First names in Hebrew

First name Abbie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אביגיל

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abbie is written אביגיל

Abbie is a short form of Abigail, אביגיל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abbie mean?

Meaning: "my father is joy" (through Abigail)
Origin: Hebrew

Abby is the short form of Abigail, a Hebrew name meaning "my father is joy", or "my father's joy". Short and smiling, it has long been a favorite in the English-speaking world, and it stands on its own today.

Gematria

Abbie = 56

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אביגיל has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total56

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Abbie, from א to ל:

אֶעְבְּרָה בְאַרְצֶךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלֵךְ לֹא אָסוּר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃

“Let me pass through your land. I will keep to the road, only to the road; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.”

Deuteronomy 2:27

The book of your first name

Abbie, in nine pages

• Abbie, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Abbie
• Abbie, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Abbie in three answers

How do you write Abbie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abbie is written אביגיל. Abbie is a short form of Abigail, אביגיל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abbie?
Written אביגיל, Abbie is worth 56: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Abbie mean?
My father is joy" (through Abigail) (origin: Hebrew). Abby is the short form of Abigail, a Hebrew name meaning "my father is joy", or "my father's joy". Short and smiling, it has long been a favorite in the English-speaking world, and it stands on its own today.