Beth, Bethan or Bethany?

[Ariabanana]

Do you think Beth needs a full name? We want to call dd2 Beth, but are unsure whether to make it short for Bethany/Bethan, or to just call her Beth!

I’m not quite sure how I feel about Bethany - it seems a bit little girly. I think I prefer Bethan, but we have no Welsh connections so I’m not sure if it would be a bit strange.

Which would you go for?

(Dd2 is called Laura if that’s relevant.)

I love the name Bethan!

I know a Beth and it's never occurred to me it might be a shortening!

My daughter is Beth
No shortening
Beth on her birth certificate
She’s 40, by the way

I prefer Bethany but if you don't like it just call her Beth.

My DD’s middle name is Bethan. We love it. It’s a bit different, although I think Beth and Bethany are underused beautiful names. The only ‘Welsh connection’ we have is that me and DH met at uni in Wales, but it’s an important enough link for us!

Bethan 200% (no guesses on what my name is!) :)

I love Bethan, and think it would be a great choice. It works beautifully as a sister for Laura. That being said though I also think just Beth as is also works well. Bethany is nice too though.

I like Bethan much more than Bethany. If you don't want Elizabeth, I would choose Bethan.

I like Beth on its own or Elizabeth (not a massive fan of Elizabeth but it’s a good name to be able to shorten I think). I don’t like Bethan or Bethany. I taught a lot of girls called Bethany at primary school about 12-15 years ago. They’ll all be about 20ish by now, so it seems quite dated - a name that was popular for babies in the mid-late 90s that hasn’t been out of fashion long enough to be revived yet.

I love Beth and think it stands alone.
Have you considered Bethia?

Bethany, if not that then Bethan. I don't like Beth, it seems unfinished.

Tbqh I don't see why you can't use Bethan if you're not Welsh. There are plenty of non-Irish (or very loosely linked) people using Niamh, Aisling, Aoife, Cara etc.

Elizabeth is probably my favourite ever girls name, although I prefer Libby as a shortening

Bethan is lovely, but I’m in Wales where it’s pretty popular. I’m not sure if you’d get people trying to add a y in England? But that wouldn’t be a problem if she’s known as Beth anyway