abigail

¹

[ab-i-geyl]

noun

1. a lady's maid.

Abigail

²

[ab-i-geyl]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the wife of Nabal and later of David.

2. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy of the father.”

Abigail

/ ˈæbɪˌɡeɪl /

noun

1. Old Testament the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)

Word History and Origins

Origin of abigail¹

1645–55; after Abigail, name of attendant in play The Scornful Lady (1610), by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Example Sentences

Abigail Ruvalcaba was intrigued when a handsome daytime soap opera actor she’d been watching for years reached out to her in a Facebook message.

From Los Angeles Times

First-time feature director Rachael Abigail Holder’s cinematic postcard to loss and mutability is an attractive tableau of aged brownstones and new hot spots, canopied streets and hilly parks.

From Los Angeles Times

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Chicago officials were making fighting crime a partisan issue.

From BBC

“The government — at all levels — has the duty to protect American citizens from harm,” Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for the White House, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Hostage, Netflix's new political thriller, sees Jones' character, Abigail Dalton, build an uneasy alliance with French President Vivienne Toussaint - played by Julie Delpy - who is being blackmailed during a London summit.

From BBC