Page 7 | To change my name from Elizabeth

Swiftie1878 · 19/06/2025 08:52

Princess Consuela Bananahammock.

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awkwardasfuck · 19/06/2025 08:52

stample · 19/06/2025 05:42

There re so many variations of Elizabeth that I’ve known…
Liz
Lizzie/ Lizzy
Liza
Lisa
Betty
Beth
Lily
Lilybet
Lilybeth
Eliza
Libby
Izzi/ Izzy
Etta
Zaza
Bea

Zaza!! I'm tempted 😅

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HatsOffToThePigeons · 19/06/2025 08:51

awkwardasfuck · 18/06/2025 23:56

God I just hate it. It sounds like lizard. It's a Christian name meaning "loved by god" and I'm a staunch atheist. It was the Queens name and I'm firmly anti royal. It was my maternal grandmothers name and she was abusive to my mum, who, in turn, has passed that trauma and abuse onto me to the point where we are no contact. Ive always been called Lisa but I don't like that much either.

I've been going by Lis, pronounced "Liss" but what can I move to? Urgh.

Why not just go for Liss as your whole first name? I did similar with my "long name" and deed polled it as the short version. It's been 10 years now. Very happy I did. When people (very occasionally) ask if I'm Charlotte* I can confidently say no, I'm not. People I meet can't just assume they can call it me anymore because that's not my name.
*Not my actual former name
You need to find the name that "clicks" with you and if that's Liss, go for it!

RedBeech · 19/06/2025 08:51

If you want a name linked to your original name, at least Elizabeth has loads of options - probably more than any other name: Ellie, Elle, Elsa, Elsie, Eliza, Lisa, Lisa, Liss, Liz, Lizzie/Lizzy, Beth, Betty, Bettie, Betsy, Bess, Bessie, Bette, Elspeth, Ella, Libby.

But why not change to a completely different name you really love? A name that you associate with strength and happiness. A name you always wanted. I noticed some years ago that a vast number of truly happy and successful people in life change their given name. It's a way of taking ownership of who you are and how you want to live.

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awkwardasfuck · 19/06/2025 08:51

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 19/06/2025 08:33

I like Liss!

If you want to keep that try Alice, Melissa, Calista

Any name with a liss in?

I love Calista! Mediterranean

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awkwardasfuck · 19/06/2025 08:50

TiagoOne · 19/06/2025 08:34

Felicity? Works with the shortened name.

That's a good idea and means "happiness" <3

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Antigonestoyspade · 19/06/2025 08:49

Reminds me of the old nursery rhyme:

Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird’s nest;
They found a bird’s nest with five eggs in;
They all took one, and left four in.

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AnotherEmily · 19/06/2025 08:49

Elizabeth is a lovely name and IMO not obviously religious or royal, I associate it with Lizzie Bennett. Liss or Liza are lovely. What about Fliss?

It is irrelevant what we think as you associate it with your grandmother and for that reason alone it is understandable that you would like a fresh start. So YANBU!

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awkwardasfuck · 19/06/2025 08:49

Menobaby79 · 19/06/2025 08:40

I really like the name. It was my beloved Grandma's name and there's so many names you can shorten it to. You can have Liz, Lizzy, Betsy, Beth, Eliza? I prefer it to my boring as hell name, Emma. Thanks Mum! I was going to be Claire but then they decided on Emma. 5 Emmas' in my class at school so that was fun. 🙄

Oh no!!! Bit like Sarah ... beautiful name but guaranteed to sound like a spice girl

Where's emma? Emma B, emma P or Emma K? 😅

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PlasticAcrobat · 19/06/2025 08:47

I'd never made the association with 'lizard' but now that it is there, I love it; you should lean into it and introduce yourself as Lizard.

The connections with god and royalty seem pretty marginal to me. Never knew about the god-related meaning, and anyway half the names in the world have something gody in their past.

Liz Bennet from Pride and Prejudice comes to mind, a brilliant association. And there are so many other short forms that you are spoilt for choice.

