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I really like it and think it would make a nice alternative to Abigail, but I wouldn't use it myself. The middle part of the name makes me hesitate, but it does sound very beautiful despite of that.

I think it's pretty, like a cool twist on Abigail!

All I can think of is Abilene.

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I read an article about Eileen the other day and the fact that it's coming back in popularity. It will be interesting to see if that applies to all lene/leen names or just Eileen.

I like a similar name Aibileen, pronounced "A bah lean" a character in the novel/movie The Help

The leen sound is pretty dated. Abilene sounds very faux-Western to me, like a fictional character more than a real person.
In the book and movie "The Last Picture Show" there is a character, a rich oilman named Abilene. It's never clear if it's his first or his last name or just a nickname.

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In the book "The Good Brother" a woman has two sons, both named after the places she met their fathers in; one is Abilene and the other is Dallas.
So you can see why it has a fictional vibe to me.

For me, I prefer Abilene to Abigail.

I love it so much. I love the twang of it, and the fact that it's a Biblical place name. So much more interesting and romantic than Abigail, which I've never been fond of.

I prefer Abigail, Abilene seems old fashioned with all the other leen names

I love it! adding it to my list.

I'm not fond of place names for people, and I find Abby an unattractive nn. Abilene, where I live, would be much too close to Abalone for comfort. Abalone farming is an important industry here.