Abigail

lclaws13

I think we've decided on Abigail if it's a girl, but for a nickname, would you spell it Abi or Abby?  I prefer Abi, I think, but I usually see Abby.

chibride4

Abby or Abbie, definitely not Abi.

PenelopePond

If we ever have a girl, her name will be Abigail.  We will spell her NN Abbie.

Junkeroo2

I know an Abigail and she goes by Gail. I guess she thought that everyone always goes by Abby and wanted to be different.

jlsimon56

I think Abi looks like Obi as in Obi-wan.  :-)

My cousin is Abigail and her nn is Abba b/c she was young and didn't understand why people were calling her Ab-EEE when her name was Ab-UHH-gail.  So she asked people to call her Ab-uhh.  She's silly.  :-)

ngarden01

chibride4:

Abby or Abbie, definitely not Abi.

This.. definitely this.

Zimger

I like Abigail. I would use the nn Abbie.

PunkyBooster

I personally prefer Abby.

I love the name!

Aligator28

Abby.

lclaws13

Junkeroo2:

I know an Abigail and she goes by Gail. I guess she thought that everyone always goes by Abby and wanted to be different.

I've thought about this too.  With Nathaniel, we only call him Nathaniel (but in writing usually short it to Nat) and will let him pick his own nickname when he wants to.  I asume we'll do the same with Abigail, but in writing I figured I'd shorten it to Abi.  To me it just seems unnatural to put two b's in when Abigail only has one.  Although I'm Elizabeth and go by Libby.

neverblushed

I would avoid the "Abi" spelling for the nn, because people will forever be mispronouncing it and not "getting it" that it's a nn for Abigail.  People who know the child but have never seen her nn written out will misspell it.  No one would assume that "Abi" is even a possibility for the nn for Abigail.

I would pronounce this "Ah-bee" if I saw it without an explanation.  In fact, if I saw the name "Abi" written out, I would assume that it's probably NOT the nn for Abigail because of the way it's spelled.

To me, a nn is supposed to make the kid's life easier, not complicate it. 

lclaws13

neverblushed:

I would avoid the "Abi" spelling for the nn, because people will forever be mispronouncing it and not "getting it" that it's a nn for Abigail.  People who know the child but have never seen her nn written out will misspell it.  No one would assume that "Abi" is even a possibility for the nn for Abigail.

I would pronounce this "Ah-bee" if I saw it without an explanation.  In fact, if I saw the name "Abi" written out, I would assume that it's probably NOT the nn for Abigail because of the way it's spelled.

To me, a nn is supposed to make the kid's life easier, not complicate it. 

It must be a regional thing.  I went to high school with three Abi's and two Abby's.

Fianschneid

DD is Abigail. We usually use her full name but when we shorten it, we use Abbie.

The reason is pretty embarrassing - when I was pregnant, Abby mad me think of Arby's

neverblushed

lclaws13:

neverblushed:

I would avoid the "Abi" spelling for the nn, because people will forever be mispronouncing it and not "getting it" that it's a nn for Abigail.  People who know the child but have never seen her nn written out will misspell it.  No one would assume that "Abi" is even a possibility for the nn for Abigail.

I would pronounce this "Ah-bee" if I saw it without an explanation.  In fact, if I saw the name "Abi" written out, I would assume that it's probably NOT the nn for Abigail because of the way it's spelled.

To me, a nn is supposed to make the kid's life easier, not complicate it. 

It must be a regional thing.  I went to high school with three Abi's and two Abby's.

WOW! interesting!  I have seriously never seen this spelling.  It could be regional or generational.  Most of the Abigails I know are middle school or high school age girls.  I'm in the mid-Atlantic.