Girl's name

Abaigh

“AB-ee”

a pet form of Abaigeal (Abigail)

AbbeyAbbie

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The everyday short form of Abaigeal, the Irish Abigail, written the Irish way. Woulfe gives Abbey and Abbie as its English spellings.

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Abaigh?

Abaigh is pronounced “AB-ee”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Abaigh mean?

Abaigh means a pet form of Abaigeal (Abigail).

Is Abaigh a boy's or a girl's name?

Abaigh is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Abaigh spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Abbey, Abbie. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Related names

Abaigeal

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