Comment on the name Eliz please, is it too old and classic ?

[Marwe]

We're looking for a name for our baby girl which works in here in the UK and Turkey.As we originally from Turkey we'd love to find something meaningful in both languages .

So I came up with this name ''Eliz''. It's a cool, modern name in Turkey but not sure if it's same in here as it's a short form of Elisabeth.

Or would you rather ''Eliza'' ? Which one works best you think ?

Thanks in advance ! :)

I've never heard it here, but it sounds good and looks easy to say and spell. I'm a fan!

What about Elise? Lots of versions and nicknames for Elisabeth, always a classic beautiful name.

How do you pronounce it? As Elizabeth cut short?

I think there is a possibility written down people might think it's a typo and should be Eliza, and might mishear it as "Liz"? But if it's meaningful to you then it doesn't matter. Go for it.

I think, if you're staying in the UK and not planning on raising your child in Turkey, Eliza would be better than Eliz. Or, since I imagine it's pronounced like Eleez, you could go with Elise (E-lees).

So Eh-Liz?

I don't think it sounds very nice, unfinished and abrupt

Eliza or Elise would be nicer

It just sounds like Liz. Eliza is much better.

I’m not sure I’d I’m saying it correctly, but it just sounds like ‘Liz’. As a stand alone name I’m not a huge fan.
Eliza does work better.
You could go for Elsie? Similar kind of name.

I like it, but prefer Eliza .

Other bilingual options can be:

Lara
Ayla / Isla
Elanoor/ Eleanor

Check out:

www.arabicenglishbabynames.com

Which lists names in Arabic that work in English.

As there is some cross over between Arabic and Turkish names it may provide some inspiration.

Mmm, I never thought of it in that way.It's definitely something to consider about.Thanks for the heads up :)

It looks like you forgot a letter on the end call her Eliza, Elizabeth, or Elise with a nickname Eliz but it's not a full name imo

Mmm, I never thought of it in that way.Yea, people might think it's a typo..It's definitely something to consider about.
Thanks for the heads up :)

I prefer Eliza. But it depends where you raise the child- if it’s in an English speaking country, people will assume the ‘abeth’ part has been cut off by mistake so she might end up being called Elizabeth during first encounters with people.
If I read a CV with Eliz on, I’d worry that the potential candidate couldn’t even be bothered to type out their full name or I’d wonder if they’d made a mistake even just spelling their name. I realise that Eliz is a name in its own right in Turkey but here it’s unheard of really.
Ultimately though it’s up to you and if you still like it then go for it!

If say Eliza, since it has a meaning related to God, do yo find it a bit conservative ? I don't really know what's the effect of a religious name on people's thought.

Eliza definitely wouldn't strike me as a particularly religious name.

I know an Eliz and it’s never an issue! English/Turkish family, you have one second of explaining that it’s Eliz and not Eliza and then it’s just their name. Its a nice name.

I didn't know Eliza was a religious name, I associate it with My Fair Lady.
I think it works well, easily recognisable without being common.

I love Eliza, but I would go for Eliz if it’s one you really want. It doesn’t take long to educate people and multi-culturality is beautiful... my friend living in UK called her daughter Ayse - I hadn’t heard of it, she said it, I asked how it was spelt... done. Now I know the name.

I'm not sure that Eliza would be any more or less religious than Elizabeth, Eliz or any other variant

If say Eliza, since it has a meaning related to God, do yo find it a bit conservative ? I don't really know what's the effect of a religious name on people's thought
There are so many names from the bible used in this country that are technically ‘religious’ but are so well known and so well used, people don’t view them as sending a religious message. Names like Benjamin, Isaac, Bethany, Joseph, Abigail, Matthew etc are all ‘religious’ but are very popular

Is it pronounced Eh-Liz? If so, I think it sounds like Liz and you've just paused to answer, eg, what's her name? Er, Liz.

What about Elize? Pronounced El-ize. Bit more modern than Eliza.

I know a Turkish girl (in London) called Eliz, I think it’s a great name

I live in a part of London with quite a big Turkish community and there are loads of girls in the local primary (like almost one per year group- 2 form entry). I always think it sounds lovely and people don't seem to have a problem pronouncing it. I also think Yeliz is quite cool but perhaps more unusual in the UK

Go for it! It's a great name. You'll always have people/comments who get flustered because it's not an Anglicised name. Sad but true.
It's not tricky to spell or pronounce and honours your heritage.

Eliz is fine. It’s a foreign name. I like it. Don’t turn it into Eliza.