Nabby

Diminutive of Abigail or Gobnait

"my father is joyful; honey bee"

Nabby Origin and Meaning

The name Nabby is a girl's name meaning "my father is joyful; honey bee".

Cutesy nickname Nabby has two possible origins — it has been used as a nickname for Biblical Abigail as seen with the daughter of former president and founding father John Adams, Abigail "Nabby" Adams. It is also a diminutive of the Gaelic Gobnait, itself a variation of the more familiar Deborah. Nabby is also a variety of Californian peach.