhymes: -æbi Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Abby (plural Abbys)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
    Sense id: en-Abby-en-name-bk4tOndz Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 44 44 12
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.
    Sense id: en-Abby-en-name-je7E-zs9 Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 44 44 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæb.i/ Forms: Abbe [alternative], Abbey [alternative], Abbi [alternative], Abbie [alternative], Abi [alternative], Abbee [alternative]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: A clipping of the word. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Abby
  1. (nickname) The Abyssinian cat.
    Sense id: en-Abby-en-noun-UQdNAChq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, English unisex given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 23 54 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 19 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 11 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [French]

IPA: /a.bi/
Etymology: Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|Abby}} Borrowed from English Abby Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|g=f}} Abby f
  1. (rare) a female given name Tags: feminine, rare

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈʔabi/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.bɪ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜊᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -abi Etymology: Borrowed from English Abby. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|Abby}} Borrowed from English Abby Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=Abi}} Abby (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)
  1. a female given name from English

Inflected forms

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        "French proper nouns",
        "French terms borrowed from English",
        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) a female given name"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.bi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Abby"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Abby"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English Abby",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English Abby.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜊᜒ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "Abi"
      },
      "expansion": "Abby (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "A‧bby"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/abi",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/abi/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog female given names",
        "Tagalog female given names from English",
        "Tagalog given names",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog proper nouns",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from English",
        "Tagalog terms derived from English",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from English"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔabi/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.bɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Abby"
}

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