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I definately prefer it as a NN, Allie.

I prefer Allie or Ally.
I think it's too nicknamey.
Well, I don't like any names with the nickname Ally, but some are:

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Alaina
Alanna
Alejandra
Alessandra
Aletha
Alexa
Alexandra
Alexandria
Alexandrie
Alexandrina
Alexandrine
Alexia
Alexis
Alice
Alicia
Alina
Alyssa
Allison
Allegra
Alma

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This message was edited 10/19/2006, 2:21 PM

I like these spellings:
Allie [best]
Ali
Ally
Alli

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Any others I really don't like. I think if you spell it Ally or Allie then it works for a first name alone. I used to think Allie was only from the name Allison but here's others I know:

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Alexandra
Alexis
Alyse

I like Ally the best, but only as a nn.

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Here are some fns that could use the nn "Ally" (asterisk signifies favorites.)

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Allison*
Alexandra
Alice
Alyssa*
Alexis

I don't really care for it as a NN, so I'm definitely not a fan as a full name. It's too cutesy.

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If I had to pick a spelling, I'd say either Ally or Allie, but never Allye, which just looks like a typo, not Alley, which has unsavory connotations.

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For possible names, I suggest running a search with *all*
I'd copy/paste the results, but it always drops the second asterisk.

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I prefer the spelling Ally. I suppose it could stand alone, but it would be better as a nickname for something. DLB had a fair-sized list.

I like Alison nn Ally...and I hate it when people let such nn-y names stand alone. I prefer classic full names to any nn, but I am not against using the nn, just throwing out the full name all together

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~~Kris~~

I can't stand Ally. It's so boring, and it's definitely not a full name IMO.
Even as a NN though, it's far too cutesy and over done.

I like either Ally or Allie, either way is fine. I don't really like it on it's own, but I love it as a nickname for Allison or Alison.

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Just a dream, just an ordinary dream...
as I wake in bed...
and the boy, that boy, that ordinary boy
or was it all in my head?
Did he ask if I would come along?
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door
I saw that boy looking there with a deal.

The Ally and Alley spellings bother me because they are words. Allie is the 'best' imo, but I only like it as a nn, and even then it's not a favorite at all.

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I actually like Ally but none of the full names that it's a NN for. I think it could stand alone.

Cute on a boy

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Love Alasdair nn Ali (ally)

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http://kevan.org/johari?name=Bex_boo

I like the spellings Allie & Ally. It doesn't stand on its own too well, though. A little too cutesy for my taste. I really like it as a NN for Alexandra, Alexandria, & Allison.

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Jennifer Nicole

Loving the Names:
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant William, Jude Hamilton

I dislike them all. Can't help but find Allie (I prefer the spelling to the others) utterly boring, even as a mere NN, and I think it would be too cutesy to stand on its own.

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However, I do like these names that could have the NN Allie:

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Alessandra
Alice
Aliena
Alissa
Alessa
Alessia
Alejandra
Alicia
Alondra
Alexandra
Alcyone
Alecto
Alcippe
Alethea
Allegra
Allegria