Do you like the name Gabriella?

[SunshineWard]

I'm not a lover of Gabbie, but I don't mind it. I'd probably try and use Gabriella, but in reality, she'd probably get 'Gabs'

We are really struggling with a name!

My niece is Gabriella and her nickname is G or Gigi - never has been Gaby, Gabs or similar.

I love the name, it's utterly beautiful!

Yes it's beautiful

It's a lovely name! Just hate Gaby as a potential nickname

I think it's nicer if you are Italian and have an Italian surname to go with it.

Love it, and like a pp the only one I know goes by Gigi.

Rafaella is sort of in the same ballpark, if you're looking for inspiration.

I had a friend named Gabriella at school, her parents insisted on calling her the full name but everyone else called her Gabby, which I really disliked. If I named a DD Gabriella I would use the nickname Ella instead.

I know a Gabriella who goes by Gabby and Gabs. She talks so much that people call her Gabby Gabby

Emmanuelle is a similar feel of name?

I like it, and I think it's made the crossover culturally to not need an Italian surname/heritage.

Here, they'd get Gabri as a nickname rather than Gabby or Gabs.

I like Raffaella very much too. (they would get Raffa)

I like Gabriela and Gaby!

I love Gabriella! Is there a shorter version you would be happy with? Then you could say 'we don't call her Gabby we call her GiGi' for example...which by the way,I love too!

I have a Gabrielle and although I didn't want it shortened, she gets Gaby from her friends but it has grown on me and now I like Gaby

Gabriella is lovely, Gabby/Gabs is awful.

I like it. I quite like Gabby and Gabs. But the Gabriella we know well is called Ella

I think it's a lovely name.

Nope, not keen.

I find it a bit fussy, to be honest.

I do like it, but was coming on to say I find it a little on the fussy side. I prefer Gabrielle.

I don't mind it but I don't love it. I would use Ella as a shortened form. Or even Bree?

I think it's beautiful.

I also think the short form should be spelt Gaby, because (1) the long form doesn't have 2 Bs in it and (2) when I see Gabby written down I think "scabby". But I don't think it when I just hear it spoken. Gaby with one B makes me think of some quite cool, cosmopolitan European girl/woman because I have known a few like that!

Ella would also make quite a nice short form but you'd have to be prepared for people assuming her real name was Ella!

I like it a lot, I think Gabby is fine too. I think Gabrielle is better as to be picky Gabriella is a bit frilly with the 'a' at the end.

I like it. Also really like Ella so would shorten it that way.

It is a pretty name but the Gabrielle and Gabriellas I know get called Gabby or Gabs which I don't like.