First names in Hebrew

First name Abby: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אביגיל

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abby is written אביגיל

Abby is the short form of Abigail, אביגיל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abby 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

Abby = 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 Abby, 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

Abby, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abby in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Abby?
Written אביגיל, Abby 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 Abby 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.