how to pronounce abigail

/ˈa.bɪ.ɡɛɪl/

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abigail is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abigail in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… for the locals of abigail is maybe at …”

meanings of abigail

name:

The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.
A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.

noun:

A lady's maid.

abigail frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abigail occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.