How would you spell the shortening of.......

[McDreamy]

Abigail? Abi? Abbie? Abby?

[MrsMattie]

I'd go for Abi

[HeadFairy]

I think it can be all of them but I would use Abi personally.

[DebiNewberry]

Abi prob, but I think you can do it whichever way you chose, really?

[BooBooChicken]

abbie personally but abi makes more sense

[Sickofbloodyswineflu]

Abi.

I know someone who spells her full name Abigail but 'shortens' it to Abbey.

[MrsWeasley]

I know 2 Abigails and they use Abbie and Abby.

HTH

[CarGirl]

if there full name is Abigail, then go for Abi if it's a name to be used in its own right then I'd pick Abbie.

[McDreamy]

Hmmm ok, I use Abi but it occurred to me during a visit to Toysrus that most things that have children's names on (mugs pencils etc, my older 2 love all that crap ) spell it Abbie and I wondered if I'd been spelling it wrong IYSWIM.

All totally superficial in the grand scheme of things I know

[Sickofbloodyswineflu]

My name is Melanie, as a child I was forever disappointed that I couldnt get stickers/mugs/pencils with my name on

I wanted to be Melissa - loads of stickers with that one!!

[maggievirgo]

I think Abbie looks prettier. Abi is more logical, but it looks incomplete.

Melanie is a lovely name. It's one everybody overlooks just because it's associated with another generation.

[McDreamy]

That's what I was thinking SoBSF!!!!

[notsoteenagemum]

Although Abi is more logical I think it looks like txt spk spelling so pefer Abby or Abbie

[McDreamy]

I am thinking of using Abbie - agree it looks nicer and she is mostly called Abbie not Abigail.

[CarGirl]

my Abigail gets Abigail/Abi & Bob (!) as a pretty even split!

[magbags]

The Abigail I know uses Abbie.

[piscesmoon]

I much prefer Abby.