What would you shorten elizabeth to...

[lola0109]

Now I know all the nn's for Elizabeth but just interested on the general opinion.

So my question is, if you had an Elizabeth what would be your favourite nn/shortening?

Mine's is Lizzie, DP is Beth so for this reason we can't agree on this name.

Lizzie or Liza for me

Libby. Fab name

I know an Elisabeth shortened to Lisa but she is Scandanavian.

All the Elizabeths I have known have had names shortened to:
Liz
Lizzie
Beth
Lisbet
Liza
Ellie
ZaZa

oh and Libby

Libby or even Ellie for me.

My brother decided on Beth.
His DD decided on Lizzie.
She won!

Beth

used to like Lizzy, now prefer Betsy or probably best of all Bess

I love Bess, and Libby is fab too. Ultimately your DD will decide though - in my experience the nickname everyone at school thinks is cool when she's ten will be the one that sticks!

Betty

Bess, Bessie or Elsie are my faves

Buffy (pet name for the Queen Mother)

Eliza or Libby

Betty

Beth or Betty

Betsy
Bets
Libby

Dd is called Bets but her name is not Elizabeth, not sure where it came from really .

or Simon

Oh and her middle name is Libby.

Why didn't I just call her Elizabeth? .

In mid-pregnancy madness (and half-joking) I suggested to DH that we call DD Elizabeth and give her the nickname Buffy. He didn't think it was a good idea

Betty! Betty is a cool and glamorous name.

at Buffy being Queen Mum's pet name. Bet she kicked royal vampire ass!

Eliza, no doubt - was my choice for DC2 but he was a boy!
Possibly would have gone straight for Eliza though.

Eliza. I considered this for DD2

My nan was known as Bette, Iza or Lal