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Abby not Abigail?

JEB2077JEB2077
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We have our boy name, but are struggling to come up with our girl name.  We are thinking about Abby, but not Abigail.  Our oldest is Sydney and my husband really likes girls names that end in y.  Is it weird for her proper name to be a nickname?
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  • FutureMrs.SteenFutureMrs.Steen
    I went to HS with an Abby (not Abigail). I don't think it's weird. It's a cute name.
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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    I think it would be nice to give her the formal name so that if she chooses later in life she can use it--maybe she'll think it sounds more professional, etc. You can certainly still call her Abby.
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  • P&E2009P&E2009 member

    I see nothing wrong with using a nickname if that's all you want your baby to be called anyway. Abby is cute and is a real name.

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  • smrbridesmrbride
    Not weird at all!  My niece's name is Abbey.  The family gave them crap about the "e" in it, but I think it's very cute. 
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  • Harms80Harms80 member
    I love that name and I think it's perfectly fine to name a child w/ a nn.  Abigail would have been at the top of my list but my co-irker named his dog Abby and ruined it for me....
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    Apparently, it's not weird for people to name their kids a lot of things, but for me, yes, I do think it's weird for someone's proper name to be a nickname.  For one, it robs them of options.  
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  • naflmjnaflmj member

    One of my good friends is Abbey, not Abigal, never thought about it.

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  • cassianddavidcassianddavid

    Not weird at all. Abby is a cute name!

    My name is Cassi, not Cassandra. NBD. I also have a little neighbor boy named Jake, not Jacob. People do assume that my whole name is Cassandra and at first I assumed my neighbor's full name was Jacob but it's completely up to you. If you don't like Abigail and you just like Abby, then you are under no obligation to use Abigail!

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  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member

    If you are only going to call her Abby, I would name her Abby.

    This is coming from a full-name-Elly, which is apparently a nn to most people ;) 

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  • soon2Bmrspowersoon2Bmrspower
    imageP&E2009:

    I see nothing wrong with using a nickname if that's all you want your baby to be called anyway. Abby is cute and is a real name.

    I agree!

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  • newportbride715newportbride715 member

    My Great Great Grandmother's name was Abby. She had 8 sons. lol.

    I'm the type that prefers longer names w/ a nickname, so I'd vote Abigail.

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  • ajkgajkg
    My DD was almost Abby.  I didn't want to use Abigail either, so it was just going to be Abby.  I think it's totally acceptable.
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  • TelycoTelyco
    I'm pretty sure we are going to name DD Cate, not Catherine or anything else...but for some reason I think of Cate as a better stand alone name than Abby. While it is a very cute name...we wanted something that an attorney or high powered business woman could use...just as easily as a SAHM. So I would probably use Abigail.
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  • marzinelli17marzinelli17
    Abby is way cuter than Abigail
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  • MoestenMoesten

    imageOctoberCAPA:
    I think it would be nice to give her the formal name so that if she chooses later in life she can use it--maybe she'll think it sounds more professional, etc. You can certainly still call her Abby.

    This exactly. 

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  • hopefulmomhopefulmom member

    I really like the name Abby but would suggest giving options as well so would go with Abigail.  She will be forever asked if her full name is Abigail once she is an adult (and before).  My parents named me Sue...that's it...no Susan, Suzanna, etc...just Sue and I hated it.  I am ALWAYS telling people it is NOT a nickname for Susan.  Two places I've worked have made me nametags (funny...both doctor's offices) and they had Susan on them.

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  • jstone03jstone03 member

    imageOctoberCAPA:
    I think it would be nice to give her the formal name so that if she chooses later in life she can use it--maybe she'll think it sounds more professional, etc. You can certainly still call her Abby.
    This.

     

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  • hols_21hols_21

    I know a girl who is Abby not Abigail...it is very pretty!

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  • hereandthere119hereandthere119 member

    imageOctoberCAPA:
    I think it would be nice to give her the formal name so that if she chooses later in life she can use it--maybe she'll think it sounds more professional, etc. You can certainly still call her Abby.

    This.  Why not give your child more options rather than fewer?  

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  • JEB2077JEB2077
    Thanks for all your opinions!  Now I can think about both sides.  I really do appreciate it. 
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  • renafaithrenafaith member
    I'm a huge fan of naming a child what you will call them. Cuts down on legal and medical confusion.
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  • JLKinnearJLKinnear member
    I don't think it's weird for a full name to be a nickname. It's nms, but if that's all you;re going to call her is Abby, then why not.

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