In French, this spelling is rather common. Abygael is slightly more popular, and Abygaelle is even more popular than that. It is not pronounced the same way as
Abigail. It is popular due to the popularity of
Gaëlle and
Maëlle. And using a y in place of an i is common in French.
Myriam is the classic French spelling, not
Miriam.
Maryse is far more common than
Marise.
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