Birth certificate name

[Browneyedgirl16]

Hi we registered DD the longer version of her name however she is known since day 1 by her shorten version! Her name is Elizabeth so her short version is not the most commonly known nn for it ! However I am now doubting whether the nn should just be on her bc ?
What are people thoughts

She might want to use Elizabeth when she is older or not it will be up to her. Personally I would just leave it loads of people go by different versions of their names.

I'm Elizabeth even though my parents had already decided on the chosen nn before I was born. They have always called me that, but I've gone through various different names all my life.

May not be relevant, but I always found it much easier when abroad to tell people my name was Elizabeth as this is a recognisable name in most countries. Whereas many of the nicknames aren't.

My Mil was Elizabeth but she went by another name.

I do know she can go use shortening and people do go by other names. But I’m aware you can amend certificate in 12 months of registering so I don’t no whether just to use the nn she is always known by !

My first name is usually short for something else. I really wish I had the full version on my birth certificate because if I did I'd use a different shortening. As a result both of my DC have a "proper" name on their birth certificate but go by a shortened version day to day - but they could use their full name in formal settings.

I’d keep it as Elizabeth on the birth certificate.
I’ve got a short nicknamey type name (lucy) and Although it’s a stand-alone name in its own right I always wished my parents had have put something longer (Lucinda, Lucille) on my birth certificate so I had a choice when I was grown up. I’ve always felt that my name is a ‘little girls’ name and wish I could have something more grown up.

Fwiw she can be known as without ever being called Elizabeth I kind of understand why you want to change it though.

Why would you want to change her name? Do you no longer like Elizabeth?

Personally I'd leave it alone. Much better to be Elizabeth and be able to pick from a variety of nicknames when older than to be called 'Betty' (for example) and have nowhere to go with it if she doesn't like it in later life.

Is her Nn Bess(ie) you don't have to answer im just nosey I would just leave Elizabeth as it is and she can choose.

I do like Elizabeth and I love traditional names and this was my thinking originally which is why we registered her Elizabeth ! However now her name is being used and only known by the shorten name which could be a name in its own rights im thinking whether that should just be her ‘official’ name.

If the shortening is something like Beth or Elise I may change it. If it's Lizzy/Libby or similar I would leave it as Elizabeth.

I think you are leaning towards changing it just do it if you prefer what do your RL people think ?

Betsy

Aww Betsy is lovely .

If you change it you won't have a formal 'telling off' name that you can use so she knows you mean business.

If you leave it as Elizabeth then she can choose as she grows older what to use. She may want to be Beth or Liza. Leave it

I would just leave it. Betsy is a lovely name but a bit cutesy. When she is older she may wish to use Elizabeth professionally if she wants a name with a bit of gravitas. I think it would be best to leave her this option.

Given the nn I'd leave Elizabeth on the birth certificate as I find Betsy quite cutsie for a grown up.

@HalfBloodPrincess DD2 is just Lucy but my nn for her is Lucille

I think Betsy is cute but that’s the point it’s cute. She may well hate it when she’s older and wish you’d left Elizabeth because Betsy really is a little girls name.
Ds2 is know by a shortened version of his name and everyone calls him it. It’s used in school, at swimming lessons at home. He told the nurses it was his name when he was in hospital recently. But he’s nearly 9 now and when his teacher asked what he wanted on his report card his nn or his full name he asked her to put his full name and he was only 7 at the time. So while he very much sees himself as “Betsy” he does realise on some level that Elizabeth is a far more grown up and official name. You can call her any nickname you like but I really do think you run the risk of her hating it when she is old enough to have a say later on. Leaving her name as it is avoids that while still keeping everyone happy in the long run.

I have a diminutive name on my birth certificate it's the only name I go by. I hate it when people try and use the full version.

Oh I don't know about this little girls name thing names come and go Betsy is probably along the same lines as Lilly and Daisy or libby and i know Adult/child of all 3 and the adult Masieis 80 odd it doesn't sound like a little girls name.

Would you give someone a gift, then some time later change your mind and want to take it away, or dictate how it should be used?

I think once a name is given, it belongs to the person it's given to, and it's up to them to decide how they want to use it.

Your dd might not like the short version as she gets older and might prefer to be known by a different version. People quite often choose to be known by different names/nicknames at different points in their lives/in different situations.

You would think although we always liked Betsy and felt she needed a longer name for all ages ! Which is why the question was raised x

You sound like you are driving yourself nuts with this just keep Eiizabeth and that is that