If you want to call her [name_f]Elise[/name_f], why would you name her [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]? I understand loving a very “nickname-y” nickname such as [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f] and wanting a formal name to fall back on, but I don’t quite understand the reasoning with [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] could work as a nickname for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but you can’t always guarantee that a nickname is going to stick exactly the way you want for a completely different human being with their own life. If you want her to be called [name_f]Elise[/name_f], I think you could, but at that point I don’t understand why her name would legally be [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
Also, I love [name_f]Elise[/name_f] (much more than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but that’s beside the point). I think it’s a lovely name!
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FWIW I have a friend with a longer “formal” name, but her parents always planned for her to use her “nickname” (which is pretty commonly used as a standalone name) instead. Our whole life, especially in college, she always struggled with deciding which name to put on school forms, what to use for applications etc. where her legal name wasn’t necessarily required. I remember her having a whole dilemma about which name would be used on our graduation program and even on her diploma, because she didn’t feel like her legal name was part of her identity at all. I think it’s definitely worth considering why you want your child to have essentially two first names. I think the idea of having a “formal” name and “everyday” name seems like it makes sense in theory, but at least in my experience, it’s seemed to cause a bit more confusion than otherwise. [name_m]Just[/name_m] something to think about!