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Abby

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English

Alternative forms

Note: Some or all of these forms are for Abigail only, not Albert.
Abbe
Abbey
Abbi
Abbie
Abi
Abbee

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæb.i/
Rhymes: -æbi

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Abby (plural Abbys)

A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
- 2002, Annie Proulx, That Old Ace in the Hole, →ISBN, page 81:
  "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.
A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.

Etymology 2

A clipping of the word.

Noun

Abby

(nickname) The Abyssinian cat.

Anagrams

baby

Dutch

Alternative forms

Abbey

Etymology

From English Abby in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Abby ?

(rare) a female given name

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bi/

Proper noun

Abby f

(rare) a female given name

References

Les plus beaux prénoms classiques et modernes (Cantecler)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Abby.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔabi/ [ˈʔaː.bɪ]
Rhymes: -abi
Syllabification: A‧bby

Proper noun

Abby (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒ)

a female given name from English

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