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♀ Abbey (girl)
What does Abbey mean?
Abbey 
▼ as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Abbey) has its root in Hebrew, and the meaning of the name Abbey is "father of exaltation". Abbey is an alternate form of Abigail (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Ab-
Variations
VARIANTS Abi, Abbye, Abby, Abbie▼, Abbi, Abbee, Abba
RELATIONS VIA ABIGAIL Abbe, Abigel
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Albey, ..
(male) Abaed, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abbey Ivana (A.I.), ..
How popular is Abbey?
Abbey is a very popular first name for females (#1583 out of 4276, Top 37%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#6281 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Abbey was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its apex position of #392 in the U.S. in 1999, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Abigail (#11 IN 2018), Abby (#475), Abbie (#1722), Abbe, Abbi and Abi are the prominent related forms of Abbey rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Abigel, are uncommon. These relations of Abbey were at the apex of their popularity in the year 2001 (MEDIAN #1014) and are somewhat less widespread today (#1458, DOWN 37%).
Similar Names
Abbey▼ is alike in pronunciation to Abia, Abiah, Ebba and Ibbie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abeer, Abree, Addey, Adey, Adley▲, Ailey, Aimey, Alby, Aley, Alley, Amber▼, Amey, Arley, Aubery, Aubrey▲, Aubry, Debbey, Jobey, Libbey, Robbey, Rubey, Tabbey and Tobey. These names tend to be less commonly used than Abbey.
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