Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's third wife, after Ahinoam and Saul's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to ...

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Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street mar ...

Notable women

* Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudreau (born 1979), American television news correspondent * Abbie Farwell Brown (1871–1927), American author *

Abbie Brown (rugby union) Abigail Brown (born 10 April 1996) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens, sevens player. She competed for Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team, Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Early li ...

(born 1996), British rugby sevens player * Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse keeper * Abby Choi (1995–2023), Hongkonger celebrity and murder victim *

Abby Cook (ice hockey) Abby Cook (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for PWHL Minnesota, the Boston Pride of the Pre ...

(born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *

Abbie Cornett Abbie Cornett (born August 22, 1966) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. She served two terms, from 2005 to 2013, as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Personal life Senator Abbie Cornett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She gradu ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Abbie Cornish Abigail Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. In film, Cornish is known for her roles as Heidi in ''Somersault (film), Somersault'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in ''Bright Star (film), Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''Sucker Punch ...

(born 1982), Australian actress and rapper *

Abby Dalton Gladys Marlene Wasden (August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020), known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms ''Hennesey'' (1959–1962) and '' The Joey Bishop Show'' (1962– ...

(1932–2020), American actress *

Abbie Eaton Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is an English racing driver, instructor and performance coach from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She last competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. She is best known for starring as the test dr ...

(born 1992), British racing driver *

Abby Ellin Abby Ellin (born 1968) is an American author and journalist. The author of two books, including ''Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married'', she writes regularly for ''The New York Times'', and has contributed to '' ...

, American author and journalist *

Abby Elliott Abigail Elliott (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2012, and has starred on the Bravo comedy ''Odd Mom Out'', the NBC sitcom '' Ind ...

(born 1987), American actress and comedian * Abby Erceg (born 1989), New Zealand footballer *

Abby Ershow Abby Gwen Ershow is an American nutritionist specialized in iodine nutrition, lipid metabolism, atherogenesis, and cardiovascular nutrition. She was a health science administrator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute from 1982 to 1989 ...

, American nutritionist * Abbie Huston Evans (1881–1983), American poet and teacher *

Abby Franquemont Abigail M. Franquemont (born 1972) is an American textile crafts writer, lecturer and educator, based in Cusco, Peru. She spent her early childhood among the Quechua people of Chinchero, Peru, where "women spun to eat and pay for the home they li ...

(born 1972), American textile crafts writer and lecturer * Abbie Park Ferguson (1837–1919), American founder and president of Huguenot College in South Africa *

Abbie M. Gannett Abbie M. Gannett (July 8, 1845 – March 22, 1895) was an essayist, poet and philanthropist, author of the poem "Tis Love That Makes the World Go Round". Early life Abbie M. Gannett was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, on July 8, 1845. H ...

(1845–1895), American essayist, poet and philanthropist *

Abby and Brittany Hensel Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American conjoined twins. They are dicephalic parapagus twins (having two heads joined to one torso), and are highly symmetric for conjoined twins. Each has a heart, stoma ...

(born 1990), American conjoined twins *

Abby Hoffman Abigail Golda Hoffman, (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian former track and field athlete. Hockey Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Toronto. She learned to skate when she was three. In the mid-1950s when she was nine, she wanted to play h ...

(born 1947), Canadian former middle-distance runner *

Abigail Johnson Abigail Pierrepont Johnson (born December 19, 1961) is an American billionaire businesswoman heiress and the CEO of Fidelity Investments. Her family and their affliates own approximately 40% of Fidelity Investments, which was founded by her grand ...

(born 1961), American businesswoman *

Abby Johnson (activist) Abby Johnson (born July 11, 1980) is an American anti-abortion movement, anti-abortion activist who previously worked at Planned Parenthood as a clinic director, but resigned in October 2009. She states that she resigned after watching an aborti ...

(born 1980), American anti-abortion activist *

Abby Kelley Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s. She became a fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-S ...

(1811–1887), American abolitionist and radical social reformer * Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins (1842–1924), American businesswoman * Abby Fisher Leavitt (1836–1897), American social reformer *

Abby Martin Abigail Suzanne Martin (born September 6, 1984) is an American journalist, TV presenter, and activist. She helped found the citizen journalism website ''Media Roots'' and serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which ...

