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Which nickname for Elizabeth do you prefer, Betty or Betsy? You may prefer a different nickname for Elizabeth altogether, but if you had to pick between these two, which would it be?
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BETTY!!!
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I love the gustiness of Betsy so that is my favorite of the two, but I like Betty too.
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Betsy (or Ibby)
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Betsy, it has a little more oomph
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I strongly prefer Betsy.
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Definitely Betsy.
It's classic yet youthful and quirky and artsy. Betsy would stand apart in today's crowd of babes. It's definitely ripe for revival. In fact, Anna might have been Elizabeth (nn Betsy) had our surname not began with B.
OTOH, I heartily dislike Betty (and that's putting it mildly). It's just so dated and everybody knows several. I also find it rather frumpy, perpetually old and quite uninteresting. Odd, I know, that the two nicks are so similar and my feelings for Betsy are the polar opposite of the ones I have for Betty.
Current fave nns for Elizabeth: Bess and Ellie.
It's classic yet youthful and quirky and artsy. Betsy would stand apart in today's crowd of babes. It's definitely ripe for revival. In fact, Anna might have been Elizabeth (nn Betsy) had our surname not began with B.
OTOH, I heartily dislike Betty (and that's putting it mildly). It's just so dated and everybody knows several. I also find it rather frumpy, perpetually old and quite uninteresting. Odd, I know, that the two nicks are so similar and my feelings for Betsy are the polar opposite of the ones I have for Betty.
Current fave nns for Elizabeth: Bess and Ellie.
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Betty
I like Betty out of those, but my favorite nickname for Elizabeth is Ella.
I like Betty out of those, but my favorite nickname for Elizabeth is Ella.
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Betsy
I find Betty very plain, but Betsy has a little more spunk.
I find Betty very plain, but Betsy has a little more spunk.
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Betty, but
awwwwww Betsy.
Why not both, I say!
awwwwww Betsy.
Why not both, I say!
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Probably Betty, but
I don't like Elizabeth in general.
I don't like Elizabeth in general.
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Betsy! I ADOOOORE it!
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Betsy, but I'm sure you could use both.
I like Liv as a nickname for Elizabeth (although I prefer it on its own).
I like Liv as a nickname for Elizabeth (although I prefer it on its own).
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Betsy - or the Welsh Betsi
In a London BA last week there was a newborn Betty - her name, not a nn
In a London BA last week there was a newborn Betty - her name, not a nn
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Betsy.
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Definitely Betsy
I've been watching Private Practice and theres a little girl called Betsy on it, so now I think of a little girl when I here betsy, whereas Betty still makes me think of an old woman.
I've been watching Private Practice and theres a little girl called Betsy on it, so now I think of a little girl when I here betsy, whereas Betty still makes me think of an old woman.
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Betty.
Betsy is to cutey and sweet. Betty is a stronger name.
Betsy is to cutey and sweet. Betty is a stronger name.
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Betty.
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Definitely Betsy. I know one Betsy and she's one of teh nicest people I've ever met in my life. I can see Betsy on a young girl as well as an older woman, but I can only see Betty on an old woman.
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Betsy
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Betty.
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Betsy
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Betsy
Betty still seems especially dated to me and I always imagine a sticky-beak old woman named Betty. Betsy is sweet and old-fashioned and still a little fun and quirky
Betty still seems especially dated to me and I always imagine a sticky-beak old woman named Betty. Betsy is sweet and old-fashioned and still a little fun and quirky
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Betty
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Betsy, but I'm not sure
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Betsy
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Betsy!
Nothing against Betty, but Betsy has an energetic vibe that I find more appealing.
Nothing against Betty, but Betsy has an energetic vibe that I find more appealing.
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Betsy...
I don't know why really. It just appeals to me.
I don't know why really. It just appeals to me.
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Betsy. It just sounds younger and more full of life. Vibrant. Betty is nice, but it reminds me of the Flintstones.
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