Abigail is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Biblical Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ʾĂḇīḡayīl, meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exulted" or "my father is joyful", among others). It is also a surname.
The name can be shortened to Abbey, Abby, Abbie, Abbi, Abi, or Aby, as well as Gail and Gayle, among others.
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Biblical figures
Abigail is the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Samuel, and is described as an intelligent, beautiful, loyal woman.
Abigail is the mother of Amasa, the commander-in-chief of Absalom's army (2 Samuel 17:25).
Fictional characters
Mother Abagail, the personification of good in Stephen King's novel The Stand
Abbey Bartlet, the First Lady of the United States in the television drama The West Wing
Abigail Brand, Special Agent, commanding officer of S.W.O.R.D., that deals with defending the Earth from extraterrestrial threats
Abi Branning, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Abigail Deveraux, student in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives
Abby Holland, DC Comics character
Abigail "Abby" Jensen, in the 2010 film 16 Wishes
Abigail Lincoln, aka Numbuh 5 in the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
Abby Lockhart, medical doctor in the television drama ER
Abby Maitland, zoologist in the British television series Primeval
Abigail Roberts, the name of John Marston's wife in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2
Abigail Scanlan, one of the main protagonists in the ABC Family film, Revenge of the Bridesmaids, played by Raven-Symoné
Abby Sciuto, forensic scientist in the television drama NCIS
Abigail Stock, a supporting character in the British television series Skins
Abigail Williams, character in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns
Abigail the Breeze Fairy, from Rainbow Magic
People with the surname
Francis Abigail (1840–1921), Australian politician
Peter Abigail (born 1948), Australian army officer
Robert Abigail (born 1980), Dutch DJ