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[Opinions] Shelby/Abigail
My niece already has a daughter named Abigail (nicknamed Abby). Personally, I think Shelby would be a great name for her new sister(if it's a girl). They both seem to flow so well together. Anyway, I was jsut wondering what people out there think of Shelby.P.S.- checkout my other post a few posts south.
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I love Shelby. I used to dislike it because it's cutesy and trendy, but now I know two ~11 year old girls named Shelby (one is in my class) and they've made me feel differently about it. It's still cutesy and trendy lol, but I don't mind any more. I probably wouldn't use it on my own initiative, but if S suggested it I wouldn't say no.I don't like Abigail so it's hard for me to think of things that go with it, but I don't see anything wrong with Abigail and Shelby as siblings.

This message was edited 7/24/2008, 6:27 AM

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Abigail is nice, but I really dislike Shelby. It's surnamey and unfeminine, and don't see why it flows so well with Abigail.
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Shelby, I'm not fond of.
Abigail is a strong, beautiful name. Miriam? Dorothy?Brigit? Susan, or perhaps Suzanne?
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I like the idea of pairing Shelby with Abigail. Its not very popular and it beats pairing a trendy Abigail with a Hannah or Sophia by a mile. So go for it.
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I think Shelby is sweet, but I'm not sure I like it with Abby. I generally dislike repeating sounds in sibsets (shel-BEE and AB-ee), but then again that's just my personal tastes.
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I like Shelby. It's cute and not very common. And, yes, I do think it works well with Abigail.
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I think Shelby is really cutesy and annoying. I really dislike the sound and I can't really compare it to historical feminine Abigail.
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I agree about Shelby, but I also despise Abigail. One of the reasons I hate Abigail is that it sounds UNfeminine to me.But it is indeed historical, and from that point of view it does really clash with Shelby.
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TrittoI agree with Janan.However, Abigail has recently become more and more popular. I'm getting sick of it. Though I'd choose it over Shelby, I am not particularly fond of either name.
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DittoI despise the name Shelby, and I can't picture it on anyone but an obnoxious little girl. I'd feel gypped if I were named Shelby and my sister something so lovely as Abigail.
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I agree
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