Pls post your fave nns for Elizabeth....

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this is now officially dd's name. Am having slight regret I didn't choose Isabella (sob), so need a pretty nn I can use to soften the blow of not really liking Elizabeth. Which are feminine and useable in your opinion?

Elsa or Eliza

If you don't like Elizabeth, why not change? I take it DD is a small baby?

I like Beth but it would put me off having a different initial than given name. I would go for Lizzie. Good name choice, much better than Isabella- I like that but it is sooo popular! BUT if you really don't like it could you change it?

Libby is an unusual but nice nickname.

Lizzie is nice too (my sisters friend calls herself Lizzie and she is v sophisticated )

I used to love Elizabeth until a girl of that name stalked DH (when he was DBF) which annoyed me greatly as i always wanted that name for a girl! But you can make lots of lovely names from it.

I know a Bess (Bessie), Beth, Eliza and a Betsy.

Betty

I know a Buff/Buffy.

I agree - if you regret the decision and prefer Isabella, you can easily change within the first 12 months.

I'd choose an nickname starting with E so that the initial is the same as Elisabeth. Makes life much easier when labelling things/clothes etc.

My faves are Beth, Betsy and Betty.

Lizzy or Beth - lovely.

MUCH nice than Isabella

Isn't Isabelle actually a version of Elizabeth?

I like Lilibet or Libby.

I would go for Betty as a nn

If DS was a girl he would have been Elizabeth NN Libby

Bess

Liza, Lizbet, Betty, Betsy, Zilla, Ella, Elz, Betta, Ebet, Bess, Bessie, Ebz, Ebza, Bez, Bezza, Bezzie, Zebbie, Ezzie, Beth, Betha, Eba, Ezet, Ezbet, Etta, Ezba

Oh I love Elizabeth - if dc3 is a girl that will definitely possibly be our choice with Beth as preferred nn. Though I like the many, many options. I think Betsy is quite sweet too.

I also much prefer it to Isabella

Buffy. I knew a little Buffy once, she was lovely.

I like Libby or Betty.

My nana was Bette (like Ms Midler) or Lal

Some nice suggestions, thanks. I wd love to change to Isabella. Dd is still only 6 wks. BUT we told everyone at first her name was something else (Imogen) and then had to tell them all it was changed to elizabeth, so I feel like I cannot do it again. I'm sad because I tried to please everyone, but now feel like I can't connect to her and its all a mess.

she's your baby, not anyone else's. if you want to change her name, then change it. it's ok to change your mind.

i found incredibly hard to name my dc, and if i had to do it all again i would call them different names.

congratulations, and enjoy your dd. and call her what YOU like.

Sorry to read you're feeling sad OP. It's terrible you feel your relationship with your baby is suffering as a result of this. Because of that I'd say change the name. Other people's opinions and saving face aren't important in the scheme of things. Feeling good with your new baby is. Good luck...

Change her name if that's what you want. Don't worry about everyone else.

Re. Elizabeth, I like Lizzie best.

I had Elizabeth with the intention of having an Eliza or Betty but when she was born it turned out Lizzy fitted her perfectly.

If you want to change to Isabella, don't take any notice of anyone else. You don't have to make some big announcement, just let people know gradually.

Change it if you want to, but if you stick with it I would go for Betsy.

I was going to use Elisabeth / Betsy if LO was a girl. Lovely name