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

Gabriella is lovely.

Frankly, if your family are calling a beautiful 3 month old "Gobby Gabby" they will ruin any name for you because they are being dicks. I bet this isn't the only dickish stuff they do to you.

I went to school with a gross grace so if people are so inclined (children!) can think of a horrid nickname. Gabriella is a lovely name, your family are being dicks.

What are the worst offenders names? Play them at their own game.

Just tell them to stop. They sound ghastly and, frankly, more than a bit rough. And given that no tiny baby can possibly be 'gobby', it's not as though they can even claim that a talkative child is liable to be called that - it's actually fairly unpleasant.

I would challenge them on it every time, and I wouldn't dream of changing her name unless it has really soured on you. It's a lovely, underused name, and 'Gobby Gabby' isn't honestly something that would occur to any normal person. Do they stand around on the street roaring at one another, Eastenders-style ('You wind yer fuckin' neck in, Gobbeh Gabbay, or I'll 'ave you laughing on the other side of your face!') or something?

I know two adult Gabriellas, both Italian/Italian descent, and one uses the full name, the other Gabi. Both are talkative, strong people, and I have never in my life heard anyone call either 'Gobby Gabby'.

Go non-contact until they can behave themselves. Twats. Gabriella is one of my favourite names.

Ha, great minds think alike Lestat!

I've a few more for you....

Jizface John/Jeremy/James
Diahrorrea Diana
Idiot Isabel

Give us the initials and we will come up with some beauties!

You need to start getting snippy with them. Nip it in the bud now. My family hate my dd name but its tough shit they dont get to choose her name. I put a stop to any shit nicknames straightaway.

If your not keep on gabby, i would encourage ella or just be very stern about them using her proper name.

I asked this on another thread about changing a name but the OP declined to answer.

What part of name changing is easier than just setting them straight?

'Ooo how's gobby gabby today?' - 'her name is Gabriella, can you please stop calling her gobby' - 'ah yeah a bit insensitive, sorry about that'

OR

'Oo how's gobby gabby today?' - 'actually she is called grace now' - 'WTF'

Hi my best friends daughter is a Gabriella and even though she really is Gobby no one has ever called her that. I also went to school with a Gabrielle and no one ever called her that NN.

I think your family are just being a bit weird. I've never heard this name ever shortened to Gobby. Do they know any other Gabriella's?

It's a lovely name and will stand you in good stead when she is older.

Oh please don't change it. It's such a beautiful name - it's my daughters middle name. I feel like if you change it to Grace then they will have won. Have you actually told them how upset it is making you feel and that you are seriously contemplating changing it because of their behaviour? I'd be tempted to start calling them by unpleasant nicknames and see how they like it. Can you tell us their names and we can come up with some suitable suggestions? In all honesty though, when Gabriella is old enough she can tell them where to go!

Gabrielle is a beautiful name, I'd never have thought of that NN and I doubt the majority of people will either! don't change it. Do your family know how much you dislike it and that you are considering changing it? I hope they feel thoroughly ashamed of themselves if they do!

I would stick with it.
It is a lovely name. Attractive, unusual, impressive, I prefer it to Grace.

I don't mean Gabriella is a horrid name by the way. It's not. It's really pretty (prettier than Grace)

Tbh I'd just start calling my family silly/offensive nn, so Mick the Dick, Daniel the Spaniel etc and refuse to drop it until they agree the same

Bloody hell that's a horrid thing to call a baby. Incidentally it is the same nn my son and his friends give to their disliked headteacher whose surname is Gabby.

I'd stick with Gabriella. She can put them straight when she's old enough. Honestly, every name has the potential of some sort of nickname.

Don't change it because of some idiots you know.

Hear hear!

That's not a nickname.
If you change it to Grace it'll prob become 'grumpy Grace' or 'grouchy Grace' when she cries if they are that way inclined.

If someone wants to twist a name into an insult then they will.

For example Grace - butt face

You can't legislate for dick heads. What you can do is raise your daughter to hold her head high, give a withering look, and ignore the idiots. Gabriella is a beautiful name. Don't change it because of some idiots you know.

I love the name Gabriella, it's a beautiful name, you're family are arseholes

Gabriella is a beautiful name. Ignore your family, they are being dicks.

Alternatively you could tell us some of their names to see what we can come up with for them.

Your family are being really insensitive and cruel. Please ignore them. Gabriella is an absolutely beautiful name! Please don't be put off by the name because of your family, have you told them to stop and how it makes you feel? X

Aw how mean of them to call a new baby that!

Gabriella is a lovely name and I wouldn't change it, definitely have words with the people calling her Gobby Gabby.