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Elsa or Eliza

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flatrabbit · 31/07/2018 19:51

Which do you prefer? I can't decide, I love both.

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kenandbarbie · 02/08/2018 10:58

Eliza

StrawberryCat · 02/08/2018 10:56

Eliza. Elsa just makes me think of Frozen!
Elsie is sweet though. And Elise is pretty!

EsmereldaPepperpot · 02/08/2018 10:56

Elizabeth and use Eliza as a nickname? Then you've got lots of other nickname options.

sickmumma · 02/08/2018 10:53

We have an Elsa, haven't heard of another yet and no negative reactions including references to the film!

SailingDay · 01/08/2018 18:10

Eliza

littlecabbage · 01/08/2018 14:58

Eliza - classier!

sidonie1 · 01/08/2018 14:55

I agree with Quangot. Elsa is soft and pretty and underused.

dw23 · 01/08/2018 14:28

Elsa is so pretty if you can get over the Frozen connection 😍 much prefer Elsie as a nn too than Liz/Liza

17caterpillars1mouse · 01/08/2018 14:02

Eliza as it sounds stronger

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/08/2018 13:47

Both lovely I prefer Eliza. However I'd go with Elsa as it's more unusual.
I don't get the problem with the Frozen association, to be honest. No one says anything about the name Thomas and The Thomas and Friends association, do they.

CheeseTheDay · 01/08/2018 13:17

I prefer Elsa sound wise, I don't know why, but the sound of Eliza really grates on me. However with Elsa, you have got the Frozen thing, and there's a second film out soon (I think).

There's a Hebrew name, that looks like a cross between both names (but is a name in its own right), which is Elza. It means 'joy'. I think it's better than both Elsa and Eliza.

KiplingAngelCake · 01/08/2018 12:19

Eliza definitely

starkid · 01/08/2018 12:13

Eliza.

Elise is a nice option too :)

Treaclepie19 · 01/08/2018 11:43

Eliza :)

Sophronia · 01/08/2018 03:26

Eliza

Quangot · 31/07/2018 22:00

I have only met one Elsa and think the film has (paradoxically) probably made people cautious of using the name. It's a much softer and prettier name than Eliza IMHO. Eliza makes me think of downtrodden Dickensian servants, and while the name has made a comeback, I think it has now had its day (again). Of the Eliz(s)abeth-related names, Liza is stronger-sounding and would sound fresher now. I also like Elsie and Elspeth.

MiniAlphaBravo · 31/07/2018 21:44

Eliza is lovely

Deadringer · 31/07/2018 21:42

Eliza, no question.

ReginaPhalange89 · 31/07/2018 21:41

Love Eliza

ThunderR0ad78 · 31/07/2018 21:38

Eliza! No contest!!!

Threeandabit · 31/07/2018 20:44

I prefer Elsa, but wouldn't like to be called that now due to the Frozen link.

userabcname · 31/07/2018 20:35

Eliza

chipsandgin · 31/07/2018 20:31

Not Elsa surely...a lifetime of 'let it go' jokes would await the poor girl! Eliza nice though :)

LoveInTokyo · 31/07/2018 20:30

Elsa

Icklepup · 31/07/2018 20:28

Eliza!