Do you like the name Betsy?

Question

do you like the name Betsy?? My parents named me Elizabeth but people have always called me Betsy....

Tell me what you think honestly! Thanks!

Answer 1

Dear Betsy,

I am a Betsy too.  No, I do not have purple hair.  But I do believe my name sets me apart in a positive way.  When I look in the mirror, I see Betsy.  I like her and I have never met a Betsy that I didn't like.  When I was a little kid I remember being embarrassed by my name (everyone else was a Linda, Susan, Kathy).  There were a lot of Linda's, Susan's and Kathy's that weren't very nice people.  I was always nice to everyone.  I never turned my back on anyone whether or not they could afford 'cool' clothes or didn't do well in school.  I am still that way after all these years and that is what makes me a good nurse.  Like I tell my little old ladies when they are feeling down...."Keep your chins up, sweetheart."  Betsy's have heart and compassion.

Answer 2

tell them to call you Beth or Lizzie.

no, i dont like the name, but that is only me.

Answer 3

To me, Betsy is an endearing name.  I've known only a few Betsys, but those I've known were very nice.  (I grew up among lots of Judys, Nancys, Carols, and Pattys.)  Although the best-know Betsy in literature is David Copperfield's marvelous old aunt, I tend to think of it a a litte girl's name.  So if you're at all uncomfortable with it or feel that you're outgrowing it, you can become Beth or Libby or whatever you like when you go off to college.  One of the many great things about the name Elizabeth is that it has so many nicknames!

Answer 4

Do you see a Betsy when you look in the mirror?

Answer 5

not saying this to be mean or anything like it but as soon as i heard it i thought of it as a dog name

Answer 6

i think it is very pretty..very..retro in a way

Answer 7

UK answer.

I personally am not keen on the name Elizabeth at all, I have a friend with the name and we call her Lizzy. I found this information for you though.

Betsy

English: pet form of Elizabeth, a cross between Betty (see Bet) and Bessie (see Bess).

Elizabeth

The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It was first made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603). In the 20th century it became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (b. 1900), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and, even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926). Variant: Elisabeth. See also Elspeth and Isabel.

Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Eilís. Scottish Gaelic: Ealasaid. French, German: Elisabeth. Italian: Elisabetta. Spanish: Isabel. Scandinavian: Elisabet. Polish: Elzbieta. Czech: Alžbeta. Russian: Yelizaveta. Hungarian: Erzsébet.

Short forms: English: Eliza, Elsa; Liza, Lisa, Liz; Beth, Bet, Bess; Elspeth; Lisbet. French: Élise, Lise. German: Elsa, Else, llse; Liese. Scandinavian: Elsa, Else; Lisa, Lise, Lis. Polish: Ela.

Pet forms: English: Elsie; Bessie, Bessy, Betty, Betsy; Tetty; Libby; Lizzie, Lizzy. French: Lisette. German: Lil(l)i; Elli.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

It sounds a little old fashioned, but personally i don't like it.

Answer 9

Betsy conjurs up an image of a senior lady with purple rinse through her greying hair for me. No offense! I know a couple of people called Elizabeth and they have always been called Liz or Lizzy. Libby is another. Never Betsy!