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 [ syll. ab-bi-gai(l), abb-iga-il ] The girl name Abbigail is pronounced AEB-ahGEY-L KEY. Abbigail's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is used mainly in the English and German languages. Abbigail is a variant spelling of the English and German Abigail. Abbigail is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the recent peak of its usage in 2007, 0.031% of baby girls were given the name Abbigail. Its ranking then was #493. In 2008, it ranked at #508 with a usage of 0.029%. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Abbigail, the English and German Abigail was the most frequently used. Its use outnumbered Abbigail's by 25 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Abbigail include the English Abigael, the English and German Abigail, the Spanish Abigaíl, the English Abagael, the English Abagail, the English Abagale, the English Abageal, the English Abagil, the English Abbegail, the English Abbegale, the English Abbigale, the English Abbygail, the English Abbygale, the English and Spanish Abegail, the Dutch and English Abigal, the English Abigale, the English Abigall, the English Abigel, the English Abigil, and the Hebrew Avigail. KEY: approx pronunciation for Abbigail: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
