If you know an Elizabeth who is under 16..

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What (if anything) is her nickname?

Thanks in advance for any replies..

Where do you all live that there are so many Elizabeths?

I'm a teacher and I don't know one

Plenty who have the nicknames as their given names but no actual
Elizabeths

Libby - she's 8

Beth

Beth

Ellie - 15

Libby

One is just Elizabeth and one Libby. Both are 6.

I'm a teacher and have never had an Elizabeth in any of the schools I've taught in. Probably part of the reason I've got this name on my shortlist. I think you can pretty much go for any nn you like, which is why I like it. You can see what suits her, and her nickname can change as she grows up

I know a 4 yr old Bessie.

And a 4 yr old Eliza.

I don't know any young Elizabeths but my Mum's nickname was Queenie which I love.

Libby, 10. I'm not 100% sure that she's an Elizabeth though. She might have Libby on her birth certificate.

The others are all aged 35+ and called Liz, Lizzie or Beth.

Betsy, 8
Ellie, 14

I know a three year old Elizabeth and she gets called Betty, this isn't in the UK though.

I am guessing you want to use Elizabeth but don't want a Liz nickname?

Word of warning: I know three who were Betsy, Libby and Lila and ALL of them constantly fight against colleagues/new acquaintances shortening them to Liz. One has given up and answers to Liz!

If you introduce baby as nn and don’t waiver it should stick.

I know an Eliza which is a name in its own right like Elsie and Elsa and not everyone even knows she has Elizabeth on her birth certificate.

Arguably you could just go for Elsie or Elsa if you like them but Eliza has Elizabeth on birth certificate in case she wants to use it when she is older.

Elizabeth - 8
Elizabeth - 10
Lizzie -5

Elizabeth (nn Libby) 16
Elizabeth (nn Lisbeth) 15
And a couple more who are older - in their mid-late 20s, known as Lizzie and Elizabeth (not nicknamed)

I only know older Elisabeths as my children are teenagers but just wanted to say that at all the schools and clubs my children have been at there is the option to give a 'known as' option as well as the formal name so it's never been an issue having them called whatever diminutive they like or their parents choose. dd's best friend Elisabeth is fierce with friends about her desire to never be called Lizzie but I think that if she introduced herself as Elsa Lizzie just wouldn't be on the table.

Lizzie 9

Elizabeth is a great name, so many different ways to shorten it

Lizzie (13)

Betsy (4) - this is my DN
Bess (9)
Zizzy (14)

and an Elsie (13), who has the Elisabeth spelling on her BC.

I know 2 under 3s. Both known as Betty

Lizzie 15
and
Betsy Boo 10