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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?  [/quote]

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.  [/quote]

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.[/quote]

DH is in this situation too--nickname on the birth certificate. It's pretty maddening; people just assume his real name must be the long form (to the point that we've had important paperwork that's had to be completely redone after some well-intentioned person figured he'd just neglected to write his full name). Consequently, our kids have full names even though we never use them. Silly, maybe, but we get asked regularly if their nicknames are short for [full name.] Yes, yes they are![/quote]

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