Abigail (name)
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Abigail is a female given name
. The name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל Avigail, meaning "father rejoice" or "father's joy".
Abigail
was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible
(Book of Samuel), and is described as intelligent and beautiful, and considered one of the great female prophetesses of the Bible.
The name Abigail can be shortened to "Abby", "Abbey", "Abbi", "Abbie", "Abbe", "Abi", "Abbye", or "Aby", as well as "Gail" or "Gayle."
Uses among notable people:
Used as a pseudonym:
Uses among fictional characters:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל Avigail, meaning "father rejoice" or "father's joy".
Abigail
Abigail
Abigail was the wife of Nabal; she became a wife of David after Nabal's death .In the passage, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, and Abigail attempts to placate David in order to stop him taking revenge...
was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
(Book of Samuel), and is described as intelligent and beautiful, and considered one of the great female prophetesses of the Bible.
The name Abigail can be shortened to "Abby", "Abbey", "Abbi", "Abbie", "Abbe", "Abi", "Abbye", or "Aby", as well as "Gail" or "Gayle."
Uses among notable people:
- Abigail AdamsAbigail AdamsAbigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth...
née Smith (1744–1818), First Lady of the United StatesFirst Lady of the United StatesFirst Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
to PresidentPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
John AdamsJohn AdamsJohn Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States... - Abigail BreslinAbigail BreslinAbigail Kathleen Breslin is an American teen actress. She is one of the youngest actresses ever to be nominated for an Academy Award....
(born 1996), American child actress - Abigail ClancyAbigail ClancyAbigail Marie "Abbey" Crouch is a British lingerie and catwalk model and television presenter.-Early life:...
(born 1986), English model - Abbie CornishAbbie CornishAbbie Cornish is an Australian actress. She is well known in Australia for a number of film and television roles, particularly her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault, and internationally for her role as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star and her appearance as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch.-...
(born 1982), Australian actress - Abigail CruttendenAbigail CruttendenAbigail Cruttenden is an English actress.Cruttenden played opposite Sean Bean as his character's onscreen wife Jane in several episodes of Sharpe. The couple wed in real life in 1997 and had a daughter, Evie. Three months later they started divorce proceedings, and divorced in 2000. In 2003,...
(born 1969), English television actress - Abigail Conceição de SouzaAbigail Conceição de SouzaAbigail Conceição de Souza, was a Brazilian football player....
(1921–2007), Brazilian footballer - Abigail FillmoreAbigail FillmoreAbigail Powers Fillmore , wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853.Abigail was born in Stillwater, New York, 1798, in Saratoga County, New York. She was the daughter of the Reverend Lemuel Powers, a Baptist minister, and Abigail Newland-Powers, Abigail grew...
née Powers (1798–1853), First Lady of the United States to President Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president... - Abigail FolgerAbigail FolgerAbigail Anne "Gibbie" Folger was an American coffee heiress, debutante, socialite, volunteer social worker, civil rights devotee and member of the prominent United States Folger family. She was the great-granddaughter of J. A. Folger, the founder of Folgers Coffee...
(1943–1969), American heiress and murder victim - Abigail and Brittany HenselAbigail and Brittany HenselAbigail "Abby" Loraine Hensel and Brittany "Britty" Lee Hensel are dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning that they are conjoined twins of whom each has a separate head, but whose bodies are joined. They are highly symmetric, giving the appearance of having just a single body with little variation...
(born 1990), American conjoined twins - Abigail Campbell KawānanakoaAbigail Campbell KawananakoaAbigail Wahiikaahuula Campbell Kawānanakoa , was a politician and Princess of Hawaii.-Life:Abigail Campbell was born January 1, 1882 in Honolulu. Her father was James Campbell, one of the wealthiest industrialists in the Kingdom of Hawaii...
(1882–1945), Hawaiian princess - Abigail Kapiolani KawānanakoaAbigail Kapiolani KawananakoaPrincess Abigail Helen Kapiolani Kawānanakoa , was the eldest daughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa and Princess Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa....
(1903–1961), Hawaiian princess - Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike KawānanakoaAbigail Kinoiki Kekaulike KawananakoaPrincess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike III Kawānanakoa was the only child of Princess Liliuokalani Kawananakoa born during her marriage with William Jeremiah Ellerbrock. According to some she became the head of the House of Kawananakoa upon the death of her mother who succeeded her older brother...
