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Updated February 15, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Head of a monastery; nickname for Abigail

Girl name variations

Abby

Abby

- 3% this year
Neutral
Uncommon
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Abey

Abey

- 17% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Abbe

Abbe

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Abbie

Abbie

- 17% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew, Arabic : Father
  • Hebrew : Father of light

Boy name variations

Abbas

Abbas

+ 22% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ab

Ab

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abba

Abba

- 29% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abbe

Abbe

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Abbie

Abbie

- 17% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Abo

Abo

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ebner

Ebner

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abby

Abby

- 3% this year
Neutral
Uncommon
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Abna

Abna

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abnar

Abnar

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abner

Abner

- 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Abnor

Abnor

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Avner

Avner

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Eb

Eb

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ebbie

Ebbie

- 17% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ebby

Ebby

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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How Popular Is The Name Abbey

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from Middle English abbeye, abbaye (Old French abeie, Late Latin abbatia ‘priest’s house’), applied as a topographic name for someone living in or near an abbey, or an occupational name for someone working in one.

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