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Eliza
WDYT of Eliza? I'm not a fan of Elizabeth, but I've been drawn to Eliza as its own name lately from seeing it in a few different (mostly historical) places. I'm not even sure what I'd like to pair it with; I can imagine it going well with my current trend natury/masculine middle names, or something softer and sweeter, or something else altogether.Eliza Liadan
Eliza Seren
Eliza DelphineI even entertain the thought of Eliza Eve (similar to my like of Ava Eleanor, but spunkier).Thoughts? Combos?

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I love Eliza - it's classic but unusual. Out of the combos, I really like Eliza Eve. Also, I do love Seren as a middle name but I'm not sure how well it flows with Eliza.
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I too love the name Eliza and find it quite spunky. I do love Elizabeth too, but Eliza is just as pretty imo. I'm sorry, but I don't really like any of your combos! Eliza Eve is alright, but I'm not exactly a big fan of the double letter thing. What about:Eliza Wren
Eliza Rain
Eliza Violet
Eliza Willow
Eliza Phoebe
Eliza Opal
Eliza Ruby
Eliza Faye
Eliza Teagan
Eliza Mae
Eliza Plum
Eliza Jade
Eliza Diamond
Eliza Hope
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I love Eliza, it's consistently in my top 3. I like Eliza Eve more than the other three as I'm not into those types of names. I'm liking...
Eliza Genevieve
Eliza Frances
Eliza Katherine
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I think it's a lovely name, much better than Elizabeth. I haven't able to decide if I like Eliza or Elisa better, but both are nice.
I really like your combo Eliza Delphine. Some of my favourites are: Eliza Charlotte, Eliza Genevieve, Eliza Marianne.
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I love Eliza. Its one name that I see as a nn or a full name. I'm not really one to ask about combos, none of yours stick out for me, but thats just my opinion.
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It's lovely, though I prefer the spelling Elisa, and as long as it's pronounced "Eleesa" rather than "Elayza", the latter pronounciation being horrid.
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To me Eliza has the interesting distinction of feeling like both a country bumpkin sort and an upper-crust wannabe name. I like a wide variety of Elizabeth's spawn (Betsy, Lisbeth, Lies, Bethan, Eliso, on and on), but Eliza just never appealed to me. I think it has a crass and brassy feel.I'd pair it with a softer middle name. Eliza Delphine is my favorite from you list. Offhand I'd also create Eliza Josephine, Eliza Catherine, Eliza Meredith, Eliza Philomel, or Eliza Bethany --though why bother with that if you don't like Elizabeth? :-)
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