Abigail
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Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל 'her father's joy'.
The name of a Biblical wife of King David. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Abigail. Geneva Bible (1560): Abigáil.
The name was popular in the 16th C amongst Dutch, English, and French Protestants.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1571 Abigail AuFr sBells;
1579 Abigail ibid. Eduwardts;
1585 Abigail ibid. Bataille;
1588 Abigail ibid. Eeckhoff;
1589 Abigail ibid. Boone;
1591 Abigail ibid. Eeckhoff;
1592 Abigail ibid. Bick;
1593 Abigail ibid. Boneval;
1594 Abigail ibid. Bick;
1595 Abigail ibid. Adriaensz;
1597 Abigail ibid. Dainart
- Early Modern English
- ● 1567 Abigall StAnthonlin p. 19;
1570 Abigall ibid. p. 21;
1580 Abigall ibid. p. 27
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1563 Abigail RegPCC-1 p. 30
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Abigail". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Abigail.