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Favourite nn for Elizabeth?

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MoominMeggy · 16/12/2021 12:05

I'm starting to quite like Elizabeth, mainly due to the abundance of nicknames. My favourite is Beth I think. Someone suggested Tess could also be nn? What would your favourite nn be? Also, do you think naming your baby Elizabeth might make you sound a bit royalist??

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scottishnames · 16/12/2021 16:08

And remember, Isabel/Isabella etc were also originally forms of Elizabeth, though of course they are thought of as separate names now.

Mind-blowing range of versions here:

www.behindthename.com/name/elizabeth

and here:
www.behindthename.com/name/isabel

I once met a (very nice) woman whose name was the Polish form of Elizabeth, but she was always known as 'Ela'.

WhoppingBigBackside · 16/12/2021 15:35

I like most of them:
Bess
Bet
Bette
Betty
Betsy
Eliza
Elsa
Lisa
Lily
Libby
Lisbeth
Liz
Lizzie
Liza
Elsie

Ohjustboreoff · 16/12/2021 15:35

We have an Elizabeth. She is either Effy or Aofie (As in E-for-Elizabeth). But I've heard Bitsy as well which I love.

MakkaPakkas · 16/12/2021 15:02

Beth is my favourite. If DS had been DD that would have been his name

Houseofvelour · 16/12/2021 14:58

My SIL is called Elizabeth and my children call her Aunty Betty

MeatyRvita · 16/12/2021 14:56

Libby or Betty
Not keen on Lizzy or Beth

RAOK · 16/12/2021 14:49

Libby or Bess

Pemba · 16/12/2021 14:45

Nope it isn't, Tess is from Teresa. Perhaps some people are mixing up Tess with Bess, so that's why they think it could be short for Elizabeth.

Having said that, I suppose you can refer to yourself, your child by any name you want, or any nickname.

PraiseBee · 16/12/2021 14:32

@Flutterflybutterby

Tess isn't a nickname of Elizabeth? Elizabeth has enough nicknames, no need to make them up Grin

I like Betsy, Betty, Eliza, and Lizzie is growing on me

It defo is
Doublethecuddles · 16/12/2021 14:31

Zibby, I know of 2 and there is a 60 year gap between them!

I like Elspeth which is the Scottish version of Elizabeth.

harmonyhall · 16/12/2021 14:24

That's my name and im a Lizzy to most and a few ppl know me as Liz from years ago. That being said at work I'm always Elizabeth

justaddcandlelight · 16/12/2021 14:22

Eliza

Fontella · 16/12/2021 14:21

My auntie was Elizabeth Mary but all the family called her Lily.

Bahhumbugtoyoutoo · 16/12/2021 14:20

Ettie

Lindy2 · 16/12/2021 14:20

I like Beth.

I also like Bethan and Bethany as stand alone names.

portandchocolate · 16/12/2021 14:20

The only Libby I've ever known was an Olivia

HotHointheavo · 16/12/2021 14:18

Betty or Betsy

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 16/12/2021 14:16

I think of Beth more a standalone name so wouldn't use it myself as a NN for Elizabeth.

Libby as a small child and Lizzy as a teen but usually NNs just evolve of their own nature

caringcarer · 16/12/2021 14:14

Tess is a non for Teresa or Theresa.

Pemba · 16/12/2021 13:56

So many short forms of Elizabeth, more than any other name probably. My favourite is Beth (of course it's a diminutive of Elizabeth - have you never read Little Women? - although it could also derive from Bethany or Bethan.). I also love Eliza and Bess. Tess is not from Elizabeth, it's normally from Teresa, although often given as a stand-alone name these days.

Very classic name, I don't think it would particularly mark you out as a royalist as Liz II is hardly the sole Elizabeth out there!

WakeUpLockie · 16/12/2021 13:49

BUFFY.

No that’s not my fave but I think it’s the most tremendous 😄

Love Libby and Tess. Tess Daly is Helen Elizabeth so I guess that’s where she gets Tess from!

I knew an Elizabeth that went by Ellie!

sashh · 16/12/2021 13:44

@XmasSadface

Beth isnt a nickname of Elizabeth, that's stealing! Beth is it's own name - Bethany. Very cute name.
Quick, go tell Beth Tweddle, she obviously doesn't know her name.

Beth Broderick and Beth Orton might like to know too.

I like Beth and Elizabeth.

As for sounding Royalist, there have been 2 queens called Elizabeth, there are many more rulers called Henry / George / James and I doubt many people give it a second thought.

DaisyWaldron · 16/12/2021 13:27

I like Bess and Betsy, but I also know a French Elizabeth who is known as Zab or Zabette which I love.

GoGoGretaDoll · 16/12/2021 13:22

Elizabeth Scarlet was going to be my girl's name if I'd had one, I just love it. The thing I like best is that you can have so many different nicknames. I think a Beth is quite different from a Betsy (my two faves) but I also love Eliza. I think go for it.

(Although I don't think Tess is a nn for Elizabeth is it? It's a gorgeous name on its own though.)

WalkingOnSonshine · 16/12/2021 13:22

I’ve loved Libby since Neighbours back in the day.

I know an adult Buffy who is Elizabeth on her BC, but has forever been Buffy as her older brother couldn’t say Elizabeth & just called her Buff.

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