Eliza or Florence?

[JessJess3908]

Eliza with Elle or Ellie for short
Florence with Florry (sp?) for short

I like names that can be shortened - so that you can have a formal name for work and an informal name for friends & family.

I think Florence Eliza sounds waaaaaaaaay better than Eliza Florence - trips of the tongue.

Elizabeth is lovely - but unfortunately it's DP's X

Eliza as a name in its own right has been around since the 1700s so i don't feel bad using it.

Elkiedee - what were your boy's shortlist? If we have the same taste maybe you can help me out?

Ta Swampster, now i've seen it written down I quite like it too.

Quite understand you can't call a baby after an ex!

I have lots of cousins who've already had children so a lot of names I might have used have been taken. DS is Daniel Patrick, generaly called Danny - my grandfather and my cousin Dan had his name already but it's just him in his generation. Another cousin has a son called Paddy so Patrick's already taken as a first name - as are several girls' names I really like.

I'm still wondering what names we could give another son if we have none.

I know an Eliza and a Florence.
The Florence is shortened to Flo, which I hate.

Love both names...however....if you are then keen on distroying shortening it, I would go wiht Eliza...because, Lizzie, Liza, Ellie all sound cute enough...whilst, well, Florry just isn't that nice, imo, sorry!
Reny would be, maybe, a better shortened version (if you persist on shortening it, lol)

Please use Eliza, its lovely! I wanted this but it doesn't go with our surname. DD1 has the middle name Florrie which I HATE. It was my comprimise (sp?) as I would not budge over her first name. She hates it too!

deffo Eliza for me

Can i say Liza without you thinking of any annoying celebrities?

i love eliza and florence my dd was going to be florence but when she was born it didn,t seem to suit her.both cool names though

Eliza

Florence (Flossie) is my preference. If you are edgy about DP's ex, then Eliza is still way too close to Elizabeth for my liking!

Eliza

Eliza, that's a really cool name.

Florance!! That's the new Florence.

I love Eliza

Eliza at school was the pretty tomboy with a glint in her eye and un-tameable curls.

I know Florence ought to make me think of Florence Nightingale but I just think of the Magic Roundabout.

Ooh, ooh, have Eliza! If either of my ds's had been dd's Eliza would have been my choice. It's lovely.

I love Florence!