| The girl name Abbey [ 2 syll. ab-bey, abb-ey ] is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced AEBiy KEY. Abbey's language of origin is Hebrew. It is predominantly used in English and Irish. Abbey is a pet form of the English and German Abigail. Abbey is a somewhat popular baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest height of its usage in 1999, 0.036% of baby girls were named Abbey. It was #392 in rank then. In 2007, it ranked at #820 with a usage of 0.017%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Abbey, the English and German Abigail was the most popular. It was 44 times more popular than Abbey in 2007. Baby names that sound like Abbey include the English Abbe, the English and Irish Abbie, the English and German Abby, the English Abbi, the English Abbye, the Scottish Abi, the English Ivy, the Irish Aoibhe, and the English Aub. KEY: Pronunciation for Abbey: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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