Been thinking of using [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], however the length and some of the nicknames don’t sit right with me. Therefore my wife brought up [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. What are your thoughts? Which of the two do you like better? Why? And finally would it be odd for a non-[name_m]French[/name_m] family such as ours to use [name_f]Elise[/name_f] if we decide on that?
I love [name_f]Elise[/name_f], much more so than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I don’t think it would be odd at all for a non-french family to use it.
Both are lovely options. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is well-established in the English-speaking world and not at all strange regardless of ethnicity.
Both are lovely, but I tend to prefer [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. It is short and concise yet feminine and timeless. You cannot go wrong either choice; it comes down to personal preference.
I love both of these names. If you’re concerned about [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] just as much, I say go with [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. You might want to consider [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], because [name_f]Elise[/name_f] could be a nickname in that case.
I personally like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] better, but I think it’s likely to get some nickname or another, and your daughter may want to use one that you wouldn’t have chosen, so if there are ones you don’t like I’d avoid [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is very sweet and definitely not exclusive to use by [name_m]French[/name_m]-speaking families. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is a great suggestion though, then you can call her by both.
One obvious solution is full name [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], nickname [name_f]Elise[/name_f] as has already been mentioned.
I don’t know if would help you decide but I often approach names I love both, this way.
If I went [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], would there be a sense that the beautiful [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is not her ‘real’ name but just her nickname? What do you want read out at school, graduation etc?
If you named her [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and then met a lovely little [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would you rue that you did not use the full name too?
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t know if that is of any help but sometimes that kind of thinking brings me to realize which I cherish more. Best Wishes.
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
As classy as [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]'s royal image is, [name_f]Elise[/name_f]'s sleek look and elegant sound is even classier. As a side note, [name_f]Libby[/name_f] is my personal favorite nickname idea for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
No. In the United States, [name_f]Elise[/name_f] has been one of the 1,000 most popular names every year since 1880.
It would not be weird at all if a non-[name_m]French[/name_m] family used [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. I grew up with countless [name_f]Elise[/name_f]’s - and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]’s for that matter - and none of them had a [name_m]French[/name_m] background. I personally prefer [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is nice too. There’s so many nickname possiblinities for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Elise[/name_f] being one of them) and it really suits any personality.
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] sounds more fresh, vibrant, and mature than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
You may like the name [name_f]Annelise[/name_f] (nickname “[name_f]Ahna[/name_f]” or [name_f]Elise[/name_f]). However, I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] stands on its own beautifully.