Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino Pronounced Pron. /ˈæb.ɪ.ɡeɪl/(English) /a.βi.ɣa.ˈel/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).