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* [[Abby (The Last of Us)|Abigail “Abby” Anderson]], character in the 2020 [video game], ”[[The Last of Us Part II]]”

* [[Abby (The Last of Us)|Abigail “Abby” Anderson]], character in the 2020 [video game], ”[[The Last of Us Part II]]”

* Abby Archer, main protagonist of the 2006 YTV animated program ”[[Grossology (TV series)|Grossology]]”

* Abby Archer, main protagonist of the 2006 YTV animated program ”[[Grossology (TV series)|Grossology]]”

* Abigail Van Buren, pen name used for the [[Dear Abby]] syndicated personal advice column

* Abigail Van Buren, pen name used for the [[Dear Abby]] syndicated personal advice column

* [[Abby Cadabby|Abigail “Abby” Cadabby]], on the television show ”Sesame Street”

* [[Abby Cadabby|Abigail “Abby” Cadabby]], on the television show ”Sesame Street”

* [[Abbie Carmichael]], on the television show ”Law & Order”, played by Angie Harmon

* [[Abbie Carmichael]], on the television show ”Law & Order”, played by Angie Harmon


Latest revision as of 00:22, 14 October 2025

Abby
Pronunciation
Gender Unisex
Language English
Languages English, Hebrew, Germanic
Word/name Historically a nickname for Abigail or Albert
Meaning “My father is joyful” (Hebrew)
“Noble” and “Bright” (Germanic)
Region of origin English-speaking world
Variant forms
Related names Abigail, Albert, Abbott, Abbot, Abraham, Abner, Aby, Abey, Abi, Abie, Gobnait (Irish), Abaigeal (Irish), Ailbhe (Irish)

Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail or Albert.[1]

  • Abby Altson (1866–1948), British artist
  • Albert Brunies (1900–1978), American jazz cornetist nicknamed “Abbie”
  • Abby Berlin (1907–1965), American film and TV director
  • Abbie Cox (1902–1985), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989), American social and political activist
  • Abbie Johnson (1871–1960), Canadian-born Major League Baseball player
  • Abby Mann (1927–2008), American film writer and producer
  • Abbie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Ugandan actor
  • Abbie Newell (1897–1967), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Abbie Rowe (1905–1967), American photographer
  • Abbie Shaba (born 1958), Malawian politician
  • Abbie Shadbolt (1887–1971), New Zealand rugby league player
  • Abby Singer (1917–2014), film production manager and assistant director from the 1950s to the 1980s
  • Abbie Wolanow, Israeli-born American soccer player in the early 1960s

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