[name_m]Both[/name_m] are family names but I’m looking for something a little more “off the beaten path”.
Ready… GO!
Personally, I think I prefer [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f].
[name_f]Margarethe[/name_f] and [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], maybe even [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
And for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] I like [name_f]Liza[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
I think I prefer [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (with the nn [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Tibby[/name_f], or [name_f]Tess[/name_f]) and [name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].
For [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]*
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]*
For [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] *
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
*means most favorite
My favorite form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], but I’ve also loved [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Eliska[/name_f] (eh-LEESH-kah), [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] (which for years I thought was said like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]! I was so sad when I realized it wasn’t!), [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f], and just plain [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] (I claim it for the [name_m]French[/name_m] and [name_m]German[/name_m] ancestry, which both mean a lot to me, but really, I just like the softer “S”! I do have a lot of [name_m]German[/name_m] heritage, and a wee bit of [name_m]French[/name_m], and my best friend was [name_m]French[/name_m], so the ties to really mean something to me–but if I liked [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] better, I would just use [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], haha). For [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]… meh. I’m not sure there are many options I do like! I like [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] as a nn for it, and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], but I’m not a huge [name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]/[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]/[name_f]Margarita[/name_f] fan. [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]'s probably my favorite, but it’s too cutesy for me on its own. I’m not opposed to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] as a middle in some places, though. I’ve considered [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], and [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], for example. 
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] & [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] are my favourites. [name_f]Meg[/name_f] & [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] are my favourite nicknames. I love just plain [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] too.
I’m not a big fan of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but I like [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], and the nicknames for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Libby[/name_f] & [name_f]Elsie[/name_f].
For [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] I like [name_f]Margie[/name_f] or [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]. For [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] I love [name_f]Beth[/name_f]…also, [name_f]Libby[/name_f] is cute.
[name_f]Beth[/name_f] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f].
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
I have to completely agree with you on loving [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] best! (Aside from the original [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], which is my favorite.) Those are probably my two favorite variations–at least definitely in the top two for each name.
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]:
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]*
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] (but probably just as a nickname for the full name itself)
[name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]:
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]* (and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f])
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f]*
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f] (but again, only as a nickname for the full name)
Bitsy (ditto [name_f]Libby[/name_f])
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]'s lovely, isn’t it? It’s my cousin’s name though and I’m trying to avoid using the same name as family. :-/ [name_f]Libby[/name_f]'s lovely, too.
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is a big name crush of mine. And Marquette instead of [name_f]Margret[/name_f]
Hm…well, I like [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] on their own but there are so many fantastic nicknames. My faves are:
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]/[name_f]Nelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Betsy[/name_f] and [name_f]Betty[/name_f] as stand alone names, [name_f]Eliska[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], Annegret, [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] an Marketta.
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and [name_f]Isobel[/name_f].
I also like [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] but its my mums name so unusable for me
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] and [name_f]Libby[/name_f] (My grandmother was a [name_f]Libby[/name_f] – just [name_f]Libby[/name_f], no [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].)
I love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], and [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].
For [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
For [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (I prefer [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]): [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f]