Jewish Baby Names

Abby

אֲבִיגַיִל

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical English
• Meaning: father's joy
• Abby is short for Abigail, a woman in the Bible known for her calm thinking and quick action. When David — who would later become King David — was on the verge of attacking her household, Abigail rushed to meet him with gifts and good judgment, successfully persuading him to hold back. (She eventually became King David's third wife... but only after her first husband died!) The rabbis called her one of the wisest women in Jewish tradition. The name has withstood the test of time, with short and spunky Abby fitting in nicely with other trendy nicknames like Ellie and Edie.
• Alternate Spellings: Abbie, Abbi
• Hebrew Equivalent:
  Avigail
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Eve
  ,
  Annie
  ,
  Nathan
  ,
  Danny
• Theme: family