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It can be short for Bethan

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Love Beth as a nickname for Elizabeth!

I love Beth. It is probably the softest and prettiest Elizabeth nickname. But, I have always just liked it on it's own.

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If you are not into Elizabeth, there are other standards like Annabeth, Lilibeth, Jobeth, Marybeth, etc.... plus variants on Bethany like Bethanne, Bethan, or Bethel.

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I actually considered Lilibeth seriously for a while. It's a very popular name in PH.

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In any case, there are others that might stretch to a Beth nickname, like Tabitha... which could be spelled Tabetha if getting kre8tive is something you would do.

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Also, Bettina, Beatrice, Betrys, Babette or Betony might be explainable with the nickname Beth.

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Hope that helps!

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(and yes, I do think of the song)

I don't think of the Kiss song first, though I do like the song. My roommate was named Beth when I first moved out on my own. I liked her and we got along well, but we were never best friends. Phillip always referred to her as Sinus Beth because of her voice. lol
I think Beth can manage as a first name, though I do prefer Bethany. I guess it could be short for Bathsheba, but it's a bit of a stretch and I wouldn't expect a person who would use the name Bathsheba to tone it down so far.
Marybeth? Bethanne?

I'm an Elizabeth who goes by Beth. Lol I can't tell you how many times I've been out and when a guy hear's my name he starts to sing the Kiss song to me :) I like my name though

I love Beth, I think it's super sweet. It could be short for Bethan, but you probably don't like that if you don't like Bethany. I love Elizabeth though.

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I definitely don't think of the KISS song. I didn't know there was one, couldn't even name any songs by them. :P

Beth is really sweet, I like it a lot. Bethel and Annabeth are options for longer names.

I also think of the KISS song.

I like Beth, but I've known so many girls named Bethany "Beth" I'm sad to say I find it kind of uninteresting. It's cute, though. What about Annabeth?

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I don't think of the KISS song immediately, but I know it (though I'm more familiar with the Glee version), and I think it's sweet.

Bethan. I know loads... And no, I don't think of the song. Bethan "Beth" is too common here to have any really big associations.

I suppose if you don't like Bethany the chances are you won't like Bethan either. But I do. Bethany sort of trickles off into the sands of tedium, but Bethan has oomph and energy.

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Then there are the fakes, like Annabeth. One that might well be uniquely South African is Jacobeth (YAHcoobeth or YAHcoobet), but I rather deplore it.