Abbigail

Abbigail is a modernized English spelling variant of the Hebrew name Abigail, derived from the elements av, meaning father, and gil, meaning rejoice, together conveying the sense of my father is joy or father's joy. The name appears in the Hebrew Bible as that of the wise and beautiful wife of King David. The altered spelling reflects a tendency in modern English-speaking cultures to vary traditional names through modified orthography. Abigail, Abigayle, and Abagail are among the related spellings in use today.