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Is Betsy a nn or a name in its own right?

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FromageFrog · 26/07/2013 20:32

And does it stand the child and adult test?

I think it suits a little girl but not sure about an adult?

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DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 26/07/2013 21:08

Wow, emacp. Grin

You realise that's not a normal viewpoint, right.......?

StrawberrytallCAKE · 26/07/2013 21:01

emacp what??? My Dad gave me a nickname nothing to do with my name and it was affectionate and lovely, some of my close friends still call me by that name. I think you are talking twaddle.

thegreylady · 26/07/2013 20:58

My dgd has Betsy as a middle name. It sounds good and would be fine as a first name for any age.

emacp · 26/07/2013 20:53

Betsy is a derivative of Elizabeth. In my experience a nickname is derogatory and would never be given to a child by a family member and certainly not by a parent. Nicknames are given according to negative traits associated with individuals or families.

hurricanemum · 26/07/2013 20:46

I would say that's up to you! Me personally, I would say it's a nn. I know someone who has named all her children and given them nn from birth and they have been introduced to the works as baby xxxx to be called xxxx. That way you will establish your preferred nn. Just a thought.

DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 26/07/2013 20:43

You don't like Elizabeth?

The risk, though, with a name like Elizabeth is that there are SO many nicknames, that the chances of you establishing your preferred one are slim to nil!

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FromageFrog · 26/07/2013 20:39

I don't do nicknames either so that's ruled out as well then.

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DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 26/07/2013 20:38

It's a nickname (usually for Elizabeth), but lots of people choose to use nicknames as given names. I am not one of them!

It's the sort of name that is popular at the moment, so there will probably be a few of them by the time she's an adult.

Personally, I think it lacks substance for an adult (which is part of why I don't go for nicknames as given names, I guess), but I am just one random, faceless person.