I love it. We are considering it as a potential middle name for phantom baby #2 one day. My mom is Gail, and I would prefer "Abigail" over plain "Gail" as a way to honour her.
My friend named her daughter Abigail with strict instructions that she was never to be called Abby. I've called her Abby too many times to count Oops!?
I had twin dolls, can't think of the brand right now, the girl was Abigail and the boy was Maxwell, Abby and Max... oh those were the days
Those dolls were ahead of their time considering how trendy those names are now!
That's my only problem with the name - it's SO popular. That being said, I think family names trump popularity, and Abigail and Ruth go perfectly together since they are both old fashioned and Biblical. I would go for it, and just realize there may be 2 or 3 other Abby's in your child's preschool class.
I love it! Abigail was top on my list of girl names but it is just so popular. I think it is #8 on the SS list, and we want an uncommon name, so it was just too popular for us.
Re: Thoughts on Abigail?
Thanks for the thoughts so far, please keep them coming!!!
She'd be named Abigail after my mom, and we're thinking of using my MIL's middle name for the baby's middle name -- so she'd be Abigail Ruth.
I think it's a really cute name that can be professional when she gets older
I'd probably pair it with something very simple for a middle name:
Abigail Monroe
Abigail Marie
Abigail June
something like that
I love it. We are considering it as a potential middle name for phantom baby #2 one day. My mom is Gail, and I would prefer "Abigail" over plain "Gail" as a way to honour her.
I like the nickname Abby.
Those dolls were ahead of their time considering how trendy those names are now!
That's my only problem with the name - it's SO popular. That being said, I think family names trump popularity, and Abigail and Ruth go perfectly together since they are both old fashioned and Biblical. I would go for it, and just realize there may be 2 or 3 other Abby's in your child's preschool class.
My DH and I both love the name Abigail!! He likes the NN "Abby", I hate it (I've only ever knew dogs with that name)
We like:
Abigail Peyton, Abigail Hope, and Abigail Rose