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Gobnait (female)

Variants:Abbie (F) Abigail (F) Deborah (F)
Can be spelt:Gobnet (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, possibly a feminine name from Celtic "smith". Usually Anglicized as Abigail or Abbie, but sometimes as Deborah [q.v.].