Given name
Abital
“father of dew”·“my father is (the) dew”
Abital is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאביטל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abital means “father of dew” or “my father is (the) dew.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew noun tal (טל), “dew.”
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The story
In biblical stories, Abital is associated with the fifth wife of David.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abital appears in 2 Samuel 3:4.
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Abital’s family of names
In German usage, Abital has a related form in Avital. Abital has a related form in Avital. Abital has a related form in Abitall.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 45
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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- Talithashares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abbashares a root
- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
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- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abishurshares a root
- Abishuashares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Abishagshares a root
- Abinoamshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
- Oholiabshares a root
- Moabshares a root
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- Chileabshares a root
- Ben-abinadabshares a root
- Bebaishares a root
- Barabbasshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Abitubshares a root
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