what is Betsy short for?

[dinny]

or is it a name in its own right?

Elizabeth

Elizabeth but you could have it as a stand alone name if you liked, I think it's very retro and kitsch

Mabel

my children REALLY want their little sister called it, if next dc is a girl...

not mad on Elizabeth tho

Moondog - is it? how...? am I being dim?

You could use it alone

Elisabeth
Elisabeta

Beatrice maybe

moondog - norty, norty!

Lilibet as well

Babette

anything with Bet in it!

Betfred

am falling about laughing

Bettina?

ooh, now I think about it, when I was a girl, the heroine in one of my favourite books was called Sarabeth. Perhaps you could use that and shorten to Betsy?

It's another name for your Fou-Fou surely? (sorry to lower the tone)

Although I do know of a little girl called Betsey.

Sorry, spelt it wrong (tired, pregnancy brain at fault)

Her name is Betsy (not short for anything as far as I am aware anyway).

Bethan, Bethany, Isabella (all derivatives of Elizabeth)

Elspeth maybe?

Hi just caught this thread and just wanted to pedantically add that I had always understood the name Betsy to be short for Elizabeth Ann, not just Elizabeth. As others have said nothing to stop you from using it on its own. Think it is a lovely name! Though I've always loved Elspeth as well - Scottish version of Elizabeth I think.

I think it's fine as a name in it's own right.

Surely all the names that Betsy can be short for are derivatives of Elizabeth anyway?

I love the name Elizabeth.