Abigail

(ab′ə gāl′)

noun

Origin: Heb avigayil, lit., father is rejoicing
a feminine name: dim. Abby, Gail
Origin: < Abigail, name of a maid in The Scornful Lady by Beaumont and Fletcher (c. 1613)
a lady's maid

See Abigail in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the Bible, the wife of David.

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