Andy for a girl

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WDYT of the name Andy? It's been my favourite name for a while and I wasn't sure what other people thought of it.

Also what coud it be short for? I'm not keen on Andrea or Andra (sorry). I love Andromeda, but not sure if that's too much for a child.

Save it until you have a boy

hmmm... she might not thank you for a boy name unless is a nickname... i quite like andrea pronounced andray-a

Not keen unless it is a nickname and I wouldnt personally saddle a child with a name like andromeda unless I owned a 1000 acre estate in Hampshire or a character from a jilly cooper novel. What don't you like about Andrea? I like it if pronounced an-dray-a

This is more popular that you realise! There are two in DDs class, in a school of 170! one spelt Andy, the other, Andi.

Personally don't like it - reminds me of Andy McDowell (sp) which reminds me of the early 90s. I do like the odd boy's name for a girl - Elliot for example. But - big but - I wouldn't saddle my daughter with it and have her feeling awkward every time a new register was taken etc.

I don't like it sorry. Nt keen on masculine type names for girls.

I know an Andy Jane, nn AJ. I like it. It's cool.

I know a man called Andy whose daughter is called...Andy. Do you think he wanted a boy ?

If you don't mind constantly having to correct people that mistake her for a boy, or that she will carry on!!

Sorry, im not keen either. But if you like masculine type names for a girl, how about Peta?

I'ts never occurred to me but I think it's cute

specially if she had Andromeda for a Long Name. Do it! Do it!

I know an Andreana (and-ree-arna), shortened to Andy

What about Adrienne shorted to Andy?

Oh gosh please no.

Culturally it's totally ingrained as a male name. She will encounter problems with this if it is her given name, that's guaranteed - so really unfair to do that to her. It'd be like calling her John or Dave.

However, nothing wrong with using it as a nickname but I'd really go with the trad feminine spelling of Andie (like the actress etc) so someone seeing it on paper will not assume she is male.

Andromeda is a great name.

Reminds me of Dawson's Creek=good. The character was v annoying though. But my dd has a name that was popularised by a tv character so I can't complain...I have one of the female names based on the male name 'John' and always hated that it wasn't a nicer meaning or more feminine.

Pandora nn Andy?

My cousin Andrea has always gone by Andi. Think if it's a feminine spelling you're fine!

Andromeda, Adriana, Antonia, Annette, Pandora and Andrea are all girls' names that could be shortened to Andie. I think Andie is cute for a girl, but only as a nickname.

I've met an Andie, short for Alexandra.

(I do think Andromeda is a wonderful name, but a tad hard to live with, even if your surname is Malfoy or Tonks).

Anyone know what Andie McDowells real name is? Or is she just Andie?

Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell is her real name.

Andi is better for a girl.

I like it, but would choose a more formal name like Andrea and use Andy/Andi as a nn, hope this helps! x

Fine as nn if you can find a name you like to shorten from.

Lots of girl nn are boy names - Freddy, Alex, Frankie...

My niece is called Andie. It's cute and she is a very girly girl.

You could just go for Anne/Anna with Andy as a nn?