Baby naming stress! - Page 2

[obscureepiphany]

My name is Elizabeth. I've never been called anything but Elizabeth by anyone but my husband (he sometimes calls me Elsie ). Growing up, people would always try to call me Liz or Lizzie (which I dislike) and I would just say "Actually, I go by Elizabeth". I believe my parents said something like this before I was old enough to answer for myself. It's never been a problem, so I wouldn't worry too much. Like another poster said, if they call her Lizzie, just say "Oh, that's too confusing because of Aunt Lizzie! We thought we'd just call her Elizabeth."

HTH-

Elizabeth

[gardenofsimple]

I love the name elliot - and used to for a boy, but since scrubs I think I could only use it as a girls name

to the OP I know an Elizabeth that goes by Betsy, which is cute and avoids the lizzy thing.

Originally Posted by the janet 

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Originally Posted by love4bob 

I remember Elliot as the girl on Scrubs, but that's the only female Elliot I've known of. I like it and think it's cute!

Yep. That's on my list of girl's names...though I don't think my husband's into it. Why not?? She could be Ellie for short.

[WhiteHorse]

Abigail is an early American name, so for her sister maybe consider Susan, Susanna, Sara, Ellen, Grace, Faith, Frances (Franny), Matilda, Ada, Ainsley, Effie, Hazel, Esther, Mollie. Georgia, Jane.... I do not like Elliot for a girl, seems sort of trendy and also I don't like boy names for girls - Ellie has become extremely popular. For me, I prefer names that you cannot tell what decade your child was born. But that is just me.. we are naming our DD "Sara".

[trekkingirl]

If you are thinking of Beth as a nickname, why not name her Bethany. Also a classic like Abigail. I think they go really well together.

Sorry if this one is a rule breaker, I couldn't remember the rules, LOL!

[philomom]

Originally Posted by trekkingirl 

If you are thinking of Beth as a nickname, why not name her Bethany. Also a classic like Abigail. I think they go really well together.

Sorry if this one is a rule breaker, I couldn't remember the rules, LOL!

I love this. Abigail is Abby. Bethany is Beth. Next daughter could be Constance and go by Connie. ABC, get it?

[Smokering]

Abigail is an early American name

Well, it was Hebrew originally.... but then, so are Sara and Susanna.

I like Bethany too! For years I wanted to name a daughter that, but DH doesn't like it. I've heard of Bethanne too, which has Anne and Annie as nickname potentials. Or Bethlynn... or I've even heard Bethel used as a name, although to me it's definitely a place name. You could do Bethelle, I guess...

[LISSA~K]

I really like Elsa, Eliza or Liza as nicknames for or alternatives to Elizabeth, but then that violates your ending in "A" rule...Hmmm, I know all about self imposed rules, it has taken me progressively longer to decide on a name with each child due to my own restrictions. My poor last babe was just "baby" until a week old because you know 9 months just wasn't long enough to come up with a name,lol!

[AngelKissedKids]

Thanks again everyone for all your replies!!!  At this point we're feeling better about using the name even with the Aunt in the family.  Now we're just deciding on the spelling.

Edited by AngelKissedKids - 7/29/11 at 5:48am

[philomom]

Sorry, I think kr8tvli spelled names are even worse when the name does have a "standard" spelling like Elizabeth does.

[Graceoc]

I had so many rules too - so I know the feeling.  I had wanted Elenor for our last DD but DH wasn't too keen on that so I found Ellis and I adore it now!  It fits her to a tee : )

[Smokering]

What? "Elisabeth" isn't a kr8ive spelling. It's older than the other - I suspect both Queen Elizabeths popularised the Z spelling, but that doesn't make it any more legit. I know a woman who changed her own spelling from the Z to S variant when she found out it was the original version (well, original-ish... I'm not sure how it's spelled and said in Hebrew!).

My sister Elisabeth does have to say "with an S", and her name gets spelled wrong fairly regularly if she doesn't specify. (But then, so does mine, and I'm a Sarah...) I think the "s" spelling has a softer look to it which is quite nice.

[homestyle]

My name is Elisabeth, and I love the spelling of my name. Yes, people I don't know often misspell my name and no, it isn't a big deal. I've always felt that my name is special. And it isn't such a weird spelling at all. Actually, here in Europe (I now live in Germany) the common spelling is elisabeth. The only time it is misspelled now is by someone who happens to know I'm american and 'helpfully' spells my name with a 'z' ... rare, but always good for a few laughs when it happens. Now I kinda miss the days when my name was less typical. Silly, but true. 

Smokering: the hebrew name that Elisabeth comes from is Elisheva. אֱלִישֶׁבַע (the little marks are for the vowels, but we don't really use those most of the time). 

[erigeron]

I don't think that using the S spelling vs. the Z will really differentiate her from another Elizabeth with a Z, but that's just me. I think it's a perfectly fine spelling, I just don't think it'll accomplish that.

[kawa kamuri]

Elisabeth is soft and lovely, she's not that hard-edged Liz girl. 

[AngelKissedKids]

homestyle - Can I ask if people have any trouble with pronouncing your name?

Edited by AngelKissedKids - 7/29/11 at 5:50am

[homestyle]

No, I have never had anyone mispronounce my name in the U.S. -- and I say it the same way you do (that is, just like elizabeth). You do get different pronunciations in different countries, but I think that is a language thing, not a spelling thing exactly (German doesn't have a "th" sound, so they say 'ee-liz-a-bet' for the spelling 'elisabeth'). Now I should tell you that I went through a phase of wanting to "pronounce the s" when I was 11 or 12, but that didn't last. Hee. 

Glad you are close to figuring out what you want to do!