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Absolutely. Elizabeth does nothing but bore me. Eliza is fresh and fun and spunky. I would use it myself.

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Eliza Jane is great. The two names really balance each other.

No, I'd rather meet an Elizabeth nn Eliza than an Eliza. Eliza is fine as a nickname but not as a full name.

I think Eliza does seem fresher than Elizabeth. Eliza Jane is quite "vanilla", but classic and pretty at the same time.

I like both Eliza and Elizabeth I have to say. I'm happy to hear either.

Yes yes yes yes. Eliza is awesome. Elizabeth is so uninteresting.

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Eliza Jane is nice enough. Though I would really love Eliza June.

Elisabeth (this spelling) is popular among middle aged women where I live. Not Elizabeth, or Eliza though. But yes, I would be happier to meet an Eliza. I really like Eliza, but I quite like Elizabeth nn Eliza as well. And lately I've been thinking about Elisa. Less is more. I can't make up my mind about which one I prefer. Depends on the combo I guess.

I'd be equally happy.

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I'd use Eliza before I used Elizabeth, though. I love Eliza. Eliza Jane is nice. It seems very Jane Austen.

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I also like:
Eliza Josephine
Eliza Caroline
Eliza Genevieve
Eliza Winifred

Eliza is gorgeous

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And ironically Eliza Jane was my great aunt. She went by Jeannie! My paternal grandmothers middle name as well

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I also like Eliza May

Eliza is more annoying than Elizabeth. Elizabeth has been more or less steadily popular for forever, but Eliza was popular for a while and then faded out by the time 1900 rolled around, and now it's a yuppie/hipster favorite. Plus it sounds like a maid, whereas Elizabeth doesn't. And Elizabeth has all kinds of other nns to choose from but Eliza really doesn't.

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Eliza Jane reminds me of the rhyme the kids sang in "Little Town on the Prairie" to make fun of their teacher, Eliza Jane Wilder. It went something like

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It's lots of fun to go to school,
Laugh and grow fat is the only rule.
We laugh until we have a pain,
at Lazy Lousy Lizy Jane.