Elizabeth/Lisa?

Think this says very little about the name itself, and a lot about your circle of reference ...

I think Lisa is prettier than Lizzie, which sounds harsh with the z sound, and Lisa has a long history at least back as far as Lisa Camilla di Antonmaria Gherardini, who was the noblewoman they think might have been the model for the Mona Lisa. It has also been used in France as well as other European and Nordic countries for a long time.

I think you have made a really lovely choice OP, and it is time for a renaissance (appropriate word choice given the Da Vinci association!)

I’m a Lisa. My polish grandfather used to call me Leisl, which I loved. I have a degree in philosophy. I only mention that because of the hideous - and frankly weird - idea upthread that we are all like Lauren from Little Britain.

From a Lisa (one that is doing well in life, prospering, happy and respected in both former and current fields as well as marriage and health)

Thank you

Why is it terrible?

You're a right idiot. I'm a Lisa with several degrees, a lecturer and public speaker. I think you're projecting

Lisa & Co is one of Jilly Cooper’s famous ‘name book’ series (now called the romance series). Along with Prudence, Imogen, Emily, Octavia, Bella and Harriet.

All middle class and perfectly lovely names. As a rebuttal to the person describing Lisa as a ‘chav’ name, upthread.

edited to add. And if Jilly Cooper didn’t know class, then…well.

Lisa here

Lecturer in classical music. Wasn't bottom set anything. So rude and mean to assume.

I'm an Elizabeth and my aunty would sometimes call me Lisa..I never understood why but she was a lovely aunty so I just accepted it. My parents didn't like it when friends shortened it to Liz. Didn't understand that either..They often called me Boof because they thought I (mis)- pronounced it as Elizaboof. I didn't want to be called Boof but looking back it was sweet. They meant it lovingly.

This makes me sad as a Lisa that is nice to everyone as a matter of course

I like the name Lisa. I know a 20 year old with it as a middle name.
I like Isabella/Elizabeth names and their variants but Lisa is cooler and more unusual. It’s a pretty name

As a Lisa this makes me feel sad and embarrassed

Im an Elizabeth always known as Lisa

Most people call me Lis (pronounced Lees)

I hate Elizabeth because I'm anti royal and don't like the name at all. I don't particularly like Lisa since learning its apparently old fashioned

Thinking of changing it.

But I'd like it if Lisa had a revival

Hi, I'm an Elisabeth spelt with an S and yes I do occasionally have to spell it out but not a problematic amount, and I actually love that it's a bit different.

And fwiw the only young Lisa I know (late 20s) is a very middle class medical student.

I quite like the name Lisa, but can see that lots of people will just see it as a bit naff and dated. But trying to be objective about it, it has a nice simplicity to it and will definitely have a revival at some point. I'm not sure what currently popular name will be the Lisa of the future. Might be Mia. Might be Isla. Might be Ava.

Could work!
Elizabeth has so many variations, over the years I’ve known many Elizabeth’s each going by their own individual names
liz
lizzie
lizza
betty
bet
beth
eliza
libby
libs
lilybeth
izzy
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abbi

One of the Lisa's.i know is stunning she has short hair and from those of her friends I know there are no Leanne or Donna and she is not married to Lee.

The other Lisa from my school days also does t for this generalisation. Beautiful woman

@Cupofteaandagoodbookthensleep Both Elisabeth and Lisa are great names IMO
If you ypu want to add a other .iddle name I would consider using one with a vogël to start so to not end up w odd spellings as initials.

Or Eliza - pronounced “El-eeza”

How about “Elisa” pronounced “ell-isa”

I really don't think Lisa's time has come for revival. It's such a dated name imo, and not in a good way. Lisa Simpson was such a well known character on TV too. I think there's a lot going against it.

If you must include it somehow, how about Annalisa?

I would use Elizabeth on the BC and maybe go with Liza (as in Minelli), Elisa, Elise, Eliska (a Czech diminutive), or even Lissa.

It isn’t at all. You were the one who mentioned plumbers. Why are we arguing about this at gone 1am, anyway?

Let’s agree Lisa is a marvellous name, likely to positively surge in popularity and beloved of the aspirational middle class. Anyone who dislikes it is an irredeemable snob; it is beautiful. There we go!

It’s you that’s devaluing a plumber over a university lecturer. I imagine a happy man earning an honest living actually in the 1980s actually.

I just don’t think you are being very kind that’s all but I appreciate you can’t see that. good night xx

And earn a bomb. But he isn’t a university lecturer, or a doctor?

Look, we’ll all have different associations with different names. I’ve lost count of the number of people who have a dog called the same name as my DD! It’s rude to say Lisa is bottom set maths 1993 but not rude to say another name is a plumber, a dog, whatever?

We all like what we like. A lot of MN beloved names don’t do it for me. I just really don’t like Lisa, sorry BUT if the OP does and is set on it then great. But then why ask if you only want positive sort of associations? My association is dated and not in a good way.

For you maybe but that’s your context.

I am neutral about my own name. It’s dated.

For me, Gary is a plumber.