Lilibet

[u/Fearless-Aide7871]

I personally love this name, it feels very feminine and timeless, however everytime i mention it to anyone they don’t like it and think it’s odd. Let me know your opinion 😊

[u/krumblewrap]

Eh. This name came about when the queen couldnt pronounce her own name as a toddler.

Sort of not a fan

[u/rebekahster → u/krumblewrap]

Yes. By this standard, I expect “Elibulus” (Elizabeth) