Elizabetta?

[Rebecaa]

I adore Elizabetta, my friends and I were discussing 'common names with a twist' and one said Elizabetta, I've fallen in love with a name! It makes me wish I had called my DD this. Thoughts?

No...it's awkward to say but looks nice written. I prefer Elsbeth.

pronounced like Elizabeth...

What?? How is it pronounced like Elizabeth? It's Eliza-betta....not the same thing at all and if it IS meant to be pronounced like Elizabeth any child called it will be constantly called the wrong name!

I know an Elizabetta (pronounced Elizabetta) and she is lovely.

Elisabetta is the proper Italian spelling isn't it?

Sorry MrsMushroom, no need to get your knickers in a twist!

Yes I believe it is Italian, that's probably the correct spelling, I just adore the name! I do have a thing for Italian names (Alissia is Italian, right?)

Elizabetta just seems so lovely I can't stop saying it! Anybody else obsessed with a name?

After a quick bit of googling it is apparently of French decent and pronounced like Elizabeth

Yuck!

Rebecca then it's for French speaking people for goodness sake!

[tries to untwist knickers and fails]

In Dracula (the one with Winona Ryder) her character is called Elizabetta

Pronounced ElizaBayta

I know a young elizabetta ( e- liz- za- betta), they are greek

Loved it when we went to Italy and everyone called DD Elisabetta!

Agree Elsbeth or Elspeth are easier variants to carry off in the UK though, unless you have Mediterranean heritage.

It is nice, but said with my regional accent it sounds like I am saying her-eyes-are-better Sp probably not a good name for round my area

I liked it pronounced the way it is written but but not pronounced Elisabeth

Are you pregnant OP? That name us stop-in-your-tracks beautiful!

I'd steal it in a shot if Iwas having a girl. But I
like the sound of pronouncing it phonetically.

OP what do you think of my other favourite name Arabella?

Hideous!

If you want it pronounced like Elizabeth then just call her Elizabeth, it's a lovely name.

I adore Arabella! We're planning on TTC in about another year or so...

I love it even more when said in an Italian accent, swoon!

Seems like Elizabetta is a tad like marmite then