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Elizabeth?

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Lavenderdays · 25/01/2018 21:36

Tell me your thoughts on Elizabeth. DH and I are going around in circles trying to find a name for dd3 (we have fairly traditional names for our other dd's.) DH really likes this name (it was the name of his late mother), I am hoping it will grown on me too (I do quite like Eliza) but I think it is the beth bit that I find a bit grating. Any other suggestions please...I know there are plenty of shortened nicknames for Elizabeth too.

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Nifflerbowtruckle · 27/01/2018 12:18

I know someone who occasionally calls there daughter lilibet as a nickname for Elizabeth.

EleanorXx · 27/01/2018 12:13

Love it! It’s my newborns name. Her nickname is Beth

Newmummy87123 · 27/01/2018 11:18

I prefer Libby or Eliza if you did shorten it

JeansAndANiceTop · 27/01/2018 11:16

I know of a baby Elizabeth. It’s a beautiful name I think. Her parents call her the full name.

Emilybrontescorsett · 27/01/2018 11:11

It's a lovely name but if you don't love it then don't use it.

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Lavenderdays · 27/01/2018 11:09

And definitely don't like Liz as a shortened name (sorry any Liz's out there). It is dd1's middle name - what makes it preferential for a middle but not a first name do you think?

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 19:46

It's growing on me...just like my bump!
DH and I are disagreeing on nick names...we will have to come to a compromise!

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 26/01/2018 17:41

I love Libby.

WetWipeofWonder · 26/01/2018 17:39

We have an Elizabeth and I love her name. She is called Eliza and Ellie as nicknames.

Chinesechicken15 · 26/01/2018 14:44

I have one- she's Betsy now but plenty of options as she grows up if she wants to use Elizabeth, Beth etc.

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 14:36

I think my favourite nicknames are Eliza and Betsy.

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daisypond · 26/01/2018 14:33

I love Elizabeth. You could consider Elspeth, Lisbeth, Elise, Elsie, Bettina, Elsa, etc, etc. I'm not so keen on Libby myself - it sounds like Lippy.

SparkyBlue · 26/01/2018 14:29

It's a really beautiful name and it's timeless

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 14:21

Also, it seems popular as a middle name rather than a first name - my dd1 has it as a middle name for those who have used it as a middle name why didn't it quite make it as a first name (what were your preferences?)

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 14:20

O.K...for all of the Elizabeth fans...which nickname do you prefer (to potentially be used on a day to day basis (perhaps at school)?
Libby?
Eliza?
Betsy?
something else...

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 13:17

I had totally overlooked this name until DH mentioned it; he says nothing for weeks whilst I ponder away and then seems to come up with some really good names!

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janiceyorkshire · 26/01/2018 11:26

I love it......called my daughter Elizabeth after my nan. :-)

areyoubeingserviced · 26/01/2018 11:05

I chose this name for my god daughter.
People always comment about how beautiful it is

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 26/01/2018 11:03

Great name. Prefer Elisabeth though.

Goldmonday · 26/01/2018 10:12

I think it's a beautiful, classic name. The Italian spelling is beautiful too "Elizabetta" the shortening to Elise is lovely but I would NOT allow anyone to refer to her as "Liz". As pp said it reminds me of coronation street!

mellongoose · 26/01/2018 09:45

You could put Elizabeth on her birth certificate and then let her own nick name evolve. She will grow into her name. Smile

BlackberryandNettle · 26/01/2018 09:37

It's a great choice. Really like the nicknames Eliza, Lizzie and Betty too.

I guess you've considered the other classic names but how about Anna/Sophie/Josephine/Jemima/Florence

Newmummy87123 · 26/01/2018 09:15

Beautiful name it's my friends name and she shortens it down to Libby which I like aswell.

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Lavenderdays · 26/01/2018 08:17

Yes, the shortened Libby is nice too.
I don't think the Royals will use Elizabeth if they have a little girl - I think that they would potentially leave that name clear for a future monarch (George?).
The name would match with other dds names who both have classic names. It just doesn't feel daring somehow to use the name (maybe that's a good thing - a lot of misconstruing Geogiana perhaps?) but as others have said, it ticks so many boxes...waiting to see if it grows on me.

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Buxbaum · 26/01/2018 06:42

I don’t think you need to worry about the royal baby being an Elizabeth. They’ve already used it for one of Charlotte’s middle names.