Help with the name Eliza?

I’ve recently grown to kind of like the name [name]Eliza[/name]…what do you think?

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name?

  2. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name?

  3. Would you ever use it yourself?

  4. Any middle name suggestions?

  5. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]?

Thank you!

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name?

I do like it! It’s not one of my favorite names, but I think it’s lovely and elegant. It feels a tiny bit incomplete to me, since it’s originally a nickname, but it definitely works as a standalone as well.

  1. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name?

I picture [name]Eliza[/name] to have dark blonde hair, brown eyes, average size… fairly outgoing (I guess I can also see a shy [name]Eliza[/name]) and friendly.

  1. Would you ever use it yourself?

Not at the moment…

  1. Any middle name suggestions?

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]

  1. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]?

I think it sounds great! [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Hawthorne[/name]. Sounds like a famous writer…

[name]Hi[/name]!

  1. [name]Do[/name] I like it? I love it! It reminds me of [name]Eliza/name [name]Bennet[/name] and all the wonderful things in [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name]'s books. It is classic and sophisticated, elegant and feminine. Not too common, but not at all unfamiliar, this name is a true gem.

  2. Well, the only [name]Eliza[/name] I know is a ballerina, so that influences things a bit. I picture a thin, but strong, young woman with light brown hair falling in soft tendrils about her face. She’s giddy and warm, witty and gentle. [name]Eliza[/name] is a bright girl, full of curiosity and passion.

  3. Yep, I’d definitely use it myself! Right now, I’ve got it as a middle name for [name]Margaret[/name], as I decided I didn’t like [name]Lydia[/name] (my favorite name) with [name]Eliza[/name] for future sisters. But, it is definitely in my top favorites!

  4. [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Therese[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]?

  5. [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Hawthorne[/name] sounds dignified, stately, classic, and elegant. It sounds very author-like, because [name]Hawthorne[/name] reminds me of [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Hawthorne[/name]. I love it!

Good luck! Great name!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name? I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]!!! It’s one of my favorites!

  2. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name? For some reason, I think of an [name]Eliza[/name] having dark hair (actually, it’s probably because of My Fair Lady and [name]Audrey[/name] Hepburn), and being quite elegant and beautiful. I picture an [name]Eliza[/name] being warm, kind, very bright, compassionate, and just a lovely.

  3. Would you ever use it yourself? I plan to! :slight_smile:

  4. Any middle name suggestions?

My favorites:

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Grace[/name] ([name]Grace[/name] is popular, though…I still love it!)
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] (this is my all-time favorite, I think…)
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (I’ve always loved this, too…)
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]

  1. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]? I love [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Hawthorne[/name]!!! Wow! [name]How[/name] elegant! :slight_smile:

With your last name, my favorites are:

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]

I love, love, love [name]Eliza[/name]!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

Wow thank you all for taking the time to write such great answers! I really like the name [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], that’s so gorgeous!

I think it’s gorgeous!!! :slight_smile:

Good luck!

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name?
    I love [name]Eliza[/name]! It’s on my top ten list! :slight_smile:

  2. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name?
    I see a dark-haired, dark-eyed girl with a lot of energy and spunk. She has a definite opinion of just about anything, is very confident and what she lacks in social graces makes up for with her upbeat, energetic personality (I think I just described [name]Eliza[/name] Doolittle… :slight_smile:

  3. Would you ever use it yourself?
    I think I would use [name]Eliza[/name]. I can’t decide if I like [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Eliza[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] nn [name]Lizzie[/name]/[name]Liza[/name]/or nn at all…

  4. Any middle name suggestions?

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

  1. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]?
    [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Hawthorne[/name] sounds wonderful! I could easily see it on a book character or in a fairy-tale. The names flow easily and compliment each other very well.

Good luck!

I notice a lot of people here really like it. It does work really well with your last name. Then again, you have an easy last name to work with.

I like it as a nn for [name]Elizabeth[/name] the best.

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name? Yes!!!

  2. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name? Artistic, free spirit, smart, cute

  3. Would you ever use it yourself? no, but only because it wouldn’t work with my last name

  4. Any middle name suggestions? I think a one-syllable works best with this type of name – I also like [name]Maeve[/name], or maybe [name]Pearl[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]Lynne[/name], etc. Though I agree, [name]Genevieve[/name] is a lovely middle name.

  5. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]? [name]LOVE[/name]. IT. Absolutely perfect.

I have to say, I always preferred the full use of names to their shortened versions ([name]Elizabeth[/name] in this case), but you’ve really made me re-think my opinion on this – [name]Eliza[/name] is just a really cool name!

I’ve really grown to love the name [name]Eliza[/name] recently. My first daughter will definitely be named [name]Josephine[/name], and I was thinking that [name]Eliza[/name] (full name [name]Elizabeth[/name]) might be a lovely sibling name. [name]Eliza[/name] makes me think of witty, spunky [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Bennet[/name]. The middle name possiblities are numerous, what are some family names that you might could use?

I love the name [name]Eliza[/name]! [name]How[/name] about:
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]

  1. [name]Do[/name] you like the name? Yes!

  2. What physical/personality traits do you picture when you hear the name? One of my best friends has a little sister named [name]Eliza[/name]. She’s in fourth grade and just adorable! Dark eyes, dark, straight hair, big smile. She’s very artistic and sweet.

  3. Would you ever use it yourself? I wouldn’t, but only because I would want something a little more “out there”. I think it’s a lovely name.

  4. Any middle name suggestions?
    I really love [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Cate[/name]. It’s spunky and fun but still classy. It would age well from a girl to a woman.

  5. [name]How[/name] does it sound with the surname [name]Hawthorne[/name]? AMAZING! So sophisticated!