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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.
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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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