Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret
Elizabeth:
Elle
Lise
Lisa
Elise
Elisa
Bette
Betsy
Betty
Libby
Ellis some non-standard nicknames for Elizabeth that I have seen in use: Babs, Beffers, Belle, Bess, Besse, Bet, Bethy, Bets, Betster, Betta, Bettyo, Bibster, Bif, Biffster, Eli, Elise, Eliz, Eliza, Elsa, Izzy, Lees-mon, Lib, Libster, Libz, Lidda, Liddy, Lil, Lillybet, Lisabay, Lissa, Lissy, Lit,Liza, Lizard, Lizbeth, Lizbutt, Lizza, Lizzard, Yiddabet.
Margaret: my favorite is Margaux
Margot, Marguerita, Rita (!), Greta, Gretel, Gretchen, Marjorie (originally Margery), Margie, Maggie, Madge, May, Maisie, Daisy (!!), Maidie, Meg, and Mog.
As for Peg, one historian writes, "the nicknames Mog and Meg later gave rise to the rhymed forms Pog(gy) and Peg(gy).

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Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 8:37 AM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Tippins  ·  11/13/2008, 10:28 PM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Aine  ·  11/13/2008, 3:36 PM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Andromache  ·  11/13/2008, 2:41 PM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Lily8  ·  11/13/2008, 11:44 AM
Daisy (m)  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 1:46 PM
Re: Daisy (m)  ·  Lily8  ·  11/13/2008, 2:10 PM
That isn't what I said  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 2:23 PM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Kate  ·  11/13/2008, 10:34 AM
I absolutely adore:  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 10:38 AM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Loxandra  ·  11/13/2008, 9:37 AM
Goodness!  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 9:42 AM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Jen (from work)  ·  11/13/2008, 9:32 AM
Izzy is lovley (m)  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 9:35 AM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Llewella  ·  11/13/2008, 9:08 AM
Thank you :-)  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 9:21 AM
Thanks!  ·  Llewella  ·  11/13/2008, 4:06 PM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Joan-Ay  ·  11/13/2008, 8:57 AM
I can't believe I didn't think of Libby (m)  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 9:08 AM
LOL (m)  ·  Joan-Ay  ·  11/13/2008, 9:20 AM
Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Margaret  ·  Sarah  ·  11/13/2008, 8:53 AM
Thanks :-)  ·  Georgia-Claire  ·  11/13/2008, 9:04 AM