Just Lizzie, not Elizabeth

Lizzie will end up being Liz as she’s older (speaking from personal experience) not many keep Lizzie past 12/13

I know a Lizhi, pronounced the same as Lizzie. She has Chinese heritage - Lizhi is the word for lychee, but also used as a first name.

I love it!
Both of our sons have shortened versions of longer names, if we’d given them the long names they would no doubt have been shortened anyway and we didn’t particularly like the longer names anyway.
They've both got to their mid to late 20s with no problems and having what some may perceive to be a nickname certainly hasn’t hindered them professionally as one is an engineer and the other is a secondary school teacher.

I use a shortened version of my official name and don’t get asked if it’s short for it, why would anyone ask except if it was for official reasons. I do like Elizabeth but if you don’t just name her Lizzie

(this said I agree OP shouldn't put a name she doesn't like on the birth certificate, which is why she should pick another name. An actual name, not a cutesy diminutive that will be forever embarrassing).

First off, why are you assuming that a parent can only ever use one name ? And why work on the assumption that the parent is the only one who will call their child ?

Thomas can be Tommy as a baby but Tom as an older child and Thomas to his employer.

Names also reflect the relationships we have with others and the degree of formality we use. If my name was Elizabeth, I wouldn't mind my mother calling me Lizzie but would not feel comfortable with my employer or other people I'd just met calling me that !

I love Lizzie! Go for it.

And I answered yes. It’s the first word of my post!

Of course you should not give them a name you dislike but equally don't give them a name they have to explain all the time.

Mine, my husband, his two brothers and our son all have the shorter version of names. I think it's actually only myself and husband where people question it.
I think Lizzie is lovely :)

I was asking if you use it on payroll not your CV. It can cause issues with tax and NI, I've had it happen when someone isn't using their name and eventually it was picked up.

I love the name Lizzie but would always assume it’s short for Elizabeth or similar - Lizette is a lovely name - I know one who goes by Liz.

I personally appreciate having a longer traditional name and have swapped between many shortened variations over the years. Goodluck with your decision!

It's totally fine. It's a sweet name.

Although in defence, Liz Truss is actually called Mary Elizabeth Truss. So there is Elizabeth in there.

Yes. I still have the name that I use in my CV for when I apply for a job,
not my actual name. It’s not hard.

Presumably you tell them your name if you get the job. Can cause issues with tax and NI. I used to run a payroll and HMRC weren't pleased about it when a staff member did it.

Only one person ever used my proper first name. In return I used his. It was sort of a joke like he called Elizabeth when everyone called me Liz and I called him David when everyone called him Dave, not our real names.

He was a police officer and I worked in admin. He got murdered and id hate anyone to start using my full name as it feels special to him. We weren't romantically involved or anything, just got on well and had a good friendship

Meaning?

Shit happens.

I have never once applied for a job using my actual name. Why would I -
I have never ever used it.

Only snobs would think less of someone who applied under Bill rather than William. In 2025 it’s archaic.

Of course not. It just means that having a name that doesn’t have a nickname is absolutely fine. Obviously 🙄.

These are names in their own right. Lizzie, Betty, Richie, Billy, Tommy, etc etc have a different ring to them. A job applicant would be better off putting David than Dave on the application, or William than Billy, and so on.

Personally, I think Lizzie sounds like a pensioner with a fag hanging out her mouth anyway, but whatever.

I'm a Elizabeth but have gone by nickname since before I could talk. It's annoying having to remember my official name for appointments ect. I don't respond to Elizabeth.
Actually toying with the idea of changing it officially
Go for lizzie

Totally agree. It seems completely crazy to me to give a child a name you are never going to use. If you know you are going to use a shorter version, then use that, that’s their name. I have friends kids called Dan, not Daniel, Stevie, not Stephanie, Beth, not Elizabeth, all lovely names in their own right. If you like Lizzie, go for it.

@JJB3 maybe an unpopular opinion but have to agree with the latter point made here. Having worked in a recruitment field, if I saw this name I would assume it’s their nickname. And I’m not saying if it’s right or wrong, it’s just what is: first impressions count and if someone applied for a more senior/corporate role and the name entered was ‘Lizzie’ it immediately for some will conjure up someone who isn’t taking their application seriously or is overly casual as people will assume they’re for some odd reason choosing to go by their nickname.

As others said also, I feel DC would forever be correcting people in general when she needs to give her name and receptionists or whoever are asking constantly ‘so Elizabeth then?’. So personally for me would be a no. I’d suggest Eliza to DH and just call her Lizzie yourselves!