Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm usually not one of these "it's a nickname, use the full name" people, but Abby really strikes me as a nickname. there are some "nicknames" that can go either way (e.g. Jack) but I don't think Abby is one of them. Do you not like Abigail?
OP here. Abigail is just OK. I just feel like we'll end up calling her Abby from day one and that will be her "name" from here on out. I currently go by my nickname and have since the day I was born. I often wish my parents would have just named me my nickname.
But does your nickname sound like a nickname? I have a friend whose parents named her Jenny, not Jennifer. She hates it. On formal documents (resumes, legal documents-- she is a lawyer), she thinks it looks silly to have Jenny A. Smith. Again, I think some "nicknames" have morphed into full names so this is not really a concern.