Given name
Abigaille
“father of exaltation”·“the source of a father”
In English use, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. Hebrew interpretations include “father of exaltation” and “the source of a father’s joy.” Its later use for a lady’s maid in English literature is a separate cultural association.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. Hebrew interpretations include “father of exaltation” and “the source of a father’s joy.” Its later use for a lady’s maid in English literature is a separate cultural association.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. Abigail is a biblical name with Hebrew roots. In Ireland it has also served as an English form of Gobnait, although the reason for that pairing is unclear.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. The shared background comes through Abigail: The Hebrew naming tradition and the later Irish pairing with Gobnait are separate contexts. Abigail’s use for Gobnait does not establish a shared linguistic derivation; Abbie and Abbey are recorded affectionate forms.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. The history of Abigail gives this family its wider story. The biblical Abigail married David after her earlier marriage to Nabal. Puritan influence helped the name spread in the seventeenth century. In literature it also became associated with a lady’s maid, including in The Scornful Lady of 1616; that use may echo the biblical Abigail describing herself as a servant.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Abigaille through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abigaille’s family of names
In English usage, Abigaille has a related form in Abigail. In Italian usage, Abigaille has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abigail.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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