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Abygayle
How to Pronounce Abygayle
Pronounced AB-uh-gale /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/Medium
Meaning: Abygayle is a decorated respelling of Abigail, a Hebrew name meaning my father is joy or source of joy. The y-and-gayle spelling is a modern, personal flourish; the sound and the inherited biblical meaning stay the same as in the standard Abigail.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Abygayle is a heavily respelled form of Abigail, which appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a wise and level-headed wife of King David. While Abigail itself has long been popular, Abygayle is a rare, ornamented spelling from the modern taste for personalized forms. It keeps the meaning my father is joy carried down from the original.
Abygayle was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its high around 2005, far below the classic Abigail. A girl named Abygayle then would still be young today.
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What does the name Abygayle mean?
It is a respelling of Abigail, a Hebrew name meaning my father is joy or source of joy.
How do you pronounce Abygayle?
It is said AB-uh-gale /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Abygayle a boy or girl name?
Abygayle is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Abygayle?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the mid two-thousands.