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Overused or a classic? Tired or fresh? Ugly or pretty?
WDYT? and what kind kind of person do you imagine?
What's your fave nickname if any?
** I personally love this name. I know that many people have it, but the great thing is that it has a million great nicknames to choose from!! **
WDYT? and what kind kind of person do you imagine?
What's your fave nickname if any?
** I personally love this name. I know that many people have it, but the great thing is that it has a million great nicknames to choose from!! **
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I like it, but it is too popular for me to actually use. I love the nn Libby. Beth is my second favorite.
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I think it is an ageless classic that to me will never get old. As a matter of fact, Elizabeth happens to be the name of the little girl I watch. Elizabeth would be a happy-go-lucky person.
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I think its classic but still OVERUSED!
Kind of tired, its a good name, but overused. Its different if you are honoring someone.
Its pretty in a way, I mean, there are a lot of nn to choose from (Liz or Lizzie, Beth, Eliz...) But in other ways its kind of ugly to me, probably because I see it so much.
Its a nice name though, I guess I would use it as a middle name if I didnt dislike it so much
Kind of tired, its a good name, but overused. Its different if you are honoring someone.
Its pretty in a way, I mean, there are a lot of nn to choose from (Liz or Lizzie, Beth, Eliz...) But in other ways its kind of ugly to me, probably because I see it so much.
Its a nice name though, I guess I would use it as a middle name if I didnt dislike it so much
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Popularity:
Elizabeth has been in the top ten for 14 years now. With the exception of 2002, when it slipped back to number 11. Its been bouncing between 9 and 10 spot since 1990 though.
(Just in the US)
Elizabeth has been in the top ten for 14 years now. With the exception of 2002, when it slipped back to number 11. Its been bouncing between 9 and 10 spot since 1990 though.
(Just in the US)
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I love this name though I prefer the Elisabeth Spelling myself, its a lovely traditional timeless classic in my opinion and isnt that common in my area for the under 16's
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I think its a little overused as a mn unless its after a namesake. However I have yet to meet a single Elizabeth/Elisabeth that actually goes by the full name, they always seem to go by a nickname or sometimes their middle name instead. I think it would be nice to see someone who actually went by the name Elizabeth.
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Overused or a classic? Both
Tired or fresh? Tired
Ugly or pretty? Pretty
I don't like it because the long, classic, conventional, 'classy' white-bread-ness I perceive about it, plus the overuse, just don't suit me at all.
I imagine a pretty, smart, average woman, any age.
My fave nickname by far is Elise. I like that a lot, so much that I prefer it used by itself as an independent name. Elise is darker, more modest, and less airy than Elizabeth, and that gives it more appeal to me.
Edited to add: I like the nickname Liz too, if it's adopted by the bearer (it doesn't suit all Elizabeths).
- chazda
Tired or fresh? Tired
Ugly or pretty? Pretty
I don't like it because the long, classic, conventional, 'classy' white-bread-ness I perceive about it, plus the overuse, just don't suit me at all.
I imagine a pretty, smart, average woman, any age.
My fave nickname by far is Elise. I like that a lot, so much that I prefer it used by itself as an independent name. Elise is darker, more modest, and less airy than Elizabeth, and that gives it more appeal to me.
Edited to add: I like the nickname Liz too, if it's adopted by the bearer (it doesn't suit all Elizabeths).
- chazda
This message was edited 11/1/2004, 10:26 PM
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Elizabeth's a timeless classic, and my all-time favourite female name. It's beautiful, elegant, elaborate without being too much, and very solid yet at the same time absolutely feminine. It has such great namesakes too: Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth Taylor, even the murderess Elizabeth Bathory (the last is great purely for the coolness factor); and probably many more that I'm forgetting.
Elizabeth's far too pretty imo to use a nn in everyday life. However, I do like Beth, Betsy, Eliza (also as an independant name), Bess, and Bessie as very occasional nns. But ultimately the choice of a nn--or not--would fall to my daughter herself.
Miranda
Elizabeth's far too pretty imo to use a nn in everyday life. However, I do like Beth, Betsy, Eliza (also as an independant name), Bess, and Bessie as very occasional nns. But ultimately the choice of a nn--or not--would fall to my daughter herself.
Miranda
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Well my name is Elizabeth. I am quite fond of it. I know it is popular, but I have found most people with that name either have it as a middle name, use their middle name or a nickname. Having and using the name Elizabeth is a little bit unique, but naming your kid Elizabeth and not using it bothers me. Oh well at least it has stood the test of time. I'd rather be Elizabeth than Jessica, Heather, Brittany and so on. By the way I guess I should introduce myself. I used to post here a long time ago, but haven't had a chance to recently. Hi everyone!
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Classic and pretty.....maybe a smidge tired, but still a good choice overall. Fave nn is Libby. I picture a great person in general!
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This name (which, unfortunately, is mine) has simply been too common for too long. Even similar (and prettier, imo) classics like Catherine don't suffer from anything even close to its insane popularity- you have to reach back quite a way to find a time period in which Elizabeth wasn't common. Really, with all the names in the world, it's strange (and a bit sad) that one has become so overused. Yes, it has a lot of nns to choose from, but that can be an annoyance if you simply want to go by your full name, believe me. I have quite a time convincing my friends and such to call me Elisabeth- not Liz, Lizzy, etc, which it is always automatically shortened to.
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It's well-used, but I wouldn't say over-used. I love it, it's such a classic. And very, very pretty. I prefer Elisabeth but Elizabeth is almost as nice.
My favourite nns are Beth and Bess, although I love Elsie and Elsa too (my great-grandmother was an Elsa). I don't like Libby - too much like baby-talk - and I find Eliza, Liza, Liz and Lizzie too harsh (although I like Lizzy for the Pride & Prejudice connection). Bessie and Betsy are a little too babyish in the long term. Ellie is good.
:-)
My favourite nns are Beth and Bess, although I love Elsie and Elsa too (my great-grandmother was an Elsa). I don't like Libby - too much like baby-talk - and I find Eliza, Liza, Liz and Lizzie too harsh (although I like Lizzy for the Pride & Prejudice connection). Bessie and Betsy are a little too babyish in the long term. Ellie is good.
:-)
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I've loved Elizabeth forever, but it's gotten so overly common that I would probably never use it. If it was a family name, though, I could be persuaded to use it as a mn. My grandmother's fn was Elsie, not short for anything, but Elsie is a short form of Elizabeth. Recently, I've fallen in love with the name Elspeth, which I'd like to use as a mn. It's the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It's different enough from Elizabeth, too, to set it apart imo. If I did ever use it as a fn, though, Elsie (or Elsa), is a good nn option. :)
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I love Elspeth :)
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and me too!
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Me too :-)
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