Elizabeth

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Baby is due this week and this is our favourite name.

Does anyone else here have an Elizabeth?

What middle names do you think would suit it?

What are your honest opinions on the name?

Personally I love it.
Proper 'classic' name, easy to pronounce, easy to spell. Gives opportunity for lots of shortenings that are also nice.

I think a one syllable middle name would sit well with it.

My sister is Elizabeth with middle name Sarah. My dd has Elizabeth as her middle name

I love Elizabeth. My favourite thing about the name is all the shortenings. I know a Beth, Libby, Lizzie, Liz, Betty, Betsy and Lily.

Ace name.

I love it, classic, strong but feminine. Also loads of great nn’s (Effy is my fave). Not much help but can’t think of many mms, maybe C/Lara, Willow or Ivy, but agree with pps that it should be short

I love it because it's what I would class as a "proper" name. Pregnancy number 3 with new partner has made me realise how traditional my tastes are.

Fabulous name- lots of strong Elizabeths as role models as well!

I’d go for a short middle name-

Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth Jane
Elizabeth Rose

I mean no disrespect to pp but please don’t do the Grace/Rose/May as a middle name. It feels like a filler now, equivalent to Louise a few years ago

@Viviolet you are right of course, they’re unbelievably popular middle names but you can’t argue they don’t go well with Elizabeth!

Elizabeth Grace sounds so elegant.

Do you have any family members whose middle name you would
like to use, i,e, grandmother, mother, favourite aunt. (to
give it that extra traditional feel).

Other suggestions:

Elizabeth-Leigh
Elizabeth-Anne
Elizabeth-May
Elizabeth-Eleanor? (maybe too long)
Elizabeth-Ruby
Elizabeth-Pearl
Elizabeth-Jean

dinsoaurkisses you’re right I can’t- especially Grace

A beautiful name that does pass the test of time. It was my GMs name, now I wish I'd used it for my DD

I love Elizabeth (it’s my middle name).

I think it sounds good with a short middle name, for example:
Elizabeth Ann
Elizabeth Eve
Elizabeth Faye
Elizabeth Joy
Elizabeth Maud

Elizabeth is gorgeous.

Elizabeth Rose
Elizabeth Frances
Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth Mary
Elizabeth Jane
Elizabeth Evelyn
Elizabeth Maria
Elizabeth Kate
Elizabeth Lucille
Elizabeth Cecile
Elizabeth Cecelia
Elizabeth Margaret
Elizabeth Rosabelle
Elizabeth Sophia
Elizabeth Louise
Elizabeth Loren/a
Elizabeth Elena

Also yy to Elizabeth Maude

@dinosaurkisses

Omg! I am one of the combination s you have suggested. It's worked well for me!

I love the fact that there are so many nice shortenings of the name Elizabeth. All of them are lovely.

Elizabeth is my Grandma’s name who I never got to meet, although she was known as Betty rather than Elizabeth. I also love the name itself and always have done.

I have to say I love the short names that have been suggested for a middle name 🙂 Rose in particular!

Elizabeth Anna
Elizabeth Alice
Elizabeth Ellen
Elizabeth Emily
Elizabeth Emma
Elizabeth Hannah
Elizabeth Joy
Elizabeth Mary
Elizabeth Violet

Elizabeth is my daughter's middle name. I love it. How about

Elizabeth Grace

I have an Elizabeth and she loves her name and hearing about the women who had it before her.

It also just lends itself to nicknames. As well as some of the traditional ones, friends and siblings also coined things like: Lizzle, Buffy (when she was younger she pronounced herself as Elizabuff) and Boo.

There are more but a bit outing.

It wasn’t my first choice for a girl’s name but I’ve grown to love it far more than my original option in real life.
It’s a wonderful name.

I'm an Elizabeth. It's fine. I have no problems with it. I think it's rare for people to love their own names though.

Just make sure you like/can accept Liz and Lizzy though, as she will inevitably get these at some point in her life.

My middle name is Lillian, which I have always liked more than Elizabeth.

My 8 month old is Elizabeth Mary Ray after my mum(deceased) step mum and dad.
We call her Lizzy. I love that she will have so many options for name shortening in the future depending on her personality.

I love Elizabeth - it's a classic name and was on my list.

I would think about another family name as a middle name. Lots of names go well with it so it would be nice if it meant something as well.

Elizabeth Anne and Elizabeth Jane would be my favourites.

Elizabeth is lovely.

Do you have any family members you would like to honour for the middle name?

I am an Elisabeth.

I love it. I didn't used to - if I'm honest. Well, it never would have occurred to me to use it for mine. But then i recently met a toddler Elizabeth. Her parents are proper cool (music industry types) and I "got" it- it's classy and not try hard like yoooonique or cute girls names. I don't think these parents shorten it but there's lots of nickname potential too if you do want. I love Betty. Or Libby. Or Liza! Go for it.