(born 1926), Hawaiian princess - Regina Abigail Mary Wahiikaahuula Kawananakoa born 1947, Hawaiian princess
- Abigail MahehaAbigail MahehaAbigail Maheha was a member of the royal family during the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Maheha was the daughter of High Chief Namaile and High Chiefess Kuini Liliha. Her mother was the royal governor of O'ahu during the regency of Queen Kaahumanu. She was descended from Kahekili II, Moi of Maui, and...
(1832–after 1846), Hawaiian princess - Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (c.1670–1734), British baroness
- Abigail Adams Smith (1765–1813), first-born child of John Adams, President of the United States
- Abigail SpearsAbigail SpearsAbigail Michal Spears is an American professional tennis player.Spears turned professional in 2000. Spears has reached the third round at the 2005 Australian Open, and the first round at the 2005 French Open, 2005 Wimbledon tournament and the 2005 U.S. Open...
(born 1981), American tennis player - Abi TitmussAbi TitmussAbi Titmuss, , is a former English nurse turned glamour model, television personality and actress.-Early life:...
(born 1976), British actress - Abigail WilliamsAbigail WilliamsAbigail Williams was one of the initial accusers in the Salem witch trials of 1692, which led to the arrest and imprisonment of over 150 innocent people.-Salem Witch trials:...
(1680–c.1697), a primary accuser in the Salem witch trialsSalem witch trialsThe Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...
; portrayed in the Arthur Miller play The Crucible - Abigail Pepson (1990-), model.
Used as a pseudonym:
- Abigail Van Buren, pen name of Pauline Philips, pseudonymous author of the Dear Abby column
Uses among fictional characters:
- Mother Abagail, the personification of good in Stephen King's novel The StandThe StandThe Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It demonstrates the scenario in his earlier short story, Night Surf...
- Abbey BartletAbbey BartletDr. Abigail Anne "Abbey" Barrington Bartlet, MD, is a fictional character played by Stockard Channing on the television serial drama, The West Wing. In the show, she is the First Lady of the United States, the wife of President Josiah Bartlet.-Overview:...
, First Lady of the United States in American television series The West Wing - Abby, 12-year-old vampire character in the 2010 film Let Me InLet Me In (film)Let Me In is a 2010 American romantic horror film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz. It is based on the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In , directed by Tomas Alfredson, and the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist...
. - Abby Holland, DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
character - Abby LockhartAbby LockhartDr. Abby Lockhart is a fictional medical doctor on the television series ER. She is portrayed by Maura Tierney...
, medical doctor in the American television series ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... - Abby Maitland, zoologist in the British television series PrimevalPrimevalPrimeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who...
- Abby SciutoAbby SciutoAbigail "Abby" Sciuto is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette. Like Jethro Gibbs, Anthony DiNozzo and Donald Mallard, Abby was first introduced in the episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" in the television show JAG, and has...
, forensic scientist in the American television series NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... - Abigail Chase in National TreasureNational Treasure (film)National Treasure is a 2004 mystery adventure heist film from the Walt Disney Studios under Walt Disney Pictures. It was written by Jim Kouf, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Cormac Wibberley, and Marianne Wibberley, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Jon Turteltaub...
film franchise - Abigail Deveraux, student in the American television soap opera Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Abigail Stock, supporting character in the British television series SkinsSkins (TV series)Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
- Abigail Williams (As the World Turns), character in the American soap opera As the World Turns
- Abigail Bird, supporting character in the Motley's CrewMotley's CrewMotley's Crew was an American newspaper comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman with satirical social commentary.With readership spread among 250 newspapers in the United States alone, the comic strip acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans during its 23 years of operation...
American comic strip - Abigail Dixon, a student in the Australian mockumentaryMockumentaryA mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
Summer Heights HighSummer Heights HighSummer Heights High is a Logie Award-winning Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. It is a parody of high-school life epitomised by its three protagonists: effeminate and megalomaniacal "Director of Performing Arts" Mr G; self-absorbed, privileged teenager...
who dies after overdosing on ecstasy - Abigail Stevenson, in the The Baby-sitters ClubThe Baby-Sitters ClubThe Baby-sitters Club is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000, that sold 17 milllon copies. Many of the novels were ghostwritten, including 43 by Peter Lerangis. However, Ann Martin wrote the first 35 novels.The series is about a group of...
children's book series by Ann Martin - Abigail Jane Stewart in Kristiana GregoryKristiana GregoryKristiana Gregory is a popular author of children's historical fiction, including several for the Dear America and Royal Diaries series...
's The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart - Dark Priest Abigail, in the Bastard!!Bastard!!is a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. It first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump, in 1988, and continues to be published irregularly today in Ultra Jump. Currently, it spans 26 volumes....
Japanese manga/anime series