(born 1984), American journalist * Abbie K. Mason (1861–1908), Black American suffragist. *

Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Mauzé (November 9, 1903 – May 27, 1976) was an American philanthropist. She was the daughter of American philanthropists John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a granddaughter of Standard ...

(1903–1976), American philanthropist, first child of Abby Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller Jr. *

Abbie Mitchell __NOTOC__ Abriea "Abbie" Mitchell Cook (25 September 1884 – 16 March 1960), also billed as Abbey Mitchell, was an American soprano opera singer. She performed the role of Clara in the premiere production of George Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess'' i ...

(1884–1960), African-American operatic soprano *

Abbie Myers Abbie Jane Myers (born 18 July 1994) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 257 in singles and 182 in doubles. Over her career, Myers won one singles title and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Wom ...

(born 1994), Australian tennis player * Abby Meyers (born 1999), American basketball player *

Abby Phillip Abigail Daniella Phillip (born November 25, 1988) is an American CNN news anchor who anchors '' CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip'' and CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. She previously worked for ''Politico'' covering the Obama White House, '' ...

(born 1988, American journalist * Abby Ringquist (born 1989), American ski jumper *

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (October 26, 1874 – April 5, 1948) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family through her marriage to financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller ...

(1874–1948), American socialite and philanthropist, wife of John D. Rockefeller Jr. * Abby Rockefeller (ecologist) (born 1943), American ecologist and feminist *

Abby Sage Abby Sage is a folk pop musician from Toronto, Canada. History Sage released her debut EP, ''Fears of Yours & Mine'', in 2021, to positive reviews. Two years later, in October 2023, she released a song from what was to be her debut album, ''The R ...

, Canadaian musician *

Abby Stein Rabbi Abby Chava Stein (; born October 1, 1991) is an Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist, blogger, model, and public speaker. A member of New York's ultra orthodox Jewish community and an ordained rabbi, Stein made headlines after she cam ...

(born 1991), American transgender activist and writer *

Abby Steiner Abby Kathryn Steiner (born November 24, 1999) is an American track and field sprinter. She is the U.S. indoor record holder in the 200 m and 300 m, and the NCAA record holder in the 200 m. Steiner holds personal bests of 10.9 ...

(born 1999), American sprinter * Abby Sunderland (born 1993), American sailor who attempted to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world * Abbie Sweetwine (1921–2009), American military nurse, founder of modern paramedic medicine * Abby Taylor (born 1985), Tobago politician *

Abby Travis Abby Travis (born November 10, 1969) is an American musician. In the 1990s, she began working as a touring bass player. She has worked with The Go-Go's, The Eagles of Death Metal, Masters of Reality, The Bangles, KMFDM, Beck, and Elastica. A ...

(born 1969), American musician *

Abby Trott Abby Trott is an American voice actress. She started out by acting in puppet shows in Japan, before moving to the United States and joining Bang Zoom! Entertainment, where she has worked on numerous anime, animation, and video game series. Some ...

, American voice actress *

Abby Wambach Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired Association football, soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on ...

(born 1980), American retired soccer player and co * Abby Moon Zeciroski (born 1973), American mixed media artist

Notable men

* Abby Altson (1866–1948), British artist * Albert Brunies (1900–1978), American jazz cornetist nicknamed "Abbie" *

Abby Berlin Abby Berlin (August 7, 1907 — August 19, 1965) was best known as a director of feature films and television productions. He began on Broadway and Vaudeville as part of a comedy team with Ken Brown in the 1920s. By 1939, he had moved to Hollywoo ...

(1907–1965), American film and TV director * Abbie Cox (1902–1985), Canadian ice hockey player *

Abbie Hoffman Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the ...

(1936–1989), American social and political activist *

Abbie Johnson Ebenezer Tremayne Johnson (January 19, 1871 – November 24, 1960), was a Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop for the Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the Americ ...

(1871–1960), Canadian-born Major League Baseball player *

Abby Mann Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer. Life and career The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Mann was born as Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia. He grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dou ...

