Female Andi?!

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

Makes me of the actress from 4 weddings and a funeral.
Perfectly fine name though.

I quite like it.

Horrible. It's a middle aged bloke's name.

Any particular reason to spell it just with an I? Not Andie?

If you're not sure, you could use Andrea and then the kid can decide if they forever want to go through the "yes I'm a woman" or own it.

I had a friend at primary school called Andrea who was known as Andi until her teens when she reverted back to her full name. I'd go with that, personally.

Not on it,s own no. Andrea is much nicer.

My Daughter is Andie, she's 5 and I absolutely love it on her. Named her after the cheerleader from Goonies.

Well didn't name her 'after' .... was inspired by should i say

Ooh I love it

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

I like it.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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.

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).