Message: "Lily Francesca" - Behind the Name

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Lily Francesca

by Lillian (LillianAMS)

3/6/2008, 9:44 AM

is very beautiful, even sophisticated, not at all like a barmaid. I'm quite stunned by your teacher's casual dismissal of it. Fascinating that you absorbed your much-admired teacher's opinion whole like that. I've done that too, flatly absorbed the opinion of someone I loved without reflection, though I don't recall if I ever did it with a name. Have you ever reconsidered? Ever wanted to re-examine why your opinion changed in a heartbeat simply because of one person's feedback?

Don't mind me. I'm just thinking out loud, as it were.

Welcome to BtN, btw. :-)

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- Avgvst +4

3/6/2008, 9:51 AM

I suppose you're right, it was rather mercurial of me. But, admittedly, I do find Lily to be slightly diminutive now with my current tastes (whether pandering or not to Mrs. Norton). :-)

I'm surprised others haven't heard of Lily used as a nickname for Elizabeth before. I thought it was quite widespread.

Thanks for the welcome. :-)

- Octavia (blaaarg)

3/6/2008, 4:01 PM

I've encountered one

I really like Lily as a nn for Elizabeth, I think it's refreshing and sweet. But I like Lily on its own fine, it's just sort of ubiquitous.

- Lillian (LillianAMS) +2

3/6/2008, 9:59 AM

It may indeed be widespread, I just haven't seen it done where I am (near Houston). I've seen Lilibeth once or twice, though. As I said, Beth being the most common Elizabeth nn here, I guess I thought Lilibeth must be a combination of Lily and Beth; it hadn't occurred to me that Lili- would be diminutive of Eliza-. But sure, why not.

And, you're... welcome. :-)

- jj21jj +1

3/6/2008, 12:30 PM

I have personally never seen or heard the nickname Lily for Elizabeth. The most common here is Lizzie or Liz, but I know that the nicknames go in stages. 50s Beth, 20s Betty, 1880s, Bessie

- Emma Jenny (Emma McHnery)

3/6/2008, 3:39 PM

nt.

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