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There have been a lot of Elizabeth posts recently!If you absolutely had to use Elizabeth (at gun point) as a FN or MN, what would you use?I think I would go for:Elizabeth Emerald "Lizzie", with Robin Elizabeth as a close second.
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Maeve Elizabeth or Jane Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Hestia WildroseMy Elizabeth combo, which I’m still completely in love with.
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I'd use Elizabeth Eve and call her Ellie (from the El of Elizabeth and E of Eve). I also really like Betsy. In fact, I like the nns for Elizabeth better than the name itself (not that I hate it).ETA that I also like Bess very much.

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My daughter is Beatrice Elizabeth Anne: Beatrice after my mother, Elizabeth after my step-MIL's mn (she was Edith Elizabeth and always went by Bunty!) and Anne is my mn, after one of my grandmothers. So, there you are: no guns required.My daughter used to have difficulty getting people on phone-in radio, or taking pizza orders by phone, to get Beatrice right, so she considered her options and tried being Bess, only for those purposes. It worked. What she didn't know was that one of my mother's friends used to call her Bess, for no known reason.
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Delphia Elizabeth
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Elisabeth Frida... since that is actually my daughter’s name ;) She was named after two of her great grandmothers.Other good combos:Elizabeth May
Elizabeth Rose
Elizabeth Maud
Elizabeth Edith
Elizabeth Aya
Elizabeth Manon
Elizabeth Minea
Elizabeth Saga
Elizabeth Runa
Elizabeth Iris
Elizabeth Aura
Elizabeth Aviaya
Elizabeth Elaine
Elizabeth Fleur
Elizabeth Ziva
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Rose Elizabeth MaryIt's been a favourite combo since I was a little girl.
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Elizabeth Daisy OdetteI love Elizabeth as a first name - it was our top name for a girl when I was pregnant.Elizabeth Daisy Odette and Elizabeth Daisy Tinuviel were my favourite combos (Elizabeth and Daisy both honouring grandmothers) with Lizzie as the nickname.
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Elizabeth Anna:)
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I’ll do a combo for each. I love Sky Elizabeth, because I enjoy the contrast between the styles. Elizabeth as a fn, what about Elizabeth Opal, nn Bessie or Betsy. I love Elsie as a nn or a fn, but my 6 year old son has a best friend with that name, so I wouldn’t use it now.
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Sappho ElizabethElizabeth needs to abut a really striking/unusual name in order for me not to be bored to death by it.
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I like Elizabeth. It's not in my top 10 or anything, but I wouldn't be too upset if I had to use it.Margot Elizabeth
Elizabeth Nora
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I posted it in one of the other threads, but my stock combo is Elizabeth Iris.I also like Elizabeth Ivy (as well as Elspeth Ivy), and Elizabeth Irene would also work. It seems I like to pair Elizabeth with a long-I vowel...
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It would be no sacrifice for me to use Elizabeth. I absolutely love it. It's my sister's name. She's 2.5 years younger than I am, and apparently I named her. (It probably didn't hurt that my parents loved the name in the first place.)Eliza is second on my list, right after Susannah. But I'd happily use Elizabeth instead. Let's see:Elizabeth Antonia
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Sally Elizabeth
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I know a Sally Elizabeth! Blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful surfer girl; my friend Pippa (Philippa Margaret) is her elder sister.
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My favorite girl name at present is Fern, so if I was forced to use Elizabeth, my daughter would be Fern Elizabeth (which actually does sound quite nice).If I had to use it as a first name, I think I would go with Elizabeth Cressida and call her Bess/Bessie.The funny thing is that while I dislike the name Elizabeth in whole, I do like or love quite a few nicknames for it... Bess, Bessie, Bet, Betty, Bets, Betsy, Liza, Lizzie, Libby, Beth, Lisbet, and Lilibet, among others.

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Adriana Elizabeth (after both my grandmothers)Elizabeth CassidyElle” (perhaps a mouthful, but I like the way it looks)
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Elizabeth SophiaElizabeth is our top choice if we ever have a girl. My husband’s favourite girls name is Sophia, which is much too popular for me to want to use as a first name, so we’ve agreed it can be a middle name.
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Elizabeth Henriette & Carmen Elizabeth.
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I like and dislike Elizabeth at the same time. It’s long and old-fashioned and slightly clunky, and has been overused to death, but I guess I can see a sort of elegance to it. I prefer Elisabeth by miles, though.I would use Elisabeth Ione or Maris Elisabeth, but if I absolutely had to use Elizabeth I would go with Elizabeth Odette.
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I really like Maris Elisabeth!
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