To sign "Gabbie", you will fingerspell the name letter by letter. Start with a "G" handshape, transition into an "A", and then form a "B" handshape. Since there is a double "B", slide or slightly bounce the "B" handshape, then follow with an "I" and finish with an "E" handshape.
Fingerspell G-A-B-B-I-E, then sign 'my', and finish with the sign for 'sister'.
Sign 'yesterday', 'I', 'saw', and then fingerspell the name G-A-B-B-I-E.
Sign 'tell', fingerspell G-A-B-B-I-E, and then sign 'text me'.
Fingerspell G-A-B-B-I-E, then sign 'my', and finish with the sign for 'sister'.
Sign 'yesterday', 'I', 'saw', and then fingerspell the name G-A-B-B-I-E.
Sign 'tell', fingerspell G-A-B-B-I-E, and then sign 'text me'.
To indicate a double letter in ASL fingerspelling, you can either slide the handshape slightly outward away from your body, or give it a small, quick bounce.
Yes, unless she has a specific name sign given to her by a Deaf person. Until a name sign is established, proper names are always fingerspelled.
No, you should avoid mouthing the individual letters (G-A-B-B-I-E). Instead, you can naturally mouth the whole word "Gabbie" as you fingerspell it.
