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plural Abigails
The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament. quotations examples
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Samuel 25:3
A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular. quotations examples
The name of Abigail Adams is naturally closely associated with those of her illustrious father and mother, - - - Born in 1765, the mother's quaint Christian name was given to the little girl
1912 Edith Tunis Sale: Old Time Belles and Cavaliers. J.B.Lippincott 1912. page 178