Nickname or actual name?

Srondeau2172 · May 2015

So I am naming my little girl Andee Marie after my grandfather Andy. I really love the name for a girl, but I am nervous she will hate it when she is older. I thought about Andrea (even though I'm not a fan of the name Andrea) and then nicknaming her Andee and she can decide which to use when she is older. My fiancé was named Chad John so they could call him CJ but CJ never stuck and he hates being called Chad. So that makes me hesitate on using it as a nickname. I would love to know what others would do in this type of situation. Thank you!

Elysia21 · May 2015

I personally love Andee! Go with your gut

I doubt she will hate it! I find a plain Jane name like Andrea much less appealing. You are on the right track! Ive never met an Andee nor saw it used before in fact.

Go for it!!

myspecialkid · May 2015

I'm different, I don't like it. I would name her Andrea and have Andee as a nickname.

Just curious was your grandfather named Andy or Andrew?

kbiala · May 2015

I think Andee is super cute for a girl. I don't think it needs to be a nickname.

chelseajeanene · May 2015

Andee is super cute for a girl

shelbydd · May 2015

I like Andee. I'm not a huge fan of preplanned nick names, though. If you're planning on calling her that, just name her that.

lemondroplife · May 2015

Go with the name you love, but I do like the idea of the kid having options later, but if you don't like the name Andrea then don't use it.

awells189 · May 2015

I like Andee. I'm Abby, not Abigail, so I personally am all for nicknames as a first name. Like PP, if you plan on calling them that why not name them that?

Sematti · May 2015

My vote is to give her a more formal name and call her Andee. Just so she has the options if she wants them.

MMCCTT · May 2015

Love love love it! Like the other ladies have said, go with your gut

blondehairblueeyeditalianbaby · May 2015

My cousin is Anderson (mom's maiden name) and they call her Ande. It is very cute. I agree though that if you don't like a name don't use it just for the nickname.

melco19 · May 2015

I would give her a formal first name and use Andee as a nickname. Then the choice is there for resumes, job interviews, etc if she chooses

sherbear82 · May 2015

What about Andee as a nickname for something like Adrianna?

myspecialkid · May 2015

sherbear82 said:
What about Andee as a nickname for something like Adrianna?

Love this, you're a genius! I know I'm not the OP, but I would take Adrianna or Andrea. Plus with Andrea it still might be pronounced wrong. I'm not good with phonetic spelling so I hope everyone knows what I mean by that, lol.

eah325 · May 2015

myspecialkid said:

sherbear82 said:
What about Andee as a nickname for something like Adrianna?
Love this, you're a genius! I know I'm not the OP, but I would take Adrianna or Andrea. Plus with Andrea it still might be pronounced wrong. I'm not good with phonetic spelling so I hope everyone knows what I mean by that, lol.

I know what you're saying AN-dree-uh versus an-DRAY-uh, right?

I like Adrianna better but don't see how the nickname Andee comes from that. Andrea makes me sense to me as the root of the nickname.

I'm not a fan of naming your kid something knowing you're going to call them something else. I think you should name them what you intend to name them.

That said, my brother is named Andrew but went by Andy growing up. He now hates being called that and wants to be called Andrew. It's very hard to adjust to that when you've called someone one thing for 30 years. The same thing happened with my cousin Melissa (used to be called Missy).

We're going with a name that is the name-- no nicknames or shortened names so as to avoid this issue in the future.

rachelkawesome · May 2015

I love Andee. And I think it's a "serious" enough name to be on a resume or whatever. It worked for Andie MacDowell! (Just looked her up and Andie is her nickname AND professional name. Real first name is Rosalie!)

sarahlinde · May 2015

I think Andee is adorable!

lemondroplife · May 2015

eah325 said:

myspecialkid said:

sherbear82 said:
What about Andee as a nickname for something like Adrianna?
Love this, you're a genius! I know I'm not the OP, but I would take Adrianna or Andrea. Plus with Andrea it still might be pronounced wrong. I'm not good with phonetic spelling so I hope everyone knows what I mean by that, lol.
I know what you're saying AN-dree-uh versus an-DRAY-uh, right?

I like Adrianna better but don't see how the nickname Andee comes from that. Andrea makes me sense to me as the root of the nickname.

I'm not a fan of naming your kid something knowing you're going to call them something else. I think you should name them what you intend to name them.

That said, my brother is named Andrew but went by Andy growing up. He now hates being called that and wants to be called Andrew. It's very hard to adjust to that when you've called someone one thing for 30 years. The same thing happened with my cousin Melissa (used to be called Missy).

We're going with a name that is the name-- no nicknames or shortened names so as to avoid this issue in the future.

My daughter's name is Adrianna, her nickname is Adri, but my dad started out calling her Addy, which isn't far off from Andee. I am a little biased but still love the name Adrianna...most people spell it Adriana.

PrincessPiper · May 2015

If you love Andee Marie, go for it.

