Names like Betty?

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Have made 2 threads in a row, sorry about that, but at least they are mostly different topics!

I really want to use the name Betty but I can't, so I was wondering if there are any names with the same feel? Not necessarily nicknamey names, but just the feel of them. Can't use any Rose names, and I like Beth but not as much as Betty, there's just something so sweet about it.

Also no longer forms of Betty that I can shorten, because I just can't call her Betty at all (even as a diminutive) TIA!

Winnie/Winn, short for Winifred feels v similar to me.

Peggy?

Bessie?

Can't hear or read Bessie without thinking cow sadly, so that's out.

I think I need a name I can shortern to something Betty adjacent since her sisters will be Rosalie and Cecilia (Rosie and Cece) so like Elizabeth nn Betty for example. I suppose for Peggy that would be Margaret which I think I like, but in that case I would probably go with Marjorie as it's my grandmothers name and I want to incorporate it somehow. (And I do like it!)

Marjorie nn Jorie feels similar to me, but the thing is I can't see Jorie without wishing I could use Josie, and I don't want to use Josie because it's too similar to Rosie and I don't like Josephine. I think I'm being entirely too fussy and hormonal.

Winifred nn Winnie is a nice suggestion too, but I just can't settle on anything but Betty (but even then, I don't like any of it's longer names! Elizabeth is nice, but something is keeping me away even though I can't even use Betty regardless.) Thank you all!

Can you really definitely not use Betty? Unless it’s the name of a very close and similarly aged relative (niece/ nephew/ stepchild etc) I’d just go for it. Even if you have a friend or distant relative with the name I’d go for it, especially if you could potentially lose touch in a few years.

Betsy
Bonnie
Alma
Minnie
Ivy
Audrey
Etta
Mabel

Dorothy nn Dotty
Penelope nn Penny
Tabitha nn Tabby
Constance nn Connie

Maggie, Lottie

Harriet and Hattie?

Is Betty not a pet form of Elizabeth?

Elizabeth has loads of pet forms.
Eliza, Liz, Lizzy, Beth, Betty,

Freda

Argh I would really love to just name her Betty but it's my really good friend's (of over a decade) DD name, who is the same age as my own DD and we see them almost every week, the girls are really close (as are we) and tbh my own DD would probably find it weird if her sister was named Betty. Really like Dorothy nn Dotty!! That's going on the list for sure. Might like Dorothea more I think.

Lottie is sweet as well, but not keen on Charlotte and I have really bad associations with a Harriet unfortunately.

Betty is a pet name for Elizabeth, yes, but unfortunately none of the other names hit me the same, asides from maybe Beth. But the thing is, if I named her Elizabeth with the intent of calling her Beth I know I'd end up calling her Betty anyways, and I'd just be back in the same issue but with more strings attached IYSWIM. That's why I'm trying to avoid Elizabeth entirely. I think Elsie is sweet though, maybe I'll go looking for another long form of it. Maybe Eloise?

Letitia or Colette nn Lettie
Katherine nn Kitty
Theodora nn Dora or Teddie
Alicia nn Lissie
Tamara nn Tammy
Theresa nn Tessie
Carlotta nn Lottie
Jacobina nn Binnie
Jemima nn Mimi

Dinah
Rita
Nancy
Annie
Susannah/ Susie
Bella
Edith/ Edie
Judith/ Judy
Eleanore / Nora, Ella, Nellie
Penelope/ Penny
Sarah/ Sadie, Sally

Pearl
Greta
Frida

I like Tessa from Theresa, but not so much Theresa for some reason. Dora and Teddie are both cute for Theodora, and I think they work for PP suggestion of Dorothy/Dorothea as well!

Love Sadie, didn't know it came from Sarah! Love Bella as well, and Pearl is cute from Marjorie maybe (by meaning)

I've put together a little list, let me know your thoughts if you have any:

Josephine nn Josie
Dorothea nn Dotty / Thea / Dory
Aurora nn Rory
Eloise nn Elsie
Marjorie nn Jorie / Rory

I think Josephine is likely not a real option because while I love Josie, I don't love Josephine and I am definitely going to use her full name as well so I need to love it! Same for Aurora, I don't think it goes with Rosalie and Cecilia. My top 3 atm are Dorothea nn Dotty, Eloise nn Elsie, and Marjorie nn Rory.

Also, just FYI I don't care too much if she gets other nicknames from school or whatnot, the diminutives are mostly just for me to call her by along with her whole name.

Kitty / Katherine
Nelly / Eleanor or Helen
Milly / Amelia or Millicent
Florrie / Florence
Gracie / Grace
Jessie / Jessica
Elsie / Elizabeth
Connie / Constance
Evie / Evelyn
Maggie / Margaret
Joey / Josephine
Lulu / Louise

I love Dorothea, also Constance / Connie, Penelope / Penny.
I'm not keen on Marjorie but I like Rory and love the family connection.
My first thought was Imogen / Immy.
Eloise / Elsie is great with your ( lovely) girls names.

Polly is rather lovely and has a similar vibe, IMO.

In its own right, rather than just as a shortener.

Goes perfectly:
Rosalie, Cecelia and Polly

or

Rosie, CeCe and Polly

Polly Marjorie?

Clementine nn Clemmie
Sylvia nn Sylvie (prefer Sylvie in its own right personally)
Edith nn Edie
Violet nn Lettie
Florence nn Florie, Flo, Flora, Flossie
Marigold nn Goldie
Matilda nn Tillie
Felicity nn Lissie

How about a name that shortens to Etty?

Eg

Violet nn Etty
Juliet nn Etty

Or

Henrietta nn Hetty or Etta?

Do you like

Katherine nn Kitty
Elspeth nn Elsie
Isabella or Annabella nn Bella
Matilda nn Tilly
Dorelia / Isadora nn Dory
Georgina nn Ginny
Caroline nn Callie or Carrie

Bethany

What about Betsy?

What about Margaret and the ton of nicknames derived from it

Peggy, Maggie, Margo,

Jennifer, giving you, .
Jenny, Jen

I really like Betsy.
How about Annie? Annabelle or Annalise
Maggie? Margaret
Dottie? Dorothy
Millie? Millicent or Amelia

Betsy

Kitty

Nancy

Molly

I had to post just to suggest Minerva/Minnie 😁

There’s a Matilda in DS’s class who prefers Tilly.