Will I be able to use Elizabeth with no nicknames?

jinnymb · August 2010

I love the name and honestly dislike all the nicknames associated with it. I know it's popular and so are the nicknames, what are the odds she would stay Elizabeth?

MirandaLea29 · August 2010

I know an Elizabeth who is just Elizabeth. No nickname. She's in her 30s now, so I say it's quite possible.

MrsCFB · August 2010

i think if she insists on being called elizabeth, people will call her elizabeth. sure, you may have to remind certain people a few times, but i don't think that should discourage you from using a name you really like.

my name has a well-known nickname (not as common as the nicknames for elizabeth, but still commonly known) and i have been able to avoid being referred to by the nickname my whole life.

pinkflipflops44 · August 2010

as long as you are calling her elizabeth she will be elizabeth.. when she gets to school /older she may want to have a nickname.

kklickka · August 2010

My name is Katherine, and my parents were adamant about me not having a nickname growing up. Around 7th grade I got really sick of Katherine and started encouraging people to call me by my nickname (Kat) and now the only people who call me by my actual name are my family - and even in my family there are some who call me Kat. If she wants a nickname, she'll have a nickname, whether you like it or not.

On the other hand, she may decide she loves being Elizabeth and choose to be called that forever.

erinms · August 2010

I think it is very doable to keep her name just Elizabeth, but as pps mentioned, it isn't totally inside of your control after a certain point. I do know a grown woman who has always been Elizabeth, never anything else.

forensicmama · August 2010

I know an Elizabeth who goes by no nicknames. Nicknames with Elizabeth tend to be the choice of the owner-of-the-name... There are so many! So, if someone introduces herself as Elizabeth, then people will call her Elizabeth.

Actually, I met a woman today in church (not the above mentioned Elizabeth) who introduced herself as Elizabeth. I have no inclination of calling her Libby or Beth or any of that.

lilygirl · August 2010

kklickka:

My name is Katherine, and my parents were adamant about me not having a nickname growing up. Around 7th grade I got really sick of Katherine and started encouraging people to call me by my nickname (Kat) and now the only people who call me by my actual name are my family - and even in my family there are some who call me Kat. If she wants a nickname, she'll have a nickname, whether you like it or not.

On the other hand, she may decide she loves being Elizabeth and choose to be called that forever.

This. You can insist on her full name for awhile and at a certain point, it's up to her.

RumbleLina · August 2010

kklickka:
If she wants a nickname, she'll have a nickname, whether you like it or not.
On the other hand, she may decide she loves being Elizabeth and choose to be called that forever.

Exactly this. With the name Allysun people always try to call me Ally or Al and since I hate those names I just correct them. If your DD wants to be called Lizzy, Beth, Eliza...ect it will eventually be up to her and what she is comfortable with. But, for the time being, you can lay down the ground rules with the people around you and say just Elizabeth.

JDO · August 2010

Until a certain point, but she'll eventually decide herself what she likes to be called.

DH's family wanted him to go by Daniel, no nn. That lasted until grade school, when teachers/friends started calling him by Dan anyway. Only his family calls him Daniel now, he prefers to use his nn.

Tiger80 · August 2010

I reckon it's possible but you'll have a fight on your hands!

MaryYVR · August 2010

I think it's very possible. I know 3 adult Elizabeth's who have only gone by their full name.

LadieBumbles · August 2010

My SIL is Elizabeth. Growing up her whole life her family called her Beth. My FIL, MIL, younger SIL, cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandfather still call her Beth. In high school she decided she didn't want to be Beth, instead she wanted to be Liz. Professionally she is Liz, and anyone that met her high school and older call her Liz. Only my husband and I call her Liz in the family.

My point is, you can insist on calling her Elizabeth, but it won't prevent her from wanting to go by a nickname when she gets older.

Temp984666312503071 · August 2010

Very possible! I have a few friends who go by Elizabeth. I have never been tempted to use a nickname with them.

muppet.fan · August 2010

I usually just lurk on this board, but DD is Elizabeth with no nicknames, so I figured I'd respond!

We've only ever called her Elizabeth, so everyone else does too. No one has ever tried to shorten it. When people ask us if she has a nickname, we just say not until she can choose it herself.

My 23-month-old niece can't say Elizabeth, so she calls her Baby Izbeth, which is pretty cute!

LittleDucky · August 2010

My name is Elizabeth and my parents were adamant about people calling me Elizabeth and not using any nicknames. In 7th grade, I decided I wanted to go by Liz and told everyone to call me Liz and refused to answer to Elizabeth any more. My parents hated it, but I didn't care - I was 12 years old and that was probably part of the reason I wanted to go by Liz, because they'd been so against it. I've been Liz ever since to everyone (including my parents). Now I really don't care whether people call me Elizabeth or Liz, but I am definitely used to Liz.

If you hate nicknames for Elizabeth, I wouldn't use the name. You can't help it if she chooses to use a nickname later on.

joanithegreat · August 2010

I have a cousin Elizabeth who goes by just Elizabeth. Her nickname when she was young was Lil' Bit, but she was never a Lizzy or Beth or any other Elizabeth nn.

thisdollistaken · August 2010

My name is Elizabeth Louise. When I was younger I would throw a fit if anyone tried to call me Lizzy or Beth. "My name's ELIZABETH!" When I was in middle school I had decided to let my friends start calling me Lizz or Lizzy.

Im 21 now and still introduce myself as Elizabeth but if anyone ask for a shorter name I allow them to call me Lizz, Lizzy, or recently Bethy. My husband, family and friends mostly refer to me as Elizabeth. I love my name (and middle name) either way. and will always be Elizabeth<3

liz&Coop2010 · August 2010

Every situation is different, however, my name is Elizabeth and only ONE person calls me that (my best friend that I have known since 1st grade) so my chances were slim to none. My dad also hates the nickname "Liz." My parents always had cute pet names for me and my friends over the years have called me everything from Liz and Lizzy/Lizzie to Betty and Libby. When I was little I couldn't pronounce my own name so I nicknamed myself "E-wee-bie" LOL

elizabeth&james · August 2010

Yes!

LizzyB11 · August 2010

My dad wanted me to be called Elizabeth with absolutely no nicknames. He passed away when I was a year old, and when I got older my mother decided that I could choose what to be called. Needless to say, my mom and lots of my family only call me Elizabeth, never Liz! I think if you stress to anyone when introducing her that you want her to be called Elizabeth, that she'll be called that for a long time!

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