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Meaning

The name Abey has the following meaning:

Derived from the Hebrew language, this name has the meaning "My Father is joyful". This biblical name was adopted by the Puritans and enjoyed vast popularity in the 18th century, before sinking into obscurity for a century. Afterwards, it was revived when old names became the fashion. Abigail is also an Old Testament character, who saved her husband from King David's wrath, and went on to marry King David after her husband's death.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Abey is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Abey for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Abigail, of which the name Abey is a variant.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Abey is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Abigail. See other suggested Hebrew girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Abigail.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Abey and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Abey: Boys - Abraham, Caleb, Elijah, Emmanuel, Gideon, Hyman, Jesus, Meir, Moses, Myer, Saul, Seth, Girls - Dara, Datya, Both genders - Matthew

Variants

The name Abey is a variant of Abigail. Other popular variants of the name Abigail are: Abagail, Abbegale, Abbey (English), Abbie (English), Abbigail, Abby (English), Abbygale, Abbygayle, Abegale (Spanish), Abey, Abiagael, Abie, Abigale, Abigayle (English), Abygayle, Avagail

Style

We think the name Abey should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Abey to be: A little conservative, but smart and affable girl

In one word, you might describe Abey as a(n) "traditional" person.

See other "traditional" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Abigail for names of some famous persons with the name Abey or Abigail (or their variants).
Abigail (5)
Ashley (7)
Anna (21)
Ava (33)
Alexandra (38)
Amanda (47)
Amber (71)
Autumn (80)
Ariana (83)
Audrey (84)
Alyna
Ashlea
Arita
Allisan
Ariane
Annslea
Ailec
Amabel
Alinna
Annaelle
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