Elizabeth

[Firebird83]

DD due in May is most likely going to be called Elizabeth. What are your favourite diminutives or shortened forms for it? Thanks

I have a sister of that name and I call her by her full name and always have. Some of her friends call her LIz

My mum is also Elizabeth but gets called Elsie

If I had an Elisabeth, I'd use Elsa as a diminutive.

Ours is Lizzie and is 8weeks old :)

Lisbeth.
Betty
Betsy

I like Lissy best, but not sure that works with the Elizabeth spelling, which is my preferred one and the one you give. As I wouldn’t use Elizabeth anyway I haven’t thought too deeply on it.

5 pages of opinions from last month here :)

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/4427995-Favourite-nn-for-Elizabeth?pg=4

Libby for me!

Love Elizabeth! I like Beth.

Elizabeth at the nursery I work in shortens it to Lizzie.

Betty, Bessie and Lizzie.

No diminutives. The full thing is pretty fabulous.

Elsa for me! I would have loved it for DD but wasn’t brave enough.

Surprised no one said Eliza that's my favourite.

Libby

Lizzie for us, she was named after my mum who died a month before she was born. My mum went by Liz

“Elsa”?

Why give your child a fabulous name and then shorten it to a name from one of the most popular Disney films ever?

Wait until she's old enough to choose for herself. She might actually like to be known as Elizabeth.

@Warmduscher

“Elsa”?

Why give your child a fabulous name and then shorten it to a name from one of the most popular Disney films ever?

You must not be aware, but the name Elsa actually predates the film Frozen. Some people also think the name Elsa is fabulous. Hope this helps

DS was going to be Elizabeth if he was a girl. Love it and it was my grandmother’s name. We were torn between Elsie, Libby and Beth. Think he would have been Elsie.

Betsy and Betty
Then Beth
Bits
I think an actress uses Busy, that's cute

Not so keen on Liz or Lizzie but I do like Ellie, or Elsie

Libby

Eliza, Libby or Beth.

Not a fan of Betty or Betsy though.

I have an Elizabeth and she goes by Elizabeth. I figured she can work out if she wants to shorten it when she’s older rather than choose one for her.

Eliza or Ellie

Libby by a country mile
Then Betsy or Bess

I love Elizabeth, but also Lizzie. Beautiful name.