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Thoughts on Elizabeth

28 replies

Happykitten · 25/09/2012 15:40

Hi, struggling to pick out girls names as we have a very short surname and it def rules out any 'colour' names such as Ruby, Scarlett etc. I really like the name Elizabeth-it was my grandmothers name (very inspirational lady). Husband and MIL do not like. However, he has yet to make any name suggestions.

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Gwennan · 25/09/2012 15:50

Elizabeth, like Catherine, makes a great name for the birth certificate but sometimes can seem a little too formal for day-to-day use. With that in mind, you could call her:
Libby
Lizzie
Bess
Bessie
Betty
Betsy
Eliza
Beth
Tibby
Liz

Your husband might prefer one of those nicknames instead. Elizabeth is a true classic and lends itself to so many versatile nicknames.

If you like Elizabeth, you might also like names such as:
Alexandra
Alice
Anna
Audrey
Beatrice
Caroline
Catherine
Charlotte
Celia
Clementine
Colette
Cora
Coralie
Cordelia
Eleanor
Eloise
Emily
Emma
Flora
Florence
Frances
Georgia
Georgina
Helena
Jane
Josephine
Julia
Juliet
Laura
Louisa
Lucy
Lucia
Lydia
Madeleine
Margaret
Marianne
Martha
Rachel
Rebecca
Rosa
Rose
Ruth
Sarah
Serena
Sophia
Sophie
Susannah
Tabitha
Victoria

MrsJohnDeere · 25/09/2012 15:47

Dc3 Blush
Ds2 would be horrified if I changed his name to Elizabeth

MrsJohnDeere · 25/09/2012 15:46

I love it - is on my short list for dc2. My only reservation is that I'm not keen on many of the NNs (Liz, Beth, Ellie) that might develop out of it?