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It's not bad at all. And like others I prefer it as a nn to a formal name, which is what you proposed anyway. But I can't help but think of Lilliput (sp?; re: Gulliver's Travels) and lily pad. :b

Lilibet is cute, but to me it's a nn. It just doesn't have the stature to stand alone. While I prefer the adorable nn Elsie for Elizabeth, Lilibet would be nice as well.

Lilibeth is beautiful

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And you can use Elsa, Elisa, Elise, Lisa etc. as a full name so why not Lilibeth? Lilibeth sounds like a full name and could also be seen as a combination of Lily and Beth. Why are people so afraid of a nn as a full name? Elizabeth is a mouthful with all 4 syllables; Lilibeth is better imo.

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Lisbeth is another short form of Elisabeth and used in Sweden. And nobody would say "use the full name Elisabeth instead".

I prefer it spelled Lilybet, which is how I first discovered it years ago in my second-oldest name book. With the Y, it looks less like a nickname to me. I think I'd use it as a middle name, if I used it--something like Marie Lilybet.

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(And don't worry about the Elizabeth II versus Elizabeth I. I remember some very, very pretentious people on another board who thought it was Elizabeth I who went as Lilibet. Silly creatures--and they wouldn't admit when they were wrong.)

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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith

I think Lilibet is adorable on a little girl, but definitely only as a nickname to outgrow or an affectionate nickname not used in everyday conversation. I can't imagine a thirty-year-old woman introducing herself as Lilibet.

Actually, it was Queen Elizabeth II's nn, because when she was little she couldn't pronounce Elizabeth properly. When I studied Tudor England at university I never saw "Lilibet" in association with Elizabeth I.

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I don't mind Lilibet as long as it's used as a nickname. As a full name it's too cutesy and lisping for my tastes.

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♦ Chrisell ♦

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.