Given name · Hebrew
אביגיל
“my father”·“joy”
אביגיל (avigáyil) is a feminine given name. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Abigail.
Meaning & origin
What it means
אביגיל is built from elements meaning “my father” and “joy”.
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How it developed
Built from Hebrew אב ('aví, “my father”) + גִּיל (gíl, “joy”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
אביגיל’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, אביגיל has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abigail.
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