Favorite nickname for Elizabeth?

princess1686

Hey, just curious, what's your favorite nickname for Elizabeth?

c-elizabethf

princess1686:

Hey, just curious, what's your favorite nickname for Elizabeth?

My best friends name is Elizabeth we all call her Beth but personally I like Liz or something. 

salt78

1) Betty

2) Betsy

3) Libby

ToBeMrsT

I like Lizzie or Liz.  

gemini2005

We call my sister "Liz" but some people call her "Libby" or Lizzy".  

TheWop

I love Liz.  Elizabeth nn Liz (DH would call her Lizard ) is on our short list for phantom DD #2

nlscroggins

growing up, i had a friend named elizabeth that we all called lizza. not a great nn, but we all thought it was cute  

kleigh926

Our girl name is Elizabeth, so I've thought about this a lot. Ellie is probably my favorite NN, despite its popularity, but we won't use it because a friend of ours has a daughter Elizabeth who they call Ellie. I also don't really like Liz a whole lot. I do like Libby but DH hates it and doesn't think it makes sense as a NN for Elizabeth. In the end, I think we will end up using Lizzie.

BlueRidge8

Betsy and Liddy - love both

kleigh926

TheWop:

I love Liz.  Elizabeth nn Liz (DH would call her Lizard ) is on our short list for phantom DD #2

Do we have the same DH? My DH also wants to call our theoretical daughter Lizard. In fact, I think it's probably one of the main reasons he even likes the name Elizabeth, lol! 

gutsymama

LOVE Betsy! 

Hate Libby. It just sounds gross to me.  

ETA: I think maybe Libby reminds me of flabby, and that's why I don't like it.  

LemonBlush

Betsy followed by Libby

Helenahhandbasket

Betsy or Bitsy.  It's our #1 choice for a phantom DD.

Palmtrees09

Love Lizzie!

laurakaz13

Love both Liz and Beth. 

countrywed

ToBeMrsT:

I like Lizzie or Liz.  

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BlindysWife

Betsy, then Libby, then Betty.

plunderb

salt78:

1 Betty2 Betsy3 Libby

Agree.

jlsimon56

I like Libby and Liza. 

526SadieSadie

Libby is my favorite.

My SIL goes by Liz.

TarHeels&Rebels

Lillibet.  What Queen Elizabeth's father called her

Fletch82

Liz or Libby

sugar212

I like Ellie or Liz. I knew a girl in college that was Elizabeth and always went by Liz, then one day she just changed it to Elle. It was so weird, but I guess that was what her dad always called her. 

PepVeroni

I love Eliza, but not necessarily as a nickname for Elizabeth.  I think we may end up using Eliza as a given first name.  I still kind of like it for Elizabeth, and aside from that, I like Liz.

KrisM86

Libby and Ellie

UberBiz

I'm an Elizabeth and I despise ALL shortenings of my name. LoL. My nickname growing up (and still to this day for family and close friends) is Biz, and that's only because my grandpa used to call me "Busy Bear" and THAT got shortened to Biz. In school and my professional life, I prefer to go by my whole name.

shellybird101

Elle, Lizbeth, Betty, Betsy

Not a fan of Liz or Lizzie or Beth

mrstengallonhat1

I love Betsy and Betty.  Libby and Eliza are cute.  I dont care for the other NNs.

BrittRN+

KrisM86:

Libby and Ellie

Agreed.

EVA116

Izzy

sweetpea2003

Elsie and Elle.  Betty and Betsy are cute too.

AimnJus917

I prefer the Elisabeth spelling just because it's not as common but still accepted.  I actually know an Elizabeth who goes by Lisa, which I've always liked even though Lisa is an acceptable given name too. 

I'm not a fan of any flavor of Liz.

JamieBart

Biz

silliestbunny

DD2 is Betsy.  Formal name is Elizabeth but we've called her Betsy from day one.  Betsy is now shortened to Bets...

 

We love it! 

austenfan919

I don't think I have a favorite, but I like them all. Elizabeth is on our list because it has so many NN options (plus is beautiful on its own). We can wait to pick what NN suits a phantom DD#2, and she can change her mind later.

In one of the Anne of Green Gables books (one of the last couple written), Anne meets a girl named Elizabeth who calls herself by a different NN depending on her mood. Like she is Betty when she is happy and Liz when she is sad (probably not the right combos, but just to illustrate). I thought that was kind of cute, though Elizabeth was on my list long before I read that. 

Meggiemuggins

I knew a Zibby when I was younger, and I always thought it was cute.  I probably wouldn't use it for a DD though.

megemoney

There are a few.  Liza, Liz, Lizzy, Besty, Beth, Libby...

alohamora

I like Libby, Eliza, Liza, and Betsy.

skio

Betsy.

Zimger

Elsie or Betsy

 

LeggyNic

Zimger:

Elsie or Betsy

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