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Elizabeth

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123Dancewithme · 04/07/2020 22:42

What’s your favourite shortening of Elizabeth?

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RippleEffects · 05/07/2020 07:30

Lily

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 05/07/2020 07:28

Betsy

Tinamou · 05/07/2020 06:53

Beth or Libby are my favourites.

LotusClover · 05/07/2020 06:51

El, Ellie, Ella, Eliza, Lizzie, Liz, Libby, Beth.

Tavannach · 05/07/2020 00:54

Lizzie

Onestepup · 05/07/2020 00:50

They're unfashionable but I like Lisa and Liza. I also like Beth and Bess. I don't like the cutesy nicknames like Libby and Betsy.

craftykamo · 05/07/2020 00:05

We have a five year old Elizabeth, it lends itself to lots of shortenings! Mainly we use Lizzie, Libbeth and Elsie. Ells-bells if she's being particularly difficult. When she was two she would refer to herself as E-liff, which was very cute.

This days, unfortunately, she demands that we change her name to "Hearts".

daisypond · 04/07/2020 23:49

Elspeth or Lisbeth. I like Betsy and Lizzie too for a different vibe.

DramaAlpaca · 04/07/2020 23:13

Lizzy or Libby.

Thistlegirl4 · 04/07/2020 23:11

Eliza or Lizzy but I am watching Pride and Prejudice right now, which may be an influence!

AppleKatie · 04/07/2020 23:10

Eliza
Lizzie
Beth
In that order. I don’t like Liz or Betty.

RandomMess · 04/07/2020 23:05

Buffy, I know a few tbh!

Also a Beth and plenty of Liz'

OhTheRoses · 04/07/2020 23:05

So many options Smile

Fullmoonagain · 04/07/2020 23:04

Lovely name, I've only known lizzy or liz, but I think there are soo many ways you could make it work... Betty, Eliza, Beth.

TinDogTavern · 04/07/2020 23:02

My sister is Elizabeth and my mum used to call her Lulubeth when she was little. Not much of a shortening but I thought it was lovely.

namechangebunny · 04/07/2020 23:01

Bess or Beth.

ChelseaCat · 04/07/2020 23:00

I’m not sure if it’s my favourite but Buffy is an uncommon nickname for Elizabeth. I know you didn’t ask for uncommon but... 🤷‍♀️

I like Lizzie or Eliza I think. Love Elizabeth by the way

Tabbycat92 · 04/07/2020 22:53

Eliza. We would call a baby girl Eliza-Rose if we get pregnant with a girl