Andy for a girl

[NobleAndMostAncient]

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.

STop nabbing boys' names for girls. It's not big or clever.

I think Andie sounds quite feminine actually, and I don't know many little Andrews these days.

I'd use a full name though and use Andie as a nickname.

Yes it does leave those of us with a boy a bit short of options if everything can be unisex - the less confusion the better imo.

And it's really hard to choose boys' names. There are far fewer nice ones.

You can have andy though, it's hideous for a boy so would never use it anyway!

I like Andy for a boy. And I know a couple of Andrews.

I think since Andie McDowell it has become more common for girls. Also agree that there aren't many little Andrews around these days, so there shouldn't be much confusion.

I teach a 12-year-old Andrea who goes by Andie - it's on the register as Andie. It's cute but it's her choice - I think it needs to be a nickname really.

Reminds me of the girl in the Goonies, but I like it, there's also a model called Ben grimes which I think is quite cool.

My sister is an Andrea, she was always known as Andy as a child but changed the spelling to Andi when she was older.

Nobleandmostancient are you justified too?

Going against just about everyone on this page, I think you should do it.

Do it, use it as a first name. For heavens sake it's not like you're calling a boy Shirley in this day and age.
How many girls are called Andy anyway as a nickname?

As for her constantly being mistaken for a boy, sure that can happen until they meet her but surely that happens now for anyone called Chris or Jamie/Jaime, Frances/Francis and a whole bunch of other names in common usage.

I have one of those sorts of names that like the above has a specific male and female spelling, yet people often use the incorrect spelling or assume I'm a bloke until they meet me. I've never been in a situation yet where it's been or any consequence other than someone saying "Oh, I was expecting a boy, silly me!". Actually, it can often prove an excellent ice breaker at job/uni/etc interviews or other social situations!

My daughter also has the joy of having the middle name of Elliot and frankly DP and I love it! I know this sounds a bit weird, but you know what sort of person your DD is going to be best and it's your decision.
Personally, I like your choice!

If it helps, when I was looking for names, I thought something that people can spell that isn't to widely used, that you like, is a winner.

Actually MarniesMummy makes a good point. A lot of names are unisex nowadays:

Alex
Sam
Chris
Charlie
Morgan

and I don't think any of these have any problems being mistaken once people get to know them .

I like it spelt Andie but would give her one of the lovely suggestions above as her full name/name on paper just to give her the option herself as a teen/adult ya know... Love Adrianna myself

Rachel most of those names are nicknames and very few will be their name on the birth certificate except maybe Morgan.

Boys' names are becoming unisex but girls' names are not.

I haven't yet met a boy called Rachel, Annabel or Sue.

Why is that? Why is it ok to give girls boys' names but not the other way around?

It's insulting for a boy to have a girly name but it's cool and strong for a girl to have a laddish name.

Big Daddy = Shirley Crabtree!!

Been guffawing at that for over a quarter of a century now! Pants! I'm showing my age.

Bruffin, it seems to be quite trendy at the moment to name girls things like Maggie and they are not Magarets on their birth certificates.

I don't like Andy for a boy or a girl.

Andrew is OK for a boy, and I would say the female equivalent(sp?) is Andrea.

I don't like any name where the gender is in any doubt! So I'm not keen on Sam for a girl so would never choose Samantha.

I like it, we considered Andrea for DD2 as DP's middle name is Andrew. I also have a cousin Andrea who goes by Andie and her dad is Andrew, her mum is Anne!

I know an Andrina, that could be shortened?

Andi in Pretty in Pink. Very cool!

I have a grand daughter who is ten now, her name is Finlay and I have never met anyone who doesn?t like it, although her name constantly appears on the boy?s register at school. I also have a 2 yr old grand daughter whose name is Isla and people constantly call her Izla,, their dad?s name is Andy and I thought it would have been lovely to call the second one Andi

No one's going to tell you they don't like it.

I have never met someone and told them I didn't like their child's name and no one has done it to me.

I like Andie with that spelling.

I really like Andy for a girl, but, like you, I don't like Andrea very much. We considered Miranda for our baby girl with Andi as a nickname.

"No one's going to tell you they don't like it."

No, not after a child is born, that would be rude. But the OP is asking for opinions ahead of her dd being born. And a lot of mumsnetters have very strong opinions indeed about how much they hate/love a proposed name .

I think Andie is cute for a girl and think that Andie MacDowell has made the name much more commonplace for girls.

Lots of my girlfriends are called Sam (Samantha), Sandy (Sandra) and Alex (Alexandra), all of which can be used for men. I therefore wouldn't worry about people mistaking her for a man .

I think Andie is a little more feminine than Andy, but I like the sound of the name.