What is your favourite shortening of Elizabeth and Alexandra

[NighteyesLovesGingerbread]

So having been roundly assured that Tess is not an acceptable nn for Elizabeth what is your favourite shortening of:

Elizabeth/Elisabeth
Alexandra

Thanks

Betsy for Elizabeth, but I only like Alexandra in full really dislike Lexie

Libby and Lexie

Lizzie/Libby and Alex.

I know a 30 year old Lizzie who's always Lizzie, never Liz. She's just always been known as Lizzie.

Betty and Alex.

DD3 is Elizabeth. I would have loved her nn to be Elsie but it was vetoed. Settled on Betty, but you must obtain her permission before you can call her Betty permanently! I know of an Ola, whose full name is Alexandra (her mum is Polish so not sure if that's a Polish thing but it is lovely).

Lizzie and alex. I LOVE Alex for a little girl. Love boyish names on girls for some reason!!

Libby or Betty
Lexi

Lizzie and Alexa

Beth and Alex

Liz and Za

Lizzie and Alex or Alexa.

Ah, see you don't like Liz. Liss any better?

No good options for Alexandra alas.

Betty or Betsy for Elizabeth, but all of them are either tired or outdated.

I'd go for Thomasina nn Tess :)

Betty or Betsy and Alex or Alexa - NOT Lexie/Lexy, I HATE those. Also don't like Beth, but that's mostly because of the annoying Little Women character.

I do prefer the full versions of both names to any shorter forms though. I like both spellings of Elizabeth/Elisabeth, would find it hard to choose one!

Beth or Libby and Alex. Lex/Lexi etc I can't stand.

Betsy or Libby
Lex

Beth/Libby and Lexi

My DDs all have full names but 2 of them have shortened versions of their names that are Beth and Libby. Neither is called Elizabeth

Lizzy and Lexy
Eilish and Sacha.

Beth, Libby or Eliza. All the Libbys I know are adults, so I definitely think of it as a 'serious grown-up' name.

Alexandra - harder, I like the full name but not so keen on most common shortenings. I like Xan, but perhaps too much a boys' name.

I like Betsy, too, come to that. Frankly, I think you can't go wrong with Elizabeth/Elisabeth - absolute classic name with lots of lovely options for shortenings.

Beth and Sasha

wow, thanks guys, lots of ideas and a few I hadn't thought of.

Our other DC have long names which are used in public and nn that are used by close friends and family only hence why I'm keen to find a good shortening.

I really like Betsy actually.

I was musing on Xanda (I think Xan is a bit abrupt for a little one).

sylvanians I'm still working the Thomasina angle with DH but he's not keen!!

really don't like Ally/Allie I'm afraid.

Both Elizabeth/Elisabeth and Alexandra have family connections which is another reason I'm keen on finding a good shortened name.

I'm just one of those people who has to shorten names no matter how lovely the original name is!!

really hope the baby is a girl otherwise all this will be for nothing! only 10 weeks but I am only interested in girls names! wishful thinking or mother's instinct?

I don't really like any of the Elizabeth nns. Liza perhaps, or Betsy - they would suit different characters.

I like Alex well enough but it's androgynous. Prefer Sandra and Sandy which are less well-trodden versions. Don't like Lexi at all.

Zizi for Elizabeth

Zaza for Alexandra (also has fun A-Z connotations)

Know both of these in use (a friend and a sibling) - they work really well as they're not used by everyone but obvious enough what they're from.

Libby, Eliza
Alex, Sasha