Nicknames for elisabet - would isabel be far fetched? What else?

[Threebooks]

dd1 is called elisabet (dutch heritage). Would it be odd or fine to nickname her isabel? Living in an English speaking country, we were daft to go with the European spelling of Elisabet and are constantly running into problems in terms of how people pronounce and spell her name.
What other nicknames would work?

[SoupDragon]

I think Isabel is daft as a nickname. It's a full proper name.

Ellie, Lizzie, Izzy, Betty...

[PotteringAlong]

Isabel is a different name. You can't pick a nickname, that's just choosing to call her something different. Nicknames should evolve!

[dementedpixie]

Does she need a specific nickname? My sister is Elizabeth and that's what I call her. Others call her Liz. My mum is Elizabeth too but is always called Elsie.

[gymboywalton]

can you not just bung an h on the end?
call her lizzie? beth? liza? betty? betsy? bess?

[stoppingbywoods]

Beth or Lilliput is one I've encountered! And lilibet. And lily, which is a real derivation, as is Isabel

[ashesandfire]

Isabel is a derivative of Elizabeth right? So I see where you're coming from but as Isabel is a name in its own right I don't think it really works as a nn. Also a lot of people wouldn't know that Isabel is derivative of Elizabeth so I think it would just cause confusion. I'd stick to Lizzy or Izzy

[celtictoast]

I think Isabel would be fine, as it's derived from Elisabeth. Or how about Lisa?

[TheWildRumpyPumpus]

I know a Lisbet, and was at school with a Lil.

[CatsAreLikeChocolates]

Yes, as pp have said Isabel is a name in its own right so I don't think it would work as a nn. Lots of lovely nn would work though. How about...

Betsi
Beth
Betty
Lily
Ellie
Lissie
Elle
Lizzie
Lil

I have a friend called Eliza whose parents have always called her "Little E". Very sweet.

[Bubbletree4]

I think Liz would be better as it's more obvious.

[DandyDan]

Lissa or Libby.
Little E is a cute name too.

[hawkmcqueen]

I give you Lissy x

[Mrsmorton]

This nickname thing is odd. Nicknames evolve! Each member of my immediate family call me something different. Either a derivative of my real name or just a name they wanted to call me. I love it! They then introduce me to their friends as the nn they call me so I may be "full name" (brother and his friends), first two initials (mum and her friend), shortened name (grandparents and their friends), unrelated nickname (father and only father!).

To prescribe a nickname before your child even recognises their own name is just odd and to give them a nn which is an actual name, just pointless.

Elizabeth is a super name because it has so many nicknames! as is william for a boy. Perfect.

[Drquin]

Not "far-fetched", just a little contrived in the sense that you're actively thinking of a nickname. I'll be honest and say I'm not sure why folk stress over DC name AND then stress over a nickname.

You've picked a lovely name (ok, I get the bit about European spelling / pronunciation etc), what's so wrong with just using that? And then a nickname or diminutive may naturally fall into place.

(this is all coming from someone who has a name which can technically be shortened I suppose, but no-one except kids who can't quite pronounce it yet shortens it, and only two or three friends use a high-school nick-name which has stuck.)

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Lilibet. Betsy.

[fastdaytears]

Your daughter's name is beautiful

[ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight]

What's wrong with elisabet? It's lovely. Don't call her Isabel instead
Nicknames have been listed already on this thread but don't avoid calling her by her full name - you must have liked it when you chose it!

[helentheheron]

Elisabet is lovely. Eliza or Elsie would seem most natural "English sounding" nns to me.

[Sophronia]

Elisa, Elise or Betsy?

[Haffdonga]

Isabel is just a different name altogether, not a diminutive or a nickname.
Call her Isabel if you want but not because it's in any way a nickname. I'd stick to Elisabet (it's lovely) and chose an abbreviation of it that you like (Lissa, Bet?) if you want one.

You'll find it far more complicated explaining to everyone No, it's Isabel, short for Elsiabet. No, Elisa BET. Yes, IsaBEL than you would It's Betty. Short for Elisabet.

[Mclaren37]

I actually love Elisabet, and it allows you to use the nn Betty, which is just soo cute & cool for a little girl!
But if you want to provide her with a more 'formal' nickname, for use at school etc, then how about Elisa? (with a soft s and a short i). I absolutely LOVE this name, it was short listed for our DS. Could also be spelt Elissa. It has a lovely sophisticated and European feel to it - and it's a genuine / non-contrived shortening of Elisabet.
Going back to Isabel, you could certainly
make it work if you started calling her this early enough in her life - but I agree that it's a bit of a stretch and could get very confusing at school when they see her name written down as Elisabet and you're telling everyone it's Isabel. They really are quite different names.

[Mclaren37]

As others have said - also Elise (beautiful) or Eliza? As well as the lovely Elisa option.
...and Elsa or Betty if you want something vintage and fun.
Elisabet is a name that offers up so many gorgeous short-forms, it would be a shame to change it completely to Isabel.

[FishWithABicycle]

Elizabeth and Isabel are both names that evolved from Jezabel but most people would think it really odd to use a different real name as a nickname. You could just about get away with Izzy if you don't like to use Lizzy.