Growingapepper · May 2015

I looove Andee for a girl, it's adorable! I hate the concept of nicknames. I grew up correcting people who tried to call me anything other than my name. I think it's silly to give a child a name that you have no intention of using. Just name them what you want to call them. Andee is definitely cute.

shellyyelnats · May 2015

I'm Shelly - not Michelle & I'm constantly questioned if Shelly is my "real name" we are naming our little one Adalynn, but already call her Addy. It just depends on your personal preferences!

thefuturemrsdaniel · May 2015

I like Andee for a girl. We loved Benji but didn't hate Benjamin so we are naming him Benjamin but calling him Benji. It's already causing problems with my MIL who I could rant about later who refuses to call him Benji haha so I would name her Andee

jmacd22 · May 2015

I like Andrea for a formal name and Andee for the nickname

aleecats · May 2015

I love Andee for a girl, and coming from a family that literally picked all our names based on the nickname they wanted to give us if you do end up using a more "formal" (I don't believe Andee isn't formal) name, be prepared for her to not like and chose a different nickname. I grew up being called Alex, I HATED it, and ended up demanding to be called Alee. My parents really hate that nickname and refuse to call me Alee even though everyone else does but for the most part my parents and siblings call me by my brothers pet name for me (Lally since he couldn't speak well when I was born).

Sorry for the tangent just sharing experience, everyone in my family ended up changing their nickname along the way, so if your dead set on calling her Andee make it her name. It's a beautiful name with lots of meaning, and I've known a ton of female Andee's, Andi's, and Andy's!

sweetpeasmom315 · May 2015

I personally love Andee for a girl. I had found the name and suggested it to my sister before I found out I was pregnant and now it's 1 of 3 names they're deciding between and I hope it wins!

theglitteredpterodactyl · May 2015

My parents named me Corinna just so they could call me Cori, and I've always hated that nickname. I have a million others I go by, and I love my actual name well enough, but being called Cori just rubs my nerves raw. That being said, if baby of a girl we're naming her Sigourney and I can't frickin wait to call her Ziggy ;-) So you run the risk of them not loving their nickname, but I always loved having a long name that has a lot of nickname potential. As in most areas with patenting, though, go with your gut.

ETA holy typos, batman! -.-

cjstats87 · May 2015

From experience of a dad who's name is a nick name...he HATES it! No matter what situation when he says his name is Ricky, they say ok Richard...he has to say no just Ricky, please call me Rick.

jen83mn · May 2015

I love Andee! I have a gal friend who is named Andi and always thought that was cool

If we have a little girl, we plan to name her Jourdan after my grandpa's last name. It's definitely a more common boy's name, but is still used as a girl name and I just love it! My full name is Jennifer but I've gone by Jennie since I was a baby ... I love that my parents spelled my name differently. Sure, I usually have to correct everyone on the spelling, but I love that the spelling is more unique than the standard Jenny. If you don't like the name Andrea, I wouldn't choose that as a name. Go with your gut! I think Andee is adorable

Heathermoumen · May 2015

You should just use Andee if you don't like Andrea. Or if you are that worried about it try to find another name Andee could be short for that you love. I wouldn't worry about "options" later - aren't you going to give her a middle name? And if she truly hates it that much (which I highly doubt) she can legally change it when she's an adult and it's all on her and not driving you crazy

AndieTessie · May 2015

That's my name!!!! I am officially Andrea, but always go by Andie. Personally I would just go with Andee, Andrea was always mispronounced growing up and I really dislike being called that. I always put Andie on resumes and formal paperwork and never had a problem. If she doesn't like it she could always go by Dee too. Good choice!

itsasapphire · May 2015

@cjstats87 my dad is the same way. His name is Johnny and everyone tries to call him John, he politely corrects them every time. It's just not his name. And my bff is Peggy, not Margaret, just Peggy, she has battled with corrections and explanations too. But she loves her name.

I still like the idea of naming the baby whatever you want them to be called. However, an at home nick name is not always what a person goes by in the big world. For example, my daughters name is Rachel and a lot of times I say Rach, but I don't think anyone else will continue to call her that. We specifically chose Rachel because it doesn't have any associated nick names. Now, we're bouncing around Rebecca if this one is a girl but I hate all the nick names with Rebecca.

I love the sound of Andee for a girl and as a full name. For some reason though, I don't like the double e's. A y would be too masculine and an i is too cutesy, one e would imply AHN-DAY and just no. Maybe Andie or Andey. Either way she is going to be spelling her name in every phone conversation or medical document, but nowadays there are sooo many variations of every name it's pretty normal to have to spell out your name. Even my traditional Rebecca will have to explain she's not Rebekah.

Name your baby what you want her to be called, what you want to hear when someone asks you about her.

wassuphoes · May 2015

I would go with a formal name and use the nickname, so she has options later in life. I feel like Andee is a very juvenile name. Or a chocolate mint.

etayislove · May 2015

I think Andee is cute as a nickname, but as a full name to me it falls short. Not only are people going to be confused on gender for anything professional, medical and personal, she's also going to be asked constantly if its short for anything.

I am one of those people that is 100% called by my nickname and love that my full name is unique and can stick out in a stack full of resumes. I don't mind my nickname at all, but it is nice to be known formally as my full.

We are also naming our little guy Quinten and I fully expect myself and others to call him Quinn.

Willow1400 · May 2015

We are calling the baby Penny but naming her Penelope so she has options when she is older. But Andee stands up well on its own too!

beansideirae · May 2015

my parents named me one thing intending to call me something else, the nickname didn't take and I HATE the long version. I say name your baby what you're actually planning to call her.

mrstzouganos · May 2015

Love the name Andee, very cute!!! We are naming our baby a formal name and then calling him a nickname, mainly because my husband is Greek and there are certain things that are not acceptable with his family. So I believe that it completely depends on what you want to name your baby and that's all that matters!! Follow your heart!!

cchaney8214 · June 2015

I just like Andee.

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