Question: what does abby mean name?
Answer: Abby, Abbie, Abbey, Abi, Gail, Gayle, Gale. Abigail is a female given name. The name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל Avigail, meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exultation", or "my father is joy").