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Abby

American  
[ab-ee] / ˈæb i /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Abigail.


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The team also included Abby Civiello, a first-year graduate student who quickly made important contributions to the research.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

It was the brainchild of Abby Tomlinson, a 17-year-old sixth-form student, who came to the defence of the man she called "Milibae".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

One of her biggest writers is the author-activist Glennon Doyle, who has chronicled addiction, divorce and an unexpected romance with soccer player Abby Wambach across a string of blockbuster self-help memoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“There’s a fan in the Airbnb, but the fan just blows hot air,” said Abby Howard, a North Carolina native visiting London with her family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Then he helped Abby walk forward to another tree.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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