Abby
Diminutive of Abigail, Hebrew
"my father is joyful"
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Abby Origin and Meaning
The name Abby is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father is joyful".
Gently old-fashioned stand-alone nickname that owes its popularity to mega popular Abigail.
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- Names Similar to Abby
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- The name Abby in Pop Culture
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# 623 in the US
Abby Rank in US Top 1000
# 1292 on Nameberry
Abby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Abby
- Abigail "Abby" Van Burenpen name of American advice columnists Esther and Jeanne Phillips of "Dear Abby"
- Abigale "Abby" Lee MillerAmerican choreographer and reality TV personality ("Dance Moms")
- Abby Imogen MaversEnglish actress
- Mary Abigail "Abby" WambachAmerican soccer player
- Abigail Loraine "Abby" HenselAmerican conjoined twin
- Abigail Suzanne "Abby" MartinAmerican TV journalist
- Abby Dalton (born Marlene Wasden)American actress
- Abby Kelley FosterAmerican abolitionist and reformer
- Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich RockefellerAmerican socialite and philanthropist
- Abigail Aldrich "Abby" Rockefeller MauzéAmerican philanthropist, daughter of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
- Abby May ErcegNew Zealand football player
- Abby TravisAmerican musician of The Go,Gos
- Abigail Susan "Abby" EcksteinAmerican child model
- Abby Jones (b. 1997)daughter of baseball player Todd Jones
- Abby Carlisle (b. 2005)daughter basketball coach Rick Carlisle
- Abby Jane Johnsondaughter of golfer Zach Johnson
- Abby Franke (b. 2007)daughter of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke
The name Abby in Pop Culture
- Abby Cunninghamcharacter on TV's "Knot's Landing"
- Abby CadabbyMuppet character on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Abigail "Abby" Bennett Wilsoncharacter on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
- Abby Janellocharacter in movie "Bounce"
- Dr. Abigail Marjorie "Abby" Wyczenski Lockhartcharacter on TV's "ER"
- Abigail "Abby" Sciutocharacter on TV's "NCIS"
- Abbycharacter in movie "Let Me In"
- Abby Warnercharacter in "The List" by Siobhan Vivian
- Abby Staffordcharacter on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Abby Griffincharacter on TV's "The 100"
- Abby Williamsmain character in 1974 film "Abby"
- Abigail "Abby" Arcane Cable Hollandwife of Swamp Thing in DC Comics
- Abigail Sarah "Abby" Maitlandcharacter on British TV series "Primeval"
- Abby the Cowcharacter on animated series, Back at the Barnyard
- Abby Newmanmain character on TV series "Abby"
- Abby Newmancharacter on American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Abigail "Abby" Deverauxcharacter on American soap opera "Days of our Lives"
- Abbycharacter in Disney's Chicken Little
- Abby Yatescharacter in the 2016 "Ghostbusters" reboot film
- Abby Turtlebymain character in movie "Our Lips Are Sealed"
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