Around the world, Abbey (Abbey 
, אבי 
, آبي 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Abbey is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name, Israel, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Nigeria, and Australia. Likewise, Abbey is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Abbey | Nigeria, Ghana, Australia, United States, Uganda |
| אבי | Israel |
| آبي | Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Algeria, Morocco |
| アビー | Japan |
| 艾比 | China |
Abbey is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Abbey Bartlet , the character in The West Wing; Abbey Smith , the fictional character from the television series Misfits; Abby , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II; Abbey , the fictional character from Pui Pui Molcar and Abby Cadabby , the Sesame Street character, and in many other works.
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abbey perkins cheney American musical educator, US (b. 1851) |
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| abbey altson GB (b. 1866) |
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abbey lincoln American singer, songwriter, and actress (1930-2010), US (b. 1930) |
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abbey rader American musician, US (b. 1943) |
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| monroe abbey Canadian lawyer, CA (b. 1904) |
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| staton abbey 1912- (b. 1912) |
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| merrill r. abbey (b. 1905) |
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kelley abbey Australian actress and singer, AU (b. 1966) |
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| abbey simon American musician, US (b. 1920) |
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zema abbey football player (born 1977), GB (b. 1977) |
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abbey ryan American artist, US (b. 1979) |
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abbey brooks pornographic performer (b. 1983), US (b. 1983) |
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abbey clancy British lingerie and catwalk model, television presenter, GB (b. 1986) |
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abbey lee kershaw Australian model, AU (b. 1987) |
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abbey holmes Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1991) |
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