(1927–2008), American film writer and producer *

Abbie Moore Albert W. "Abbie" Moore is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was the MOP for the 1954 NCAA Tournament. Career Abbie Moore was in the second recruit class for Ned Harkness after Rensselaer brought back its ice hockey program in 1949. Af ...

, 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

Fictional characters

* Abbie, a character from the upcoming video game '' Mindwave'' * Abby, a character from the horror comic series ''

Witch Creek Road ''Witch Creek Road'' is a horror comic series, written by Garth Matthams and drawn by Kenan Halilović. It features a distinctive artistic style and a story line that has received attention from readers and critics. The series is considered a no ...

'' * Abby (''Doctor Who''), in audio dramas based on the TV series ''Doctor Who'' * Abby, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...

'' series * Abigail "Abby" Anderson, character in the 2020

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

, ''

The Last of Us Part II ''The Last of Us Part II'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Set four years after '' The Last of Us'' (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apo ...

'' * Abby Archer, main protagonist of the 2006 YTV animated program '' Grossology'' * Abigail Van Buren, pen name used for the

Dear Abby ''Dear Abby'' is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. History According to Pau ...

syndicated personal advice column * Abigail "Abby" Cadabby, on the television show ''Sesame Street'' * Abbie Carmichael, on the television show ''Law & Order'', played by Angie Harmon *

Abby Davies Abby Davies is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Helen Noble. The character made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 March 2001. Noble remained a part of the cast until her c ...

, on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Abby Deveraux, on the American soap opera ''Days of our Lives'' * Abby Hatcher, main protagonist of the eponymous 2018 animated children's program produced by

Guru Studio Guru Studio is a Canadian animation studio based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2000, they specialize in CGI and 2D animation as well as creating children’s properties including ''Paw Patrol'', ''True and the Rainbow Kingdom'', '' Abby Hatc ...

Abby Holland Abigail Arcane Cable Holland is a fictional comic book character in the DC Comics Universe. She is the spouse/partner of Swamp Thing and the mother of Tefé Holland. Holland's psychic powers include empathy, telepathy and telekinesis. She first ...

, a fictional comic book character who exists in the DC Universe * Abigail “Abby” Jenson, the main character in the 2010 film ''

16 Wishes Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number) *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen' ...

'' * Abby Littman, on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''

Ginny & Georgia ''Ginny & Georgia'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sarah Lampert that was released on Netflix on February 24, 2021. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 5, 2023. In May ...

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Abby Lockhart Abigail Marjorie "Abby" Lockhart, M.D. (née Wyczenski) is a fictional character from the NBC medical drama series '' ER,'' portrayed by Maura Tierney. She first appears as a guest star in the first half of the sixth season, before becoming a ...

, a medical doctor on the television series ''ER'' *

Abby Maitland This is a list of characters in the ITV science fiction television series '' Primeval'', including supporting characters. The series originally features a cast of five main characters plus supporting cast who investigate time anomalies for th ...

, on the ITV science-fiction drama ''Primeval'' * Abby Mallard, character in the 2005 animated film '' Chicken Little'' * Abby Martin, the antagonist in season 2 of the television series '' K.C. Undercover'' *

Abby Newman Abby Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The character was introduced on November 13, 2000, as the daughter of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). The rol ...

, on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' *

Abby Sciuto Abigail Beethoven "Abby \ Abbs" Sciuto is a fictional character from the American television series '' NCIS''. She is portrayed by Pauley Perrette; in the season 10 episode "Hit and Run," a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in flashba ...

, a forensic scientist on the television series ''NCIS'' * Abigail "Abbie" Scrapple, in the American comic strip '' Abbie an' Slats'' (1937–1971) * The title character of ''

Abby Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail (name), Abigail and Albert (given name), Albert. Notable women * Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudre ...

'', a 2003 television series starring Sydney Tamiia Poitier * The title character of ''Abby'' (film), a 1974 blaxploitation/horror film about a woman possessed by an African demon * Abby Schmidt, the sister of Mike Schmidt in the ''

Five Nights at Freddy's ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a video game series and media franchise created by Scott Cawthon that includes video games, novels, graphic novels, and films. The story arcs typically follow a night guard or other character trying t ...

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