Need an alternative to Elizabeth/Beth

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This was my top choice for a girl but a close friend has just used for her daughter.

Looking for something classic that can be shortened. Any ideas?

Ettie or Etta

You could use Stevie for Stephanie, but most people would use Steph automatically.
Elizabeth is a lovely name, it's a shame your friend has used it because even if you used a different nickname it would look to some people like you had "stolen" the name... 🙄

The queen's pet name was Lilibet.

We used my son's nickname immediately and the original longer name is a distant memory. I would choose the name you like and use it personally. Bessie or Betsy is quite nice.

We have an Elizabeth in the family but she has always been Betty

My aunt Stephanie is a Fanny

I'd just use it. I know a group of friends where 3 of them have a Joseph and 3 have a Harry. It's no big deal.

Beatrice?

Elizabeth is such a classic I think you could go for it anyway even with the friend having already chosen it.

Or spell it differently - Elisabeth?

Some other suggestions:
Helena
Constance
Juliana
Rebecca
Antonia
Beatrice
Leonora
Isadora
Lucinda
Seraphine
Tamara

Libby

Mary
Anne / Anna
Philippa
Caroline
Laura
Sophie
Sarah

Olivia - Liv for short?

Antonia is nice as is Sophie but not sure on nn for those

If you don’t like any of the other nickname options then Elizabeth is a silly choice really as you can’t choose what nickname other people will use. Just call her Bethany if you want Beth.

I'd still go with Elizabeth if that's the name you want. Someone I know didn't use a name because a close friend had chosen it, friend has moved away and they now rarely see each other.

Elizabete?

Wasn't Biff an Elizabeth, (from Biff Chip and Kipper)?

Isabelle/Isabella?

Calista - Callie
Antonia - Toni/Tia
Lavinia - Nia
Catherine/Katherine - Cat/Cath/Cathy
Victoria - Vicky/Vic/Tori/Ria
Eleanor/Eleanora - Ellie/Nora
Isobel/Isobella - Izzy/Bell/Bella

I had a great-aunt called Fanny, shortened from Stephanie. I'll just leave that with you.

Pretoria shortened to Toria.

Sophia

Evangeline to Evie
Constance to Connie
Winifred to Winnie or Win
Florence to Floss or Flossie
Anna
Isabella to Bella, Isa or Izzy
Evelyn
Georgina to Gina or Georgie
Judith to Jude

Elspeth
Elsbeth
Ellen to Ellie or Nell
Dorothy or Dora to Dorie
Eleanor to Ella
Rosemary to Rose or Ros

Henrietta / Juliette(Etta)
Jennifer (Jenny)
Genevieve (Evie)