Girl name origins & meanings Latin : Head of a monastery; nickname for AbigailHebrew : A father's joy Girl name variations Abby Abey Abbey Abbe Abigail Abagail Abbagail Abbagale Abbagayle Abbegail Abbegale Abbegayle Abbygail Abbeygale Abbygale Abbygayle Abigayle Abigale Abegail Abegale Abegayle Abbiegail Abbiegayle Abbigael Abbigail Gail Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew, Arabic : FatherHebrew : Father of light Boy name variations Abbas Ab Abba Abbe Abbey Abo Ebner Abby Abna Abnar Abner Abnor Avner Eb Ebbie Ebby