abby
/ˈæb.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.
noun
The Abyssinian cat.
Example Sentences
- ""I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character."
Etymology
A clipping of the word.