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Elizabeth, opinions please.

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emmyloulou · 30/09/2010 21:42

I will be using it anyway, just trying to gauge opinion, as many mums now, or women younger than me pull their faces as if it were the most horrific name on earth.

Yet all the older people I tell seem to love it, am I giving her a name which will result in funny faces from her peers?

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AmazingBouncingFerret · 01/10/2010 18:02

Excellent name choice! Grin
DD is an Elizabeth. So much nickname potential, my favourite right now is Lizzy bizzy bumble bee and also a good long name for when she is about to grab something she shouldnt and you can exclaim "ELIZABETH!" Just doesnt have the same effect on DS's name which is only one syllable!

MentalFloss · 01/10/2010 17:56

You can't go wrong with such a classic name. It is a strong yet feminine name. Tbh in some ways I prefer Elizabeth to any of the shortenings.

ZeroZeroOne · 01/10/2010 17:53

i am one. i love it. like the shortenings too. one finger typing apols

DilysPrice · 01/10/2010 17:52

Great, and gives you endless choices to shorten it, whilst still leaving DD free to use the full thing when she's Her Majesty's Ambassador to Khazakstan.

rachxx · 01/10/2010 17:47

Its my middle name and I hate it. Im so glad it wasn't my 1st name- my mums mum was called Elizabeth, so thst why it was chose.

pinkgrasshopper · 01/10/2010 15:55

I love it! We currently have Elisabeth at the top of our list- the spelling is a variant from my husband's Scandanavian routes. I'm a little concerned that DD (if indeed baby is a D) will have to spend life explaining, 'it's Elizabeth, but with an 's'', but then DH has to do a similar thing with his name and he likes it apparently!

coraltoes · 01/10/2010 13:45

oooh just added this to my shortlist! thanks!

GeorginaWorsley · 01/10/2010 12:33

My DD3 is Elizabeth and we always use the full name.
Love it,classic,suits any age from toddler to teen to adult.
Not overly popular or tied to a certain year/decade.

purlcity · 01/10/2010 09:20

I love it!

It is my middle name and I think it is a timeless classic.

We gave DD2 'Elisabetta' as a middle name (my husband is Italian and we have gone for Italian names) but I actually prefer Elizabeth as a name.

nannylocal · 30/09/2010 22:19

I love it and it has so many good nicknames if you/she want to shorten it when she's older.

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emmyloulou · 30/09/2010 22:07

Yes I will go with the full name and see what happens.

I did that with my boys and it's worked, they haven't had their names shortened, either by friends, family or school.

So we will be going with Elizabeth and see what she goes with when she is older.

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skidoodly · 30/09/2010 22:05

Elizabeth is always in. It's just never trendy, because it's a classic.

Go with the full name. Beth is nice, but with so many choices you could just see what developed and what she grew into. Maybe she'd always just be an Elizabeth?

ja9 · 30/09/2010 22:05

I don't love it sorry. But appreciate that it is a classic. I love all the shortened versions associated with it however.

I teach in a primary school and in our infant department there are 2 elizabeths, so not hugely uncommon... not enough to warrant funny looks!

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emmyloulou · 30/09/2010 22:02

Yes I love the "full" name as it stands, I think it's a classic. There are so, so many shortenings out there too which I quite like.

So many possibilities, I think if it were to start being shorterned my fav at the mo is Beth, but we'll see none of my other children (boys) have shortened their names yet.

But I think that's the explanation behind the funny looks I get from some other mums at the moment as it's not an "in" name, I guess.

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skidoodly · 30/09/2010 22:02

Beautiful name, total classic.

My DN is called this and everybody loves it.

DH vetoed it because although he thinks it's a great name, he hates ALL the short versions and was sure one of them would end up being used.

Ragwort · 30/09/2010 22:00

Agree - I love it Smile - I also love the classic names.

Haliborange · 30/09/2010 21:58

Lovely. Classic and beautiful.

I liked Beth for DD1, but in laws are German and can't pronounce 'th' so that wasn't happening!

FunnysInTheGarden · 30/09/2010 21:51

and Libby, love that as a short version

FerminaUrbinoDaza · 30/09/2010 21:50

Quattrocento - there's a form of Elizabeth to suit every body type Wink

CharlotteLER · 30/09/2010 21:49

Elizabeth is lovely! So it may not be 'hip' but its a classic. And lots of shortenings to choose from.

FunnysInTheGarden · 30/09/2010 21:49

Love it. Would have used it for hypothetical DD! Snap Jojay only I am prob 20 years your senior! Shortened to Beth

HollyGoHeavily · 30/09/2010 21:48

Elizabeth is a lovely name and has loads of pretty potential nicknames - Lizzie, Beth, Betty, Lisbet etc etc. But then I am a sucker for the classics :)

MrsJohnDeere · 30/09/2010 21:48

Love it. Would have used it if I'd had a daughter.

piscesmoon · 30/09/2010 21:48

Lovely and will never date. It has the advantage of lots of short forms and they can choose their own when older.

BuntyPenfold · 30/09/2010 21:48

I know a one year old, it is also my daughter's name, but she is 30 now. I know she likes her name.
I love it of course.

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