ABBY  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of ABIGAIL, Hebrew
Meaning: "my father is joyful"

Popularity in 2008: #259

Gently old-fashioned stand-alone nickname that owes its popularity to Top 10 Abigail.

Abby is being discussed in our message boards:

• big family game!
• Middle Names for either CLAIRE or ABIGAIL
• Nothing seems to go with 'Anderson'... Need First Name!
• My first try at a name game
• BABY NAME GAME - lots of kids, lots of questions!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Abby:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• DYNASTY & DALLAS
• SOAP OPERA NAMES
• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• FAMILY NAMES: Honoring Grandmother Clarina By Reinventing Her Name