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beth

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hashim · 05/07/2008 20:49

Honestly, truthfully please. My daughter is called Elizabeth, but we call her Beth. I'm a little conerned that some people call her 'beff' and some say 'our beth' sounding like Arbeth.
Do you think we should shorten it to something else, such as Liza or Elsie?

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mollymawk · 05/07/2008 20:51

Beth is lovely and my favourite diminutive of Elizabeth. Stick with it, I say!

Bertolli · 05/07/2008 20:54

Yes, well said molly.

Beth is a pretty and lovely name

Heated · 05/07/2008 20:56

Ditto.

ChanJackieTylerNo · 05/07/2008 20:57

Absolutely - Beth's lovely.

BibiThree · 05/07/2008 20:59

Beth is a fab name

ja9 · 05/07/2008 20:59

beth is lovely. i'm not so keen on anyone saying "our xxx" though realise that it is sometimes necessary.

CristinaTheAstonishing · 05/07/2008 21:01

Beth is nice. Our DD2 has Elizabeth as a middle name and one of her nn is Bets (given by her 3 year old sister).

sweetkitty · 05/07/2008 21:02

Love it too DD3 is going to be a Bethany when she finally decides to come out!

onepieceoflollipop · 05/07/2008 21:02

We would have chosen Beth but it doesn't go with our surname, so we use another shortened version of the name. People will always try to shorten/cutify names. If they say "our Beth" then they would probably do the same with any other name e.g. "our hashim"

Love it btw, bit that it sounds rubbish with our surname!

sweetkitty · 05/07/2008 21:11

Beth not good with our surname which is why we like Bethany, she can shorten it later is she wants.

MaryAnnSingleton · 05/07/2008 21:12

too Little Women for me

mamabea · 05/07/2008 21:14

It's my name and I love it too. sometimes get called Beff- but never think about it really.

don't worry about it.

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hashim · 05/07/2008 21:39

Thanks for making me feel better. I suppose when she is older she can change it to another dimunitive if she so wishes.

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greenelizabeth · 05/07/2008 21:43

I love Beth. Very pretty. I also like Eliza and Libby but I know a few of them, I think they are more popular. Beth is very pretty and at the moment the rarest nn from Elizabeth, so it's a great name and a lovely nn!

bethoo · 05/07/2008 21:51

my name is Elizabeth but am refered to as Beth. i always thought it was much prettier than Liz

kiddiz · 05/07/2008 22:03

I love Beth. Wanted dd to be Beth but dh didn't. She has Elizabeth as a second name as a compromise

OurHamsterisevil · 07/07/2008 21:15

I adore Beth. I had a childhood friend called Beth. Not short for Elizabeth. Her sister has just called her DD2 Phoebe Beth. Beautiful IMO.

Much prefer it to other shortened versions of Elizabeth

Hulababy · 07/07/2008 21:17

Beth is a pretty name; I like it.

andyrobo237 · 07/07/2008 21:22

one of my niece's is a 'Beth' just simple and short - it is a great name.

Yorky · 07/07/2008 21:22

Beth is lovely, I would use it as a short for Bethany not Elizabeth as there are too many options with Elizabeth which I don't like. If only DH agreed with me it would be much simpler!

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Saymyname · 07/07/2008 21:24

Yes I quite like it but am biased here too.

bluenosesaint · 07/07/2008 23:08

Beth is beautiful. Elizabeth is my all-time favourite girls name ...i adore it!

Janni · 07/07/2008 23:15

Lovely name.

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