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Mia Lila Ella or Elizabeth with various possible shortenings?

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MiamyMIa · 24/03/2018 14:22

As the title says.

Also what name could Mia be a nickname of?

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kaytee87 · 25/03/2018 18:56

@upsideup where's the 'beff' sound? It's beTH

MikeUniformMike · 25/03/2018 18:19

Never heard anyone say Elizabeff.

whatever45 · 25/03/2018 17:55

I'm a 43 yr old Elizabeth and always been very happy with my name. Elizabeth to my parents and people I don't know, Liz at work and home. NEVER Lizzie!!! Yuck!

upsideup · 25/03/2018 17:46

Elizabeth is very boring, I also dont like the 'Beff' sound at the end.
I prefer Lila but would probably spell it Lila.

kaytee87 · 25/03/2018 17:30

Elizabeth / Elisabeth is by far the nicest

You could go with Elise (which is French)
Beth
Eliza
Lillibet
Liz
Libby
Lizzie

MadMaryBoddington · 25/03/2018 10:53

Elspeth is more interesting than Elizabeth, which is a bit dowdy. Eliza is a lovely alternative too.

Mia is nice as long as it’s pronounced mee-a not My-a. So many My-as around (with various creative spellings).

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/03/2018 10:32

How about Elise ?

SuperBeagle · 24/03/2018 21:18

Personally I think Elizabeth is boring, especially if you have a common or dull surname and she's likely to meet another of the same full name.

I do agree with this. I'm an Elizabeth and have a surname as popular as Smith. I'm never the only one in the system wherever I go (stores, doctors, university etc).

However, I think Mia, Lila, Ella would face the same problem if you have a common surname, especially being born in 2018.

You could always have Elizabeth with Ella as a shortening.

SpringStep1 · 24/03/2018 21:12

Eliza/Lizzy/Libby are my favourite shortenings of Elizabeth. Very versatile name!

CharlieontheMTA · 24/03/2018 20:57

I like Maya (as in Maya Angelou) better than Mia. Mia is fine but seems a bit weak?

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MiamyMIa · 24/03/2018 18:21

Unfortunately I can't use Amelie though I like it. We have one in the family.

Elizabeth is nice too. Is it a tad dull? Too long 94 syllables)?

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penguinsandpanda · 24/03/2018 16:10

Amelie is French and could have nn Mia.

Nightshiftmad · 24/03/2018 16:06

Love the name Lia that's a nice. Always the way asking about names you end up no nearer and answer and lots more options.

JollyGiraffe · 24/03/2018 16:01

I like Elizabeth and Ella best from your list.

What about Eleanor?

Ellie, Elle, Nora....

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 24/03/2018 15:58

Mia could be a shortening of Amelia. Why not go with Mia, if you like it.
Elizabeth/Libby is nice.

Chickoletta · 24/03/2018 15:55

If I were to have another DD I'd call her Elizabeth and shorten to Elsie. My wonderful Grandma is a Betty and I also like Libby, but DH doesn't.

Mia is pretty but I prefer Elizabeth.

LoveInTokyo · 24/03/2018 15:47

For me it’s probably just the sheer popularity of the name. It’s also a bit little girly and there are no real nicknames options if she wants to be a bit different from all the other Mias out there.

BackforGood · 24/03/2018 15:46

I like the simplicity of Mia a lot too. Does it ever get mispronounced?

I know one Mia called "My-ah" and one called "Mee-ah"

I like Elizabeth best from your choices.
As others say, it gives her lots of options as she grows.

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MiamyMIa · 24/03/2018 15:37

Elizabeth coming out on top it seem.

I like Elizabeth a lot but am quite drawn to Mia too.

Anything that puts people off the name Mia at all? Thanks

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LoveInTokyo · 24/03/2018 15:31

I didn’t know that about Mia Farrow. I love Maria, seems a shame to change it. Nothing wrong with Mia per se, but it is quite boring now.

MikeUniformMike · 24/03/2018 15:29

Mia Farrow is Maria.... Farrow.
Lila makes me think of Lilo.
Ella could be short for quite a few names. I have suggested Rowella elsethread.
Elizabeth could be shortened to Lizzie,Izzy, Eliza, Lisa, Lily, Libby, Betty, Betsy, Bess, Elsie, Beth, etc.

userabcname · 24/03/2018 15:21

Elizabeth. Lovely name.

CharlieontheMTA · 24/03/2018 15:10

We have French family and they pronounce it Elisabet which I think is lovely.

CharlieontheMTA · 24/03/2018 15:08

Elizabeth can become:
Betsy
Liz
Lizzie
Beth
Ellie
Eliza
Lilabet (snagging the Queen's nickname!)
Ella
Elle