I think she could get away with not being called "Gabby" (a nickname I hate), if you started calling her by a different nickname("Ellie, or "Bree"), from the very beginning.
Combos
Gabrielle Hope
Gabrielle Elizabeth
Gabrielle Faith
Gabrielle Michaela
But as she has grown, her smile has widened with a touch of fear and her glance has taken on depth. Now she is aware of some of the losses you incur by being here -- the extraordinary rent you have to pay as you stay.
Annie Dillard