TLDR: Stick with Elizabeth and use a form that you like (not Beth, though, that soppy paragon from Little Women).

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awkwardasfuck · 19/06/2025 08:47

Thank you all for the votes of confidence 🙏🏼 and some good suggestions as well - I hadn't voiced it to anyone IRL

Libby is nice! And different. My favorite diminutive of Elizabeth is "Orse" - I used to find that hilarious as a kid.

I think I will take some time to look for something that sits right with me, maybe something that honors my cultural heritage which is also something that was off limits at home growing up as well - something we were supposed to feel ashamed of.

I've done a lot of work with a therapist so maybe it's down to that, suddenly wanting to jettison something I've always found stifling

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Menobaby79 · 19/06/2025 08:40

I really like the name. It was my beloved Grandma's name and there's so many names you can shorten it to. You can have Liz, Lizzy, Betsy, Beth, Eliza? I prefer it to my boring as hell name, Emma. Thanks Mum! I was going to be Claire but then they decided on Emma. 5 Emmas' in my class at school so that was fun. 🙄

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 19/06/2025 08:40

You can change it to anything you want - or just call yourself a short form like Tess, Elsa, Ella, Bethan, Liza. Libby or Bee that are quite far removed from the original name.

Koazy · 19/06/2025 08:39

Ebbie? Libby?

WaltzingWaters · 19/06/2025 08:38

I’ve never heard Elizabeth and thought Lizard. It’s a lovely name. But also, a good thing about it is there are so many alternatives that can be used as nicknames.

Purplecatshopaholic · 19/06/2025 08:36

I know a few Beth’s, and a Libby. Nice names. I have never made the lizard connection, but a friend has a lizard called Dave if you want to go the reptile route… Seriously, I am sorry you have had a rough time, maybe now is the time to completely reinvent/change your name to something that really reflects who you are. Enjoy choosing. I personally love Nova (Latin for new).

Lonelydave · 19/06/2025 08:35

in the style of a great comic, Bob.......

EmeraldShamrock000 · 19/06/2025 08:35

Eliza, Eli, lizzy, izzy.

TiagoOne · 19/06/2025 08:34

Felicity? Works with the shortened name.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 19/06/2025 08:33

I like Liss!

If you want to keep that try Alice, Melissa, Calista

Any name with a liss in?

Justkeepingplatesspinning · 19/06/2025 08:29

I understand what you mean about needing to like your name.
Do you have a middle name that you could go by instead?

dudsville · 19/06/2025 08:22

Your rationale sounds like a very good basis for a name change, and in your shoes, I would go all out - really give a name you love, have a celebratory meal, and spend a day getting all your cards, emails, etc., changed!

SarfLondonLad · 19/06/2025 08:18

awkwardasfuck · 18/06/2025 23:56

God I just hate it. It sounds like lizard. It's a Christian name meaning "loved by god" and I'm a staunch atheist. It was the Queens name and I'm firmly anti royal. It was my maternal grandmothers name and she was abusive to my mum, who, in turn, has passed that trauma and abuse onto me to the point where we are no contact. Ive always been called Lisa but I don't like that much either.

I've been going by Lis, pronounced "Liss" but what can I move to? Urgh.

Given that our DD is Elizabeth and is quite happy with it, YABU.

On the other hand I hate my name and have never used it. Never bothered with a formal name change, however.

Call yourself what you like OP.

Katemax82 · 19/06/2025 08:04

My daughter is Elizabeth and I nicknamed her grizzy lizzy as a baby. Now I call her griz for short (only sometimes for a laugh)

IsItADream · 19/06/2025 05:50

Are you wanting suggestions for a new name or a nickname derived from Elizabeth? I know an Elisabeth who goes by ISA (pronounced Eeza - as in the last part of Louisa.

Isobel, Isabella, etc. are variants of Elizabeth.

Etta (from the Italian form Elisabetta)

Elise