Hi everyone!
I love the name Abigail, and have been trying to get myself to come around on the inevitable Abbie.
Do you prefer the spelling of Abbie or Abby or Abbey?
Is Abbie really that inevitable? Is it a constant nickname for Abigail? (E.g. Christopher > Chris, Jessica > Jess, Madison > Madi)
And what vibes does Abbie give off, and what vibes do Abby and Abbey give off?
Thank you! 
Out of the two, I prefer [name_u]Abby[/name_u], although my favourite is [name_u]Abbey[/name_u]! They donāt have different vibes to me, except [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] maybe feels a little more youthful and [name_u]Abby[/name_u] more classic.
Thank you!
I quite like [name_u]Abbey[/name_u], so edited post to include it.
The Abigails I know all go by [name_u]Abby[/name_u] (and I know one [name_u]Abi[/name_u] !!)
I do think [name_u]Abby[/name_u] is kind of an inevitable nn, but my favorite is Abbey!! If not [name_u]Abbey[/name_u], I like [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] just do be a little different 
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] fits your style so well!!
I know girls named [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] whose nicknames are spelt [name_u]Abby[/name_u] (which I do find most intuitive) and [name_u]Abi[/name_u]!
I really like [name_u]Abbey[/name_u]. It reminds me of, well, nunnery abbeys! I like the history and gravitasse of it. Feels extra musical (which I attribute wholly to The Sound of Music). 
As for the inevitability of [name_u]Abby[/name_u] (any spelling) as a nicknameā¦ it all depends on what the wearer of the name prefers as well as the people she meets. Were I close with an [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], Iād definitely call her [name_u]Abby[/name_u] as a pet name, unless she outrightly said she didnāt like that nicknameāor any nickname. 
I have to agree with @winterlyricalfox: [name_u]Abby[/name_u] feels like itās inevitable as Iāve met plenty of Abigails in my life and all of them went by [name_u]Abi[/name_u]. There were about 5 in my year alone at school and I knew more outside of school too; it got to the point of calling all the Abis and Abbies by their last names only to clarify 
Would it appeal to you more by shortening the spelling to [name_u]Abi[/name_u] which (to me) feels more intuitive as itās only the first three letters in [name_u]Abi[/name_u]gail?
I love the spelling [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] best; I think probably because that was how the first person I met with the name spelt her name. Iām not as keen on [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] as it feels more like a place and reminds me of old church buildings and ruins (eg Westminster Abbey).
In terms of vibes: I donāt get different vibes from different spellings; to me an Abbie/Abi/Abby/etc is a wise and friendly person regardless of spelling. [name_u]Abby[/name_u] gives me slight gutsier/braver energy but thatās 100% based on the character in [name_f]Santa[/name_f] [name_f]Clarita[/name_f] Diet.
I know four adult Abigails whom I see weekly. Two are [name_u]Abby[/name_u], one is [name_u]Abbie[/name_u], and one [name_u]Abbey[/name_u]. The nickname seems inevitable to me!
Personally, I prefer the simplicity of [name_u]Abby[/name_u], but I like [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] too. I hadnāt seen [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] on a person before (just the building 
) but itās growing on me.
Iāve known one [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] āAbiā and one [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] who Iāve never heard nicknamed, but Iām not close to her so perhaps she is in closer circles.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_u]Abby[/name_u] ~ [name_u]Abi[/name_u] looks tooā¦contemporary? maybe? and [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] whilst cool seems too many letters for me. It makes me think of the First [name_f]Lady[/name_f] in The [name_u]West[/name_u] [name_m]Wing[/name_m] and I think was chosen for her because her Catholicism is a big theme in the show, so it feels overtly religious somehow.
[name_u]Abby[/name_u] is balanced, sunny, timeless and charming imho 
I donāt think [name_u]Abby[/name_u] is inevitable. But to be fair, the only [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] Iāve encountered was the fictional [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_m]Hobbs[/name_m] in [name_m]Hannibal[/name_m].
I canāt decide whether I prefer the [name_u]Abby[/name_u] or [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] spelling. [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] does feel strange and unintuitive to me.
I think [name_u]Abby[/name_u] is almost a given with the name [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. Iāve never met an [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] that wasnāt [name_u]Abby[/name_u] (or some spelling).
Iām actually find with all of the spellings, but [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] is my favorite. [name_u]Abby[/name_u] feels contemporary and slightly juvenile (but not in a bad way), [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] feels sleek and friendly, and [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] feels mature and jovial.
iād consider abby pretty much inevitable unfortunately. i reckon an adult abigail could maintain abigail, but only if she made it to adulthood without becoming abby. abby is the spelling i like best !! abbie feels a little too sweet(?), abbey too wordy (i live near an abbey which is always just called āthe abbeyā, so hear the word very frequently, enough to be unable to see it as a name), and abi just a bit wrong. abby feels like a lovely middle ground!!
I prefer Abby!!
Abigail is such a sweet name! I really like it in full. Abby/Abbie is cute, of course; itās just so common. Abigail in full actually still feels fresh and distinct, imo, because itās always shortened to Abby.
I think Abbie is the cutest spelling, but I believe most people default to Abby ā at least, they do where Iām from.
Yes, I do think so. I have only known one Abigail who specifically preferred not to be called āAbbyā, and she had to say so to everyone. Of course, no one had a problem calling her Abigail when she said thatās what she preferred, but the fact that she had to explain that points to the fact that Abby is generally just assumed. Personally, I think itās worth it, if thatās what you prefer.
Abbie & Abby give off the same vibes ā friendly, playful, and smart. 
Abbey, for me, is just a word. I never can see it as an alternate spelling of Abby/Abbie. I only think of an abbey. ā¦ But that could just be me. 
Personally, I prefer [name_u]Abbie[/name_u]! It feels very fun and playful.
[name_u]Abby[/name_u] is my favourite spelling 
Honestly [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] is lovely!
Iām an [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] nn [name_u]Abi[/name_u]! I always get compliments on my spelling and it feels much more unique than the others
[name_u]Abby[/name_u] sweet and simple
Most of the Abigails Iāve know have become [name_u]Abby[/name_u] tbh - and even Iāve found myself calling Abigails Abbyā¦
I donāt think itās inevitable, but itās extremely likely that she may eventually go by [name_u]Abby[/name_u]. I had an [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] in my class in elementary school who always went by the full name. Also, there was a elementary-school student at my previous job who went by the Spanish pronunciation of [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. This was in a small town in Midwest USA that was not a heavily Hispanic area. But all the staff & kids always called her by her full name, with the Spanish pronunciation, and never by [name_u]Abby[/name_u]. So I donāt think itās inevitable, itās more an unknown about whether she would choose to go by [name_u]Abby[/name_u] or not. Iāve known many Abbys & Abbies, though most the Abbies Iāve known were not actually Abigails. I guess I see [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] as the standalone spelling & [name_u]Abby[/name_u] as the nickname, but thatās just based on the Abby/Abbies that Iāve known.
I grew up with a handful of Abbieās and one [name_f]Abbe[/name_f], as well as a few Abiās whose full name was [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. I do think itāll be inevitable unless [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] prefers to be just [name_f]Abigail[/name_f].
All of them I knew were great people, kind and caring, as well as being really sweet. So thatās what I imagine!