Betty Anne/Betty

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Hiya everyone,

What are your thoughts on the name Betty Anne ?(Betty) I quite like it and think its due for a revival.
I also know a child who was given the name Rosa and goes by the name Betty.

I like Betty.

Elizabeth was one of the names I considered when i was pregnant, but it didn't really suit my son!

I thought Betty would have been a lovely pet name.

There are a couple of small ones locally, although I think one is spelt Bette. It’s a bit too cutesy for me personally.

I love Anne though.

I think it is nice - there is a girl in DS's reception class called Betty

I like Betty

Elizabeth was on my list if DC2 was a girl

Betty is awful. It somehow manages to be ugly and cutesy at the same time.

Betty is a nice and traditional form of Elizabeth, and Elizabeth Anne is lovely, but I'm not sure Betty-Anne works together.

Would you consider Betsan?

Oh I love it, I know (knew) a few old women called Betty, most late 80s or even 90s now and they are all lovely.

Personally I’d probably use it as a nickname for Elizabeth but as cutesy names go I much prefer it to most others.

Love Betty but not Betty Anne. Betty is retro cool, Betty Anne is reminds me of the name of one of the victims from a documentary about a serial killer from the 1970s Or a mousey Deidre Barlow type. Sorry, awful things to say, but just being honest! Betty alone is fab though!

I think Betty Anne is lovely.

As short for Bethia, Betony, or the traditional Elizabeth already mentioned would probably be more my thinking, but I prefer names with more options - Betty is nice I think without that though.

I don't like either of them and especially not together. What about Bethan?

Not keen at all - just reminds me of old ladies or Betty Boop. I think if you really want to use it, go with Elizabeth, then she'll have choices as she grows up. Betty can be a nn.

I don’t really like it, sorry. Betty Anne sounds like she works in a diner in Tennessee. Betty as a nickname for Elizabeth dilutes it a bit.

My Gran was called Betty and she hated it. It’s too cutesy.

I think it needs to be a nickname for something else so she’s got options when she’s an adult.

Betty is so retro that it's trendy now - so I'd stick with timeless Elizabeth on the BC and just introduce her as/call her Betty. I don't think I'd want Betty as a given name personally (as a nn it's cute) and Elizabeth Anne is pretty much as classic as you can get.

Betty is awful. It somehow manages to be ugly and cutesy at the same time.

Yes, this. It's quite an achievement really

Absolutely awful. Betty just sounds really old fashioned. Adding Anne doesn't enhance it at all (my name is Anne, and it's really just a nothing name to me. I'm completely indifferent to it).

I know Betty is coming back but I’m not a fan. I wouldn’t want to be called Betty. Betty as a diminutive for Elisabeth is fine, but not as a standalone name.

I'm astonished that no-one has mentioned Frank Spencer and his "Ooh Betty!" yet. It must be dying out as a reference but has forever ruined the name for me.

My 8yr old dd is Betty Grace - we love it!!

Love Betty!

When I was younger there was a shop called Betty's and everyone called it Sweaty Betty's so that just sticks in my head whenever I hear the name Betty. I don't like it.

Betty is great - go for it! Maybe Elizabeth first but Betty known as? love it.

My grandmother's name was betty ann and my mother name me bethany for her.