I've gone off my 3 month old's name... Help!

When this happened to us with DD4 I simply said that if they didn't stop using the NN then they would NEVER see us again - they stopped immediately and have never referred to her by said NN again :D

I can't believe your family are calling a little baby such vulgar nicknames. Gobby and Gobs are really not commonplace shortenings. Just... why?

Your family are creating a name for your daughter which other people will catch onto which isn't nice.
It's one thing for it to come from a school playground but your own family, fuck that.
I was called a stupid name by my uncle which then followed on to my university mates calling it me. Fortunately it's not that bad, but gobby gabriella is awful! Tell them to piss right off!

They are calling a 3mo "gobby"

Fuck me!

The name is beautiful, your family are fuckwits.

Such a beautiful elegant name. Tell No Mark he's jealous because his name is so dull.

Gabriella is stunning. Don't you dare change it because of a bunch of bullies! That's what they are. It's not normal behaviour. Do as Lestat suggests and ca them all rude names until they get the picture eg Nob Head Nick, Bitchy Brenda, Fucking Awful Dave, etc

It's a beautiful name. Maggot-dick Mark can do one.

Gabriella is a stunning name - it's on my shortlist (although actually so is Grace!).

Family/Mark are being knobs, you could find a rhyming insult for any name.

Lead by example. Be strong now and put a stop to the namecalling. That's how your daughter will learn to stand up for herself. (OK she's a bit young now but you'll be an expert by the time she is). Good luck.

Skid mark definitely wins
And Gabriella is a beautiful name, don't change it

Suggest to them that they are being offensive. I know a couple of Gabrielles, one is Gabby and the other is Gabrielle. Never heard either get called Gobby or Gobs or Gabs.
It's the child's name, and a very pretty one at that. Your daughter does not deserve to be bullied by these dickheads.

That is a lovely elegant name. Don't change - there are loads of graces its verging on dull. Also grace is tough to carry off if you are large - we know ahem a few graces who are not.

They sound horrid - you could make up daft cruel nicknames about any name.

Another who loves Gabriella. DD had a friend called Gabriella at primary school and her name was never shortened. (There was a Lottie with nicknames Grotty, Snotty and Potty though).

Love the idea of Skid Mark!!

Gabriella is beautiful name. Sorry but they are a bit wierd saying that, no? Stick with the name you chose. I have never heard of Gobby Gabby... they would probably just say Racy Gracie.... or Gobby Gracie.... who knows!

I love Gabriella.

I know one who goes by Gabby and one who goes by Bella. Both lovely nicknames.

Tell them to shut up with the Gobby thing. That's just rude. She's only 3 months old, for goodness sake.

Sorry didn't rtft, how about singing Sarky Marky went to the parky, rolled in shit coz it was darky! Then every time he calls dd NN say "pooooooohhh" holding your nose before singing it to dd like a nursery rhyme feel free to edit swear word as appropriate bound to wind him up and give him complex about his personal hygiene at the same time!

My niece is Gabriella (stunning name by the way!) and her nickname is GG - my sister never liked Gabby or general variations so she was GG from day 1 and 9 years later not one person calls her Gaby.

Tell your family they're utter arseholes.

I know 3 Gabriella's

1 is known as Gabi
1 is known as Gabs
the last is always called Ella

I would never have considered Gobby Gabby or Gobs for a Gabriella.

Its a lovely name BtW (imo nicer than Grace)

I'm a teacher and I've never heard my colleagues refer to a child by a horrible nickname, nor have I ever heard the nickname Gobby Gabby!

There are a dozen Graces where I teach - nice name, but very common at the moment. Stick with Gabriella and tell your family they're rude and a bit weird.

I'm with lesta I'd take great delight in making crude nicknames for them eg Cunty Colin, looks like Farage Marge... And I'd roll them out each and every time they called DD any name you don't like, list their names and I'm sure us mumsnet massive can sort out a few names

Dammit Bobbie beat me to it - Skid Mark was my first thought 😄 💩

I agree with the PPs, Gabriella is beautiful and nobody is going to leap to Gobby, they're just being cruel. You can make any name sound bad by doing that!

at Skid Mark!

I've never heard of Gobby as a nickname for Gabriella. I went to school with a Gabrielle and she only got Gabby. Your family of twats would come up with a stupid nickname for any name, I'm sure. If you call her Grace they'll make sure and make a point about "what if she isn't Graceful?"

Gabriella is one of those coveted unusual, pretty names that suit both child and adult,

Haha Bobbie, skid mark is great!