I like the name Abigail but I do NOT like Abby. Do you think my daughter will be called that?

Question

My husband and I would refer to her as Abigail but we don't want others calling her Abby. Do you think we should go with another name?

Answer 1

Yes, if u don't like the name Abby, dont name her Abigail =D

Answer 2

My daughter's name is Abigail. Since she's chubby, my husband calls her Flabigail; because she fusses, I call her Crabigail. My stepson calls her Abzilla (again, she's a big, big baby).

But EVERYONE calls her Abby.

What a child is called by others is usually the same as what the parents call the child (when the child is younger), or what the child likes to be called (when the child is older). Case in point: My stepson's name is Jacob. This is what his parents call him. He prefers, though, to be called Jake. This is what I call him.

The short of it: Go ahead and call the baby Abigail. Tell others that you prefer the full name and not Abby. Call the child by her full name constantly. 30 years from now she may say, "Hi, I'm Abigail so-and-so." Or she may have decided at age 11 that she likes Abby better, and will go by that nickname forever. What the child likes is more influential than what other people like.

Answer 3

Ultimatley it will be up to her whether she chooses a nickname. While she is young, you can always correct people who call her Abby, but when she gets in school, teachers ask the child if they prefer a nickname, so once she gets into school all your efforts to not call her Abby may go out the window. As to whether or not you should pick a different name, it really depends on why you hate Abby; if it is because it reminds you of someone you don't like, just remember that the person your child is will completley take over any negative feeling you have attached to that name.

Answer 4

You are right some will probably try to call her Abbie, but just say, "it's Abigail." That should settle it. It's a wonderful Bible name - Abigail was a wise woman.

Priscilla is another good Bible name, but they might call her Prissie.

Joy to you.

Answer 5

More than likely she will be called Abby, because thats short for Abigail. Some might call her Abby just because they know she doesn't like it on purpose. I like the name Abigail.

Answer 6

I would say that if you do not want others to call your child Abby, you should not name her Abigail because everyone like shortcuts and if there is a shorter name to acknowledge Abigail by, they most likely will call her that name, which in this case, will be Abby.

Answer 7

Nobody will call her Abby if that's not what you want! Again I relay this story for all the people that assume a name will be shortened by someone no matter what you want....

My cousin's name is Richard. He has never been called anything at all besides Richard. His mother told his teachers when he started school that his name was Richard - not Rich or Rick, etc. Not one family member, teacher, friend or boss (he's now 26) has EVER called him anything but Richard. He actually doesn't even respond if he hears the name name Rich, because that's not his name - it doesn't matter that it's "part" of his name....

If you make it clear from the get go that you won't allow her to be called Abby, she won't be.

Answer 8

That will depend, mostly, on your daughter. If she tells people who call her Abby that she prefers to be called Abigail, most people will do so (not counting those who want to annoy her). If she is excepting of the name Abby and makes no attempt to correct it, then Abby will be her name.

Answer 9

yes your daughter may end up liking Abby better than Abigail and soon you guys and her other relatives will be the only ones calling her Abigail. Find a name where you like both the full name and the nickname cause ya never know when she might like the one that you don't like better.

Answer 10

Well, if you don't want that, then I would go for another name. She may not like the name Abigail, so she'll probably call herself Abby.

I agree with you, I despise the name Abby.