"Abigail" meaning in English

See Abigail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/ [US] Audio: en-us-Abigail.mp3 Forms: Abigails [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אֲבִיגַיִל||Abigail|lit=my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy|tr=avigáyil}} Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Abigail (plural Abigails)
  1. (biblical) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament. Wikidata QID: Q4416778 Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical wife of David): Ἀβιγαία (Abigaía) (Ancient Greek), Abigail (Catalan), Abigaïl (Dutch), Abigaïl (French), Abigail (French), Abigaël (French), Abigael (French), Abigail (German), Abigajil (German), Αβιγαία (Avigaía) [feminine] (Greek), אֲבִיגָיִל (ʾĂḇîḡáyil) (Hebrew), Abigél (Hungarian), Abigail (Italian), Abigail [feminine] (Polish), Abigail (Portuguese), Авиге́я (Avigéja) [feminine] (Russian), Abigaíl (Spanish), Abigail (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Abigail-en-name-en:Q4416778 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 35 7 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 38 7 18 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical wife of David': 83 17
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Individuals Translations (female given name): Abigail (Catalan), Abigail (Danish), Abigael (Danish), Abigail (Dutch), Abigaïl (Dutch), Abigaïl (French), Abigaël (French), Abigaëlle (French), Abigail (German), ʻApikaʻila (Hawaiian), אביגיל (avigáyil) (Hebrew), Abigél (Hungarian), Abigaille (Italian), Abigail [feminine] (Polish), Abigail (Portuguese), Абиге́ль (Abigélʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Абиге́йл (Abigéjl) [feminine] (Russian), А́биге́л (Ábigél) [feminine] (Russian), Э́бигейл (Ébigejl) [feminine] (Russian), Авиге́я (Avigéja) [feminine] (Russian), Abigaíl (Spanish), Abigail (Spanish), Abigail (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Abigail-en-name-tu6ZhFKP Disambiguation of Individuals: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 35 7 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 38 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (pet forms): Abbey, Abbi, Abbie, Abby, Abi, Gail, Gayle Related terms (rare non-standard spellings): Abbigail, Abbygail, Abigale, Abigayle Disambiguation of 'pet forms': 45 55 Disambiguation of 'rare non-standard spellings': 47 53

Inflected forms

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        "3": "אֲבִיגַיִל",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Abigail",
        "lit": "my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy",
        "tr": "avigáyil"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Abigails",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Abigail (plural Abigails)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Abbey"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Abbi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Abbie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Abby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Abi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Gail"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pet forms",
      "word": "Gayle"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rare non-standard spellings",
      "word": "Abbigail"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rare non-standard spellings",
      "word": "Abbygail"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rare non-standard spellings",
      "word": "Abigale"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rare non-standard spellings",
      "word": "Abigayle"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Biblical characters"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 25:3:",
          "text": "Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament."
      ],
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          "Bible"
        ],
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          "Nabal",
          "Nabal"
        ],
        [
          "David",
          "David"
        ],
        [
          "Old Testament",
          "Old Testament"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q4416778"
      ],
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        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q4416778"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "English female given names from Hebrew",
        "English given names"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1912 Edith Tunis Sale: Old Time Belles and Cavaliers. J.B.Lippincott 1912. page 178",
          "text": "The name of Abigail Adams is naturally closely associated with those of her illustrious father and mother, - - - Born in 1765, the mother's quaint Christian name was given to the little girl"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular."
      ],
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-Abigail.mp3",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigaïl"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigaïl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigaël"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigael"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigajil"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Avigaía",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Αβιγαία"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Abigaía",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Ἀβιγαία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ʾĂḇîḡáyil",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "אֲבִיגָיִל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigél"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Avigéja",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Авиге́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigaíl"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical wife of David",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigael"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaïl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaïl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaël"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaëlle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "ʻApikaʻila"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "avigáyil",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "אביגיל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigél"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaille"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Abigélʹ",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Абиге́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Abigéjl",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Абиге́йл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ábigél",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "А́биге́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ébigejl",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Э́бигейл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Avigéja",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Авиге́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigaíl"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Abigail"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Abigail"
  ],
  "word": "Abigail"
}

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