abigaile as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of abigaile

What is the meaning of the name abigaile ?

The baby name abigaile is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæbɪɡeɪl/ (AB-ih-GAYL).

abigaile is Hebrew in Origin.

Abigaile is a modern English respelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil/Avigail (avi = "father," gil = "joy"), meaning "my father is joy" or "cause of a father’s joy." In the Hebrew Bible, Abigail of Carmel - renowned for prudence - becomes the wife of King David; another Abigail is named as David’s sister and mother of Amasa. The name traveled into medieval Latin and English, then flourished among 17th-century Puritans and later enjoyed major revivals in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

While Abigaile adds a distinctive final e, it is generally pronounced like Abigail (AB-ih-gayl). Related forms include Abigail (standard), Abigaille (Italian, familiar from Verdi’s Nabucco), Abigaíl (Spanish), Abigaïl/Abigaëlle (French), Abaigeal (Irish), and Avigail (Hebrew/Israeli). Common diminutives are Abby, Abbie, Abi, and Gail. As a spelling, Abigaile offers biblical heritage with contemporary individuality.