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Names like Elizabeth?

11 replies

Chocolocolate · 17/02/2011 19:13

Both DH & I love Elizabeth but DH has a mild lisp (it's sexy Wink ) and most of my family can't pronounce 'th'.

So we're thinking of something that is as beautiful & classic as Elizabeth with many nn options but that preferably doesn't have an 's' or a 'th'.

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Highlandgirl · 17/02/2011 19:21

Philippa
Charlotte
Victoria
Georgina

OliveMalay · 17/02/2011 19:22

Penelope
Abigail
Victoria
Juliet
Amelia
Georgina
Olivia
Phoebe
Gabriella
Annabel
Daniella
Charlotte
Katrina
Harriet
Rachel
Megan
Jennifer

Hulababy · 17/02/2011 19:26

If you like Elisabeth, how about Eliza?

Trinaluce · 17/02/2011 19:31

My baby name book suggests these as alternatives for Isabella (which is a variation of Elizabeth):

Allegra
Angelica
Arabella
Clementina (honest!)
Eliana
Gabriella
Julietta
Liliana
Mirabella
Raffaela
Tatiana

(I've taken out any that had s's)

FWIW I love Liliana - or even the simpler Lillian

BikeRunSki · 17/02/2011 19:34

Evelyn
Josephine

Cristiane · 17/02/2011 19:37

Ishbel?

paulbrom · 17/02/2011 19:37

I think Victoria and Alexandra (is the "z" sound okay with a lisp?) are the most similar - classic, ageless, four syllables :)

Alexandra has tons of nn potential, Victoria probably limited to Vicky or Tori.

Or what about...
Caroline
Francesca (could be tricky depending on lisp)
Anne
Maria
Emma
Eleanor

bringbackaqualibra · 17/02/2011 19:46

Variations on Mary/Maria?
e.g
Marianne
Mariella
Marianna
Marion

Or...Annabelle?

Or Victoria/Alexandra/Charlotte good too.

MaxiCosy · 17/02/2011 19:53

Alice?

Sidge · 17/02/2011 21:02

Can't you still use Elizabeth but maybe give her a nickname? Such as Lizzie, Betty or Beth?

It's such a beautiful name.

Also how about

Caroline
Annabelle
Jennifer
Georgina
Laura
Marianne
Susannah

BikeRunSki · 19/02/2011 10:49

Alice not good with a lisp.

I am an Alice. I had a lisp. Always called myself Ali, much to my parents' disgust.

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