I don’t understand the appeal of the name [name]Lizbeth[/name]. Why not add an extra “e” and an “a” and get the classic [name]Elizabeth[/name]? I’m sure it’s because they want to be different, but that poor child will forever be repeating her name and spelling it for others who will assume it’s [name]Elizabeth[/name].
I don’t get the appeal either. The name doesn’t flow as well as [name]Elizabeth[/name].
I don’t really get it either, but to each her own. I much prefer the classic full name [name]Elizabeth[/name] for my own purposes.
I knew a [name]Lizabeth[/name] in high school. She was named without the E though because her sisters and parents all had L names.
A bit odd, but whatever.
Lisbett (or [name]Lizbett[/name] or [name]Lisbeth[/name] or [name]Lisabeth[/name], etc, there are many variations) is a common way to spell [name]Elizabeth[/name] in Dutch, although usually spelled Liesbet or Lijsbeth. It was a common nickname in the 1800’s among Scandinavian and Dutch immigrants to the US when the name [name]Elizabeth[/name] was extremely popular. For some families, it’s an actual name rather than a nickname, but in many cases it’s simply another way to differentiate among the many [name]Elizabeth[/name]'s, [name]Eliza[/name]'s, [name]Liz[/name]'s, [name]Beth[/name]'s, and [name]Lizzy[/name]'s of the world.
@lucystone - I knew that it was part of the reason, but you put it so eloquently that it no longer seems so odd. Before I read your comment, I was ready to say “I don’t get it either!” but now, not so much! Thanks [name]Lucy[/name]!
I’ve considered [name]Lilibet[/name] and so on as a way to get an L name in honour of my grandmother, and to get [name]Libby[/name] as the nickname.
I’m not sure I’d do it, I like it but it does feel nicknamish and I’m not sure if I shouldn’t just go with a less fussed-with automatic L name, like [name]Lillian[/name] or [name]Lilith[/name]. But then I can’t use [name]Libby[/name], which would send me back to [name]Elizabeth[/name], which isn’t an L… head explode
Lucystone said it best, it’s a variation of the name [name]Elizabeth[/name]. It can also be used as a nickname. I have a friend named [name]Elizabeth[/name] who goes by [name]Liz[/name], but I call her [name]Lizbeth[/name] sometimes.
- [name]Athena[/name]
I don’t get it either.
I posted on a previous thread, about how awkward it is to see a child’s name a certain way. And wonder, why the parents decided to exclude some letters or separate it into two or more.
Gabri [name]Elle[/name] / Gabri [name]Ella[/name] – instead of [name]Gabrielle[/name] and [name]Gabriella[/name].
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Beth[/name] / [name]Elisa[/name] [name]Beth[/name] – instead of [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Anna[/name] – instead of [name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Lyn[/name] – instead of [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Ed[/name] [name]Ward[/name] – instead of [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Bastian[/name] – instead of [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Angeline[/name] – instead of [name]Evangeline[/name]
You get the idea, I am sure.
Each to their own, if I knew these kids maybe it would grow on me. Yet, in my subconsciousness, I wonder if I would think of their partials as nicknames.
I guess if the average person doesn’t know their middle name, it really wouldn’t matter. But in the case of Gabri, I would wonder if it was short for [name]Gabrielle[/name] or some thing close to it.