How about Zabby?

I love it!

Anonymous wrote:Just curious why don't people like Beth?

I suspect it's because we all had some negative experience with a mean girl named Beth sometime around 1985. Just me?

My neighbor Elizabeth went by Libby. Now that she’s in college, she has asked people to call her Elizabeth.

I have an Elizabeth. I love Beth and want that nn but DC opted for another in MS. I actually like Lyddy over Libby. Elizabeth is a great name that offers many options to grow with DC.

Just curious why don't people like Beth?

Love it.

I'm an Elizabeth who goes by my full name and never had a shortened version. So I am pretty opinionated on this subject.

I don't love Libby. It sounds weak to my ear. The only real nicknames I'm ok with (but I don't use) are: Liz, Eliza, Betsy, Betty. I can not stand Lizzie, Bethany, Beth, Libby, Eli etc.

This is just my opinion though! If you love Libby, it's a perfectly fine nickname and much better than naming the child Laklyn or Berkleigh.

Elizabeth is a great name because there are SO many possible nicknames for your daughter to choose from as she gets older. It was my first pick for a girl (we had 3 boys!). I was going to do Eliza personally.

You have Elizabeth, Eliza, Beth, Liz, Lizzie, Libby, Betsy, Ellie (less traditional for an Elizabeth but still works). And probably more in forgetting. I think Libby is cute but if your daughter disagrees she has a wide range of options for when she is 13 and decides she needs to reinvent herself

I love it. It feels very fresh to me. Elizabeth has always been one of my favorite names. If I had used it, I would have tried to stick to Elizabeth. But I think Libby is adorable.

(Also, I'm sure you've gotten the lecture -- you can't always control nicknames.)

Much better than Beth

Not a fan, sorry.

Libby is so, so cute! You don't hear it enough IMO.

I really like Libby.

Baby #3 will be named Elizabeth. I’ve always loved Libby as a nickname, and DH is on board. Curious to get some outside feedback too. I’ve heard some people that really hate this nickname over the years.