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Full name for Libby?

33 replies

debbiebonemi · 02/09/2018 15:57

We’re set on calling dd Libby - dp and I just can’t agree on what it should be short for.

He likes Elisabeth, I prefer Liberty.

We’ve also considered Olivia (but it’s so popular at the moment), and we both really like Lydia (but it seems like Lydie would be a more obvious nn)

Any thoughts?

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Burp1 · 02/09/2018 16:12

I know a liberty and an Elizabeth called Libby as well as a Libby with no other name. I'd just go Libby.

Cbeebiesrehab · 02/09/2018 16:12

Because it’s nice for her to have a more ‘formal’ option for when she gets older/CV etc. Lots of people are fans of a more formal name on a BC.
I would go for Elizabeth, nice and classic. Just call her Libby from day one and people will follow suit (this is from my experience)

IsTheRainEverComingBack · 02/09/2018 16:10

If I met a Libby I would assume her full name was Elizabeth.

Pebblespony · 02/09/2018 16:08

Isn't that like having a "good" room that nobody is ever allowed to use. Whats the point of giving her a name that you are planning on not using.

Abouttoblow · 02/09/2018 16:03

I don't understand.

If you want to call her Libby why are you looking for another name to use? Why does it need to be short for something else?

LeonoraFlorence · 02/09/2018 16:01

Lily Beth?

NonaGrey · 02/09/2018 16:00

Elizabeth is the traditional long version of Libby.

If I met a Libby I would assume Elizabeth.

NapQueen · 02/09/2018 16:00

Id just use Libby tbh. Its perfectly fine aa a name in its own right.

If you would rather have a longer version, Elizabeth is a classic, however there is no guarantee that others and she will end up using Libby.

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