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.

why not just go for the shortened version in the first place? We did with DD - which people on here seem to like. OTH, shortened version of my name has been slagged of big time!!!

i like Bebe for a shortening of Elizabeth

I like beth and in fact nearly called dd elizabeth in order to get to beth, I like names that have lots of different nn.

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Lizzy

Betty.

Betty. I love Betty but I don't like Elizabeth.

If I ever have another daughter, I'd want to call her Betty or Babette or Tabitha (far fetched I know!) so just so as I could call her Betty.

Lizzie when little, Liz when older. Beth is OK but hate Betty and Betsy.
I wouldn't shorten it at all-see what evolves and what she wants when older. If my parents called me Beth I would change it to Liz as soon as I was old enough to realise that I could.

Eliza, Libby, Bess or Beth - probably Bess as it's a little sassier than Beth or at least the sappier one in Little Women!

Less keen on Betty, Liz, Lizzie, Lilibet

Piscesmoon

Don't shorten it. Elizabeth's lovely and would be unusual as everyone named Elizabeth seems to be known as something else.

For the record, my friend has an Elizabeth who's now 21 and who's never been known as anything else. Maybe that is a record.

so lovely to see your name slagged off on MN!!!!!

Libby

I'd do Betty too. Cute. (it's DD's middle name)

I know an Elizabeth in her 40s who has always just been Elizabeth.

betty is adorable

My middle name is elizabeth. I chose to call my middle child Elsie, a form of it. It really suits her. My aunty is called Liza though.

I would just stick to Elizabeth and let her decide later.

why dont you just wait & see what nickname she grows into??? I never understand how people can choose nicknames (derived from first name) before getting to know baby.

You name them X and then they kind of lean to another name through their personality, looks, attitudes etc.

Beth, Betty, Betsie, Libby, Elspeth, Liz, Bess all have such different "vibes" to them.

Betty. We're having Elizabeth Cate for a girl

Beth or Lizzie for me. Beth automatically came to mind when I read the question, and reminds me of some lovely character in one of the clasics - I think it may be Little Women, but I may be wrong?!

Eliza or Betty are the nicest IMO