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[Opinions] Betsy and Sally
If you met child age sisters Elizabeth "Betsy" and Sarah "Sally," what would you think?
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This message was edited 1/5/2017, 1:57 AM

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Cute, but old-fashined.
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I don't like Elizabeth and Sarah, but the nicknames are very good first names.
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Hipster parents.I like the names.
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*swoon*
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Adorable. I'd think they were well named. I think of both names with fondness- I went through a stage as a child where I named everything Sally and for a few months after my daughter was born I could not shake the feeling that she should be called Betsy, despite it never being a name I had considered before.
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Awwh cute! Probably because I love Elizabeth, don't mind Betsy, and absolutely adore Sally. They're short, sweet, vintage, and I just like the imagery and feel they give.
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I'd enjoy that cozy set far more than an overwhelmingly elaborate one.
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I would think they were cute names, but I would wonder why everyone was calling Sarah Sally.
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I wouldn't think much of it today in 2017. Maybe I'd be a little surprised that Sally was a nickname and not a standalone.I did know a Betsy growing up (she was probably born in the mid-90s) and I thought it was weird then, though.
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I wouldn't think much of it. Both nickname options are coming back into vogue, though I guess I would be more surprised by Sarah - assuming that people today would just use "Sally" instead of using it as a nickname.
Old-school nicknames are on the rise. Elizabeth and Sarah are standard choices, and Betsy and Sally fit right in.
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I'd think the names were mildly cute and at least more lively than the dull-as-dishwater Sarah and Elizabeth.
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In spite of the fact that I am not a big fan of Sally, (and I do think it should be a nickname for Sarah and not used on its own), I would be charmed by that sibset. It makes me think of two eighteenth century sisters in mobcaps and long skirts, waving goodbye to the young men as they march off to fight against the King's troops, and then go back to their churns and spinning wheels. And Betsy is my favorite nickname for Elizabeth._______________________________________________________________________________________________

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I think they're adorable names for little girls. I'd think their mom (or whoever named them) had good taste.
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I'd think it was darling! I especially like Betsy.
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I'd think they got off really lightly!I find Sarah terminally boring, and if I meet another Elizabeth who goes by Liz, Elise/Elize or Ellie I'll gnash my fangs. Betsy is delightful, lighter and brighter than Betty, and Sally ... well, in today's world it's very unexpected as a nn, at least where I live. Here, Sarahs stay Sarah and Sallys start out as Sally. My father wanted to name me Sarah after his late mother, but my mother declined gracefully, which I'm really happy about. But I'd have been Sally in a heartbeat if they'd thought about it.While you're at it, what about Nancy and Polly? I've only ever known one Nancy, a British woman who went by Nan, and Nancy was her given name. And I know an Anna who was sometimes called Nan in the family as a child. I like Nancy a lot, it dances like Betsy. I had a distant aunt named Mary and always known as Polly; I like that very much too, but Molly (which appears twice on my husband's side of the family) has always seemed to be flabby and dull.
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I love Mary "Polly" too. I'm not too into Nancy. If I had an Anna, I'd nickname her Annie. Betsy, Sally, Polly, and Annie is a bit cutesy. I love them all individually. Together they sound like some sort of WW2 safety booklet for kids. Specific. But I just read a book about the blitz.
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Adorable- especially if I knew they had full names.Sarah nn Sally is so rare now- I'd be tickled.And Bess and Betsy are my favorite nicknames for Elizabeth so I'd be equally tickled.
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I know a baby named Elizabeth "Bess" and the mom is pregnant again. Can't wait to see what she names the new baby!
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I'd think that the parents were trying a little too hard to be 'retro'. I know that Betsy and Sally are both legit nicknames for Elizabeth and Sarah, but in this time of age it just seems a little too 'much' somehow to use them as nicknames. I dunno, I can't really explain it I guess. I really like Sally on it's own though.
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I can see your point about Sally seeming a little too much as a nickname (though I personally disagree), but not Betsy. I think it's a common nickname for Elizabeth, the way that Patty is for Patricia or Vicky is for Victoria. If I met a Betsy, I would assume her full name is Elizabeth.
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I don't know, to me they just sound very taste specific. I prefer sibling names to make sense together rather. Though now that you mention it, I have heard a couple people say something like "you must like very down to earth names," when I've mentioned my kids were called Will and Finn. Hmm...I wonder if they thought the same as you do about Betsy and Sally.
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Yeah, I see what you mean. I'd probably rather see a Sally and Elizabeth pair than Sally and Betsy in one set.
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