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Meaning & Origins
Shortened form of Abigail. It was not found as an independent given name before the middle of the 20th century; it became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, but has since fallen out of fashion.
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English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
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Nicknames & variations
Gaile, Gaila, Gaill, Gailya, Gailey, Gayle, Gailia, Gaily, Gaille, Gale
Johnston, John, Johns, Johnsen, Johnstone, Johnny, Johnsrud, Johnnie, Johnsey, Johnso
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