What are all the nicknames for Elizabeth? In the 1940s, a baby Elizabeth was likely to be called Betty. Then came Betsy, Liz, and Lisa in the midcentury. Next was Beth, and now we have Ellie. Along with Ellie and Lisa, other nicknames for Elizabeth in the US Top 1000 include Eliza...
Looking back, we feel like confident namers, but at the beginning of our parenthood, it felt somewhat nerve-wracking. Naming a human being is a serious task. Names are powerful. What if we like a certain name, but our child grows up and doesn’t like it? So much is unpredictable with...