Abby
a female given name, form of .
Contemporary Examples
Abby Haglage went on her own date with the couple to test the bounds of their post-experiment lives.
Are the 40 Days Duo Really a Couple? Abby Haglage September 3, 2013
Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? Nina Strochlic October 29, 2014
The knowledge that Abby is actually hundreds of years old but has to depend on someone to care for her is a chilling one.
Let Me In Is the Anti-Twilight Jace Lacob September 28, 2010
Abby Ellin visits the next frontier of nuptials: the “triad.”
Threesome Marriages Abby Ellin May 6, 2009
Not so Abby—the most flawed, complex character here, and the emotional center of the novel.
Cancer, Cocktails, and Sexual Lust Taylor Antrim May 26, 2009
Historical Examples
On this occasion he had been more stern than Abby had believed it possible for him to be.
Dolly’s College Experiences Mabel Cronise Jones
For listening to Abby Kelley, men and women had been excommunicated.
Susan B. Anthony Alma Lutz
Ellen knew at once, with a throb of sympathy and shame, that Abby did love some one.
The Portion of Labor Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Then he remembered that Abby, his wife, had spoken of their nephew’s absence.
Pirate Gold Frederic Jesup Stimson
“Nobody ever opposed Eudora Yates except her own self,” replied Abby.
The Yates Pride Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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