Girl name origins & meanings Latin : Head of a monastery; nickname for AbigailHebrew : A father's joy Girl name variations Abey Abbey Abbe Abbie 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 : Father of light Boy name variations Ebner Ab Abbey Abbie Abna Abnar Abner Abnor Avner Eb Ebbie Ebby Family name origins & meanings English : variant spelling of Abbey. Famous people with this first name Abby Hoffman