abigail
Meanings
noun
- A lady's maid.
name
- The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.
- A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.
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Etymology
From the name Abigail, as given to a waiting-maid in Beaumont and Fletcher's play The Scornful Lady.
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