Old nicknames for Elizabeth
Common historical nicknames for Elizabeth include Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bett, and Bette. In the records we track, Elizabeth maps to 20 distinct short forms. Some look nothing like the formal name - Lil and Tess among them - so it pays to search every spelling variant.
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Bess was among the most common, but Elizabeth has 20 recorded short forms - the right one depends on the era, region and family.
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