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My DD Elizabeth Anne Violet is 2 months old!
We named her Elizabeth but hate the nn Liz. But in my experience, unless you have an established nn for an Elizabeth, by the time they are teens they drift into being called Liz as a default. So we wanted to establish a different nn.
It was going to be Lily (or Lilli, Lilly) but when she was born it didn't seem to suit her and we're calling her Betsy.
We think it's cute, on the unusual side, old-fashioned (which we like) and a little bit funky :)
However we've had some very negative reactions to it from some people in our family. These are not people whose naming styles we really like anyway, but one of them told us if we name our child Betsy we might as well give her a Kick Me sign to wear.
So, esteemed namenerds, what do you think? What does the name Betsy say to you? Give me adjectives! And do you think she would be teased for it?
Thanks for your input!
We named her Elizabeth but hate the nn Liz. But in my experience, unless you have an established nn for an Elizabeth, by the time they are teens they drift into being called Liz as a default. So we wanted to establish a different nn.
It was going to be Lily (or Lilli, Lilly) but when she was born it didn't seem to suit her and we're calling her Betsy.
We think it's cute, on the unusual side, old-fashioned (which we like) and a little bit funky :)
However we've had some very negative reactions to it from some people in our family. These are not people whose naming styles we really like anyway, but one of them told us if we name our child Betsy we might as well give her a Kick Me sign to wear.
So, esteemed namenerds, what do you think? What does the name Betsy say to you? Give me adjectives! And do you think she would be teased for it?
Thanks for your input!
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