lol this is really interesting. i have a friend who's first name is Ruth and second is Elizabeth, but she hates Ruth so uses Elizabeth instead.
Personally, I love the name Elizabeth simply because it IS so regal. But also, you can shorten it in so many different ways! Eliza, Liz, Beth...etc. I envy anyone who can shorten their name, especially as my parents purposefully chose my name so it couldn't be shortened!
Haha, that's weird about your friend! Elizabeth probably has more ~substance~ than most names, it's true. I think I read somewhere that it's the name with the most shortened versions, after Margaret. I never thought that about Lydia before, that you can't shorten it! And you can't shorten Ruth either, I guess. In some ways that's quite enviable, too -- I'd quite like the name I used every day to be my real, proper, birth certificate name! But I suppose the grass is always greener... :)
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Personally, I love the name Elizabeth simply because it IS so regal. But also, you can shorten it in so many different ways! Eliza, Liz, Beth...etc.
I envy anyone who can shorten their name, especially as my parents purposefully chose my name so it couldn't be shortened!
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