I know there are about a million different variants and diminutives of the name [name]Elizabeth[/name], but do you have any that you like more than others? [name]Just[/name] curious
I agree - my favorite is [name]Libby[/name] as well. Two others that I really like: [name]Bess[/name] and [name]Elspeth[/name].
I really like [name]Lisbeth[/name]. soft and pretty.
[name]Liesl[/name], because I’ve always loved The Sound of [name]Music[/name].
[name]Libby[/name] - just because I am one!
My favorites are [name]Beth[/name], [name]Betsy[/name] and [name]Elise[/name]. ([name]Plenty[/name] of different spellings for the last 2)
I like [name]Lisbeth[/name]…[name]Betty[/name]…or the kind of strange variation [name]Elizabella[/name]…I can’t get it out of my head…
[name]Liesel[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Betsy[/name] and [name]Lilith[/name] are my favourites, but I love most. Strange I’m not a huge fan of [name]Elizabeth[/name], though.
I also heard of a little girl named Zabby a few months ago, nn for [name]Elizabeth[/name].
[name]Elspeth[/name] is my favourite (for the Scottish connection) but I also love [name]Elsa[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Beth[/name], [name]Bess[/name], [name]Bette[/name].
It’s almost a bold choice to name a baby [name]Elizabeth[/name] these days, there are so many popular shortened versions ([name]Eliza[/name] is big among my mum friends right now) that it’s just lovely to see the original. [name]How[/name] original!
I found this list of nns:
Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elisa, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth,Lillia, Lillian, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty, Bettye, Elle, Leesa, Liana, Liliana
I like [name]Betsy[/name] also. And I know a little girl named [name]Elisabeth[/name] that goes by [name]Lilly[/name] [name]Beth[/name], which I think is adorable.
I think my favourite is [name]Elisheva[/name], but I also love [name]Eliska[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Libby[/name]. [name]Elizabeth[/name] on its own is one of my top MN choices, my sister, my godmother’s sister and my godmother’s daughter are [name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Nancy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] respectively, so it’s somewhat of a family name.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] by itself seemed almost “too classic” to me. I like the variants [name]Elise[/name], [name]Elysia[/name], (may be a bit of a stretch though… wdyt?) and [name]Bethany[/name].
I like [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]Libby[/name], but my very favorite is [name]Liza[/name].
I like [name]Elise[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elsa[/name], [name]Beth[/name], [name]Betty[/name]. And [name]Isabel[/name]/[name]Isobel[/name]
I love [name]Elsie[/name], [name]Betsy[/name], [name]Bess[/name], [name]Bella[/name], [name]Betty[/name], [name]Isabel[/name], Lizabel, [name]Lily[/name], [name]Liesel[/name], Lillibeth, [name]Lola[/name], [name]Lizzie[/name] (what my sister uses), [name]Libby[/name],
but my favourites are [name]Elsa[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] is, by far, my favorite!
I also love [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Eliska[/name], and [name]Lilibet[/name]! I feel like I should only really use one form of [name]Elizabeth[/name], so I’ll probably just stick to [name]Isabelle[/name], but I love those three, as well. I also like, but likely wouldn’t use, [name]Elise[/name], [name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Liza[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Elisheva[/name], [name]Lisette[/name], [name]Elisabetta[/name], Elisabella, [name]Isabella[/name], Elixabete, and [name]Bethan[/name].
[name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Lisa[/name] are my two favorites
My favourite spelling is [name]Elisabeth[/name]. I love [name]Elspeth[/name] and [name]Ishbel[/name], two Scottish variants, and [name]Isobel[/name]. For foreign variations, [name]Elisabetta[/name] and the original [name]Elisheva[/name] are my favourites. I also like [name]Bethan[/name] (Welsh), [name]Bette[/name], [name]Betsy[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Liza[/name], and [name]Batya[/name].
[name]Betsey[/name], [name]Elise[/name], and [name]Elsa[/name].
I have a major name crush on Elisavetta or [name]Elisabetta[/name]. I actually could see using one of these in the future as a MN to honor my grandmother, whose first name was [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Betty[/name].