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Nicknames for Elizabeth

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Thirstysomething · 17/04/2013 13:51

Bess, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Eliza, Libby - any others? Dh keen on the name, but I am not sure yet.

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 19/04/2013 16:14

My daughter is Lizzie, her full name being used if we are scolding her!

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Thirstysomething · 19/04/2013 16:12

wow Freedom, that is some list! thanks

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strawberrie · 19/04/2013 13:29

Mine has somehow come to be known as Bella...

FreedomOfTheTess · 19/04/2013 10:26

Beth
Bette
Betty
Betsy
Buffy
Bess
Bessie
Elsie
Eliza
Liza
Lisa
Elisa
Elise
Elize
Lizzy
Liz
Libby
Zabby
Zizzy
Lissy (works better with Elisabeth spelling)
Liss (ditto)
Lissa (ditto)
Elsa
Else
Lilibet
Lily
Lilibeth
Zabeth
Zibby
Izzy
Lizbet
Lisbet
Lisbeth
Lizbeth
ZaZa
Izabeth
Isabeth
Bizzy
Effy
Ela
Ellie
Elia
Lila
Sissy
Tizzy
Tibby
Ilsa
Etty
Isa
Lizet
Lizette
Liset
Lisette
Elbie
Elby

There are gazillions of them, that's why some see Elizabeth as being the ultimate name, as while it's fairly popular, any girl/woman can make it her own thanks to all the nicknames.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 18/04/2013 22:15

Bette
Sissi

Startail · 18/04/2013 21:40

I'm not Elizabeth, but I do wish my birth certificate simply said my NN. I was only called my full name if I was naughty.

If I hear my full name being used anywhere it doesn't register as my name at all. I certainly wouldn't turn round unless some one added my surname.

ArgumentativeAardvark · 18/04/2013 21:33

I have an Elizabeth, we call her Bethie Boo or Little B.

blueberryboybait · 18/04/2013 21:30

The Elizabeth I know is known as Bizzy.

mewkins · 18/04/2013 21:26

Mine is a Lizzie. Occasionally Eliza.

I like Busy though (famous american actress uses that I think) but you could also go for a Dizzy if it suits I guess!

Tallyra · 17/04/2013 22:02

my aunt's name is officially Elizabeth but is called Beth, nicknamed Bethie. She has complained to me that she wishes she had been named Beth to start with and not have to fill in every form with her long name. similarly dh is called Benjamin and hates it. make sure if you shorten the name you don't turn it into their full name by mistake unofficially iyswim.

DandyDan · 17/04/2013 21:54

One in our wider family is known as Libby or Lib mostly. Others I know go as Liz or Lizzie, or Buffy, or Beth.

CityGal29 · 17/04/2013 21:22

The 3 I know Born in the last 6 months are all nickname Libby

Lc1979 · 17/04/2013 18:57

My sil gets called ziggy

barnet · 17/04/2013 18:46

Be

MrsJohnDeere · 17/04/2013 18:44

I like Libby or Lilibet.

I would have called a dd this, but don't have one.

dramajustfollowsme · 17/04/2013 18:42

I know a Zibby. Took a while to get used to but it suits her.

JC74 · 17/04/2013 18:22

My daughter is called Elizabeth but known as Beth. She went through a phase of calling herself Betty too. We were going to just name her Beth but I think that sounds quite 'young'. Elizabeth gives her lots of options as she grows up.

iismum · 17/04/2013 18:14

I know a couple of Buffys, who are really Elizabeths - though I've never much liked that abbreviation, especially now with the vampire connections!

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Thirstysomething · 17/04/2013 18:10

ooh, I love Zaza...

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rtc8608 · 17/04/2013 14:44

Effy

NotLongUntilXmas · 17/04/2013 14:41

The ones that I have heard are:
Elsie
Else
Elsa
Elsie Bet
Elissa
Liss
Lissa
Lissie
Elisabeta
Sabie

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chickabilla · 17/04/2013 14:26

Ella

KLou111 · 17/04/2013 14:25

Libby, Liz, Lizzie, Eli, Beth

Startail · 17/04/2013 14:21

Biff, sadly having never met Oxford reading tree I never asked why the Elizabeth I was stuck sharing a flat with was called Biff.

She was very annoying, it suited her.

Elizabeth is a lovely name, I'm a mad keen gymnastics fan so it would have to be Beth!