what is your favorite nickname for...

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Elizabeth?

Libby, Betsy, Bessie or Bess.

I have a cool and lovely aunt Zab.

Beth

Libby then Beth x

Molly do you really?! My sister's called Elizabeth and my dad spent most of her childhood on a futile campaign to call her Zab - you've no idea how happy it makes me to hear of a genuine one!

She's French - I think it's a more common abbreviation in French.

Libby

My DD's name :-) spelt with an s though.

I wanted her nn to be Libby, but DH vetoed because of Neighbours so she's Lily, Lillabub, Lisbeth - but mainly Lily.

I also like Beth, and Nell.

The one that naturally and spontaneously emerges as a fond name as the child gets older....

Mine is a Lizzie. The other two little ones I know are Libby and Libs.

I know one who uses Buzz as a nn - it suits her and I quite like it.

We've got 4 Elizabeths in our family & I'd love to call any future daughter the same but with a nickname that isn't already spoken for. Across 3 generations we have Lilly, Liz, Betty & Beth. I rather like Betsi (the Welsh spelling, but we no longer live in Wales), Lissy (too cutesy?), Bess (too old fashioned?) but have only just discovered that Liesel could be used as a nickname so I'm rather liking that at the moment!

Love Zab. That's definitely going on the list of shortenings that DH will veto instantly!

Oh, I never knew that!

Libby

In Lancashire Tizzy is sometimes used.

Lizzie

I know 2 Lizzies, 1 Betty, a Lilibet and a Bizzy.

Outing myself rather here, but I had always intended my Elizabeth to be a Beth. But she was Lizzie before she was a week old. Still not quite sure how that happened.

Lizzie

Beth

Bess

Libby or Lizzy.

I'm not keen on Betty, Bess, Betsy or Beth.

Libby
Eliza

Effie