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Female Andi?!

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Tcha1 · 22/05/2020 21:41

Can I call a baby girl Andi or is this setting them up to fail?!?

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LondonTowers · 23/05/2020 13:53

Andi is ok as a nn, say for Alexandra.

ShellsandSand · 23/05/2020 13:21

@Spirali No it's just the two. More than enough for me. Always wanted a little boy but happy with my girls, and their names Grin

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Tcha1 · 23/05/2020 13:10

@ShellsandSand I've got to know your other daughters name now!!

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Spirali · 23/05/2020 12:50

@ShellsandSand haha yeeey! You have great taste in names Grin Do you have anymore kids other than those two?

BeMorePacific · 23/05/2020 12:17

I know an Andi and it really suits her. I love it!
Her full name is Andrea though, so I think if I were to use it I’d go for the full name on her birth certificate x

OnABeachSomewhere · 23/05/2020 12:14

I don't much like it as a stand-alone name TBH, but it's fine as a nickname. Amanda, Amandine, Cassandra or Alexandra would work.

I like Annie, Abi (Abigail) and Angie (Angela, Angelina) as alternatives.

123Dancewithme · 23/05/2020 11:47

I know an Alexandra who shortens it to Andie

Iwantacookie · 23/05/2020 11:38

I know a 10 year old Andi not short for anything.
I personally prefer Addi or Addison but each to their own.

june2007 · 23/05/2020 11:16

Yeh I knew a Vicki who had to keep reminding people her name wasn,t Victoria,

CoffeeBeansGalore · 23/05/2020 11:14

Andie Macdowell (the Four Weddings Actress) uses her nickname. Her full name is Rosalie Anderson MacDowell. (missing point of thread . . . . 😁)

Love Andie as a nn, but personally would give the child a "full" name which they could use as they got older if they preferred. Living with an actual name which can be a shortened version of another can be a pita (think an actual Vikki, who everyone assumes is Victoria).

endofthelinefinally · 23/05/2020 11:02

I think it is kinder to give the child a normal name, then use an appropriate shortened version or nickname if you wish.
They have to live with it.
Andrea is a lovely name. Andi is a pretty shortened version.

june2007 · 23/05/2020 10:57

Andi Oliver is an Andrea, it,s her nickname.

Ijustreallywantacat · 23/05/2020 10:56

Sure why not! I am a defender of nn as actual names, as I have one myself!

ShellsandSand · 23/05/2020 10:56

Ahh @spirali saw you loved my eldest Daughters name on another thread and now my youngest. You're the best Grin

squashyhat · 23/05/2020 10:53

Currently watching Saturday Kitchen with chef Andi Oliver. Why not?

Spirali · 23/05/2020 10:42

I love it as a stand alone name! I have done since I was a teen and saw ‘how to lose a guy in 10 days’ Smile

finallychangedmyusername · 23/05/2020 08:13

Andi would work as a nickname for Alexandra too (although I prefer Andra as it's that bit softer).

doughnutmuffin · 23/05/2020 07:54

I worked with a girl called Andrea and went by Andi, although she was bloody gorgeous and it made her seem effortlessly cool

peanutsandcream · 23/05/2020 07:49

I know an Andi. Always assumed her actual name is Andrea. I like Andi but don't think I would like it as my name because it is traditionally a boys name. I would prefer Andrea and Andi as a nn.

BabyDancer · 23/05/2020 07:34

I knew an Andi but her actual name was Andrea on the birth certificate. I wouldn't give someone a nickname as their full name.

BackforGood · 22/05/2020 23:16

I know an adult Andi, who spends her whole life having to say

"No, Andi with an i instead of the y"
"Yes I am a woman"
"Oh, haven't you?" to the common "I've never head of Andi being for a woman before"
etc
etc
etc

The suggestion above of Andrea - giving her an option to use as a teen or an adult - even if you refer to her as 'Andi' when she is little, seems a good compromise.

Stickyjack · 22/05/2020 23:12

I think it's more used as a girl's name in America than the UK, but will probably get better known here.

Hopefulmidwife · 22/05/2020 23:01

I like it. Reminds me of kate hudsons character in how to lose a guy in 10 days.

inwood · 22/05/2020 22:58

I like it.

Blursula · 22/05/2020 22:58

Ooh I like it. Reminds me of Dawson’s Creek

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