Re: Eleanor, Elizabeth and Martha
in reply to a message by Gia
I love Elizabeth and Martha, but I have always dislike Eleanor. I also dislike the nicknames Bess and Mittie. Bess is a cow and always has been; Mittie sounds like "mitigate" or something. Nell is adorable. Go figure, it's on the name I dislike. >< For Elizabeth, I like the nicknames Libby and Betta.
I'll give you the nicknames and then the names that could go with them:
ABBY
Abigail
Abital
Abilene
MOLLY
Margaret
Mary
Margot
Maureen
JENNY
Jennifer
Genevieve
Guinevere
Jessamine
Ginevra
Geneva
NELL OR NELLIE
Helen
Helena
Helene
Ellen
LILLY
Lillian
Liliana
Lilias
Liliane
TIBBY
Tabitha
Elizabeth
Isabel
LIBBY
Elizabeth
Liberty
Lilibeth
BETTA
Elizabeth
Bethany
Bethan
Lilibeth
Alzbeta
ADDIE
Adelaide
Adele
Adriana
Adeline
DELL
Adelaide
Adele
Adeline
Della
Delilah
Delphina
Edelweiss
Cordelia
Candela
Madeleine
Delores
BELLA
Isabel
Annabel
Rosabel
Christabel
Mehitabel
Mirabelle
Sabella
Dulcibella
ETTA
Harriet
Henriette
Colette
Antoinette
Juliet
Linnet
Odette
Olivette
Pierette
Elisabet
Margaret
Violetta
Benedetta
Concetta
Giosetta
Nicoleta
Luljeta
Any that you like?
I'll give you the nicknames and then the names that could go with them:
ABBY
Abigail
Abital
Abilene
MOLLY
Margaret
Mary
Margot
Maureen
JENNY
Jennifer
Genevieve
Guinevere
Jessamine
Ginevra
Geneva
NELL OR NELLIE
Helen
Helena
Helene
Ellen
LILLY
Lillian
Liliana
Lilias
Liliane
TIBBY
Tabitha
Elizabeth
Isabel
LIBBY
Elizabeth
Liberty
Lilibeth
BETTA
Elizabeth
Bethany
Bethan
Lilibeth
Alzbeta
ADDIE
Adelaide
Adele
Adriana
Adeline
DELL
Adelaide
Adele
Adeline
Della
Delilah
Delphina
Edelweiss
Cordelia
Candela
Madeleine
Delores
BELLA
Isabel
Annabel
Rosabel
Christabel
Mehitabel
Mirabelle
Sabella
Dulcibella
ETTA
Harriet
Henriette
Colette
Antoinette
Juliet
Linnet
Odette
Olivette
Pierette
Elisabet
Margaret
Violetta
Benedetta
Concetta
Giosetta
Nicoleta
Luljeta
Any that you like?
Replies
Abigail nn Abby and Mary nn Molly are good, but common for those name. Margaret nn Molly interests me a little.
Jenny seems like too modern a nickname.
Nell is something that I really, really like for Eleanor. Maybe Ellen, but definitely not Helen.
It's not your fault, but I don't like Lilly and Bella at all.
Tibby is cute. I like it on Tabitha, but I'm having trouble seeing it on Isabel.
Libby . . . meh. I've never quite liked it.
Betta is a bit too much like "better."
Addie could be nice for Adeline. Not for Adriana, though. My sister's name is Adrianna and we always call her Adri.
Dell is very sweet. I like it best with Delphina (and maybe a little more with Delphine).
Etta is nice. I like it with Henrietta and Benedetta.
Jenny seems like too modern a nickname.
Nell is something that I really, really like for Eleanor. Maybe Ellen, but definitely not Helen.
It's not your fault, but I don't like Lilly and Bella at all.
Tibby is cute. I like it on Tabitha, but I'm having trouble seeing it on Isabel.
Libby . . . meh. I've never quite liked it.
Betta is a bit too much like "better."
Addie could be nice for Adeline. Not for Adriana, though. My sister's name is Adrianna and we always call her Adri.
Dell is very sweet. I like it best with Delphina (and maybe a little more with Delphine).
Etta is nice. I like it with Henrietta and Benedetta.