Thoughts on Gabriella?

Kendalight · February 2012

With the nickname Ari? (I can't stand Gabby, Brie, and not too keen on Ella.)

Will likely be spelled with one L, Gabriela. (It's a legit spelling variant btw.)

saham07 · February 2012

It is ok IMO, not one of my favorite names.........how do you get the nn Ari out of it?

DawnJM25 · February 2012

Like Gabriella, but I don't love Ari. Brielle or elle?

rebeccaparis · February 2012

I like it, but there is a good chance people are going to automatically call her those nicknames you don't like, especially Gabby.

Reilly626 · February 2012

Go with Arianna for that nickname, otherwise it will be Gabby.

hurricanelydiaa · February 2012

I like the name Gabriella, but I think the nickname Ari is a bit of a stretch.

ADub09 · February 2012

I like Gabriella but I don't see how Ari will be the nick name, plus you will always be having to explain it to everyone.

alohamora · February 2012

I really like Gabriela, but I don't understand where you're getting Ari. If you can't stand Gabby, Brie, or Ella, I'd probably take the name off the list.

magsugar13 · February 2012

Love Gabriella

My niece goes by her full name.....no nn's and she is going to be 17....no one calls her Gabby or anything else...so you can use the name and not get stuck with a nn.

I also know one who uses ria as a nn

meiiisia · February 2012

Just go with the full name with no nn. Its beautiful!

CiderWench · February 2012

I prefer Gabrielle, but Gabriella is very pretty.

You can call your kid whatever you want, but I don't see how the nickname Ari is at all related to Gabrielle. Sorry.

Yellow415 · February 2012

My little sister is Gabrielle and as much as we disliked "Gabby" its now the only name she'll go by. She refuses to write her full name on anything. NN are not really your choice, thats why theyre called nn.

sugarpumpkin716 · February 2012

i don't love it with one l but oh well. i think the name is beautiful but i get turned off because of GAB. it annoys me. i don't get the nickname ari either but it's way better than gabby!

mchafin · February 2012

That was my top choice, and we were going to call her Ella. I already had two people tell me they would just call her Gabby, so we decided to drop Gabriella and just stick with Ella. I think it's a beautiful name, but be prepared for some people to call her whatever nn they wish!

SweetBaby2004 · February 2012

I love Gabriella but am not sure how you get Ari out of it.

DD#1 is Arianna (pronounced "Are-ee-ah-na") and we called her Ari til she was 4 and she decided that she wanted to be called Anna instead (pronounced "Ah-na").

karen_loy · February 2012

fitzpemberley:
I really like Gabriela, but I don't understand where you're getting Ari. If you can't stand Gabby, Brie, or Ella, I'd probably take the name off the list.

Yes

FrecklesInside · February 2012

NNs are NNs - they don't have to perfectly match the given name, that's why they are called a NN. I like Ari.

Mac221 · February 2012

I love Gabriela but I don't see Ari out of that at all.

jengelz · February 2012

FrecklesInside:
NNs are NNs - they don't have to perfectly match the given name, that's why they are called a NN. I like Ari.

This! My nn that my family uses for me to this day has absolutely nothing to do with my real name. But like other people have said, if you aren't prepared for other people to call your daughter all different variations of Gabriella, then I would move on and choose another name, because all of those other nicknames will most likely happen whether you like it or not.

kristeno90 · February 2012

My sister's name is Gabrielle. My mom never let anyone call her by a nickname but as soon as she went to school the other kids started to call her Gabby and her friends still do to this day. Just a thought that if you hate the nicknames you may not want to use the name. Ari is a good nickname from the name Arianna though.

groovygirl858 · February 2012

Gabriella is very pretty and I think Ari works as a NN for Gabriella.

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