Most of these don't work well as nicknames for
Elizabeth, in my opinion. Especially
Bella,
Belle or
Ella. I'd also feel silly going by
Elsa or
Lisette.
Even though they are forms of
Elizabeth they are too well established on their own and I would feel like a
Catherine going by
Kaitlyn or something, odd.
Liliana and
Isabella etc. also don't work. I hate far fetched nicknames so maybe that's just a pet peeve of mine. I also dislike the practice of fully established names as nicknames for other fully established names e.g.
Eleanora nn
Eleanor. If I were called
Elizabeth I would go by my full name.
Liz is kind of nice too, old Hollywood glamour.
Elizabeth Taylor nn
Liz and
Elizabeth Montgomery nn
Liz (Bewitched). So I would be
Elizabeth and sometimes
Liz or
Lizzie, I guess.
If I could choose one as my full name (not a nn for
Elizabeth) I would definitely be a
Lily. I think it really fits me. But I dislike it as a nickname of
Elizabeth as it is more of a flower name to me and even though it also started out as a nn for
Elizabeth I think nowadays, with
Lily topping the popularity of
Elizabeth in many countries, it would be silly as a nickname to me personally.
This message was edited 2/3/2017, 5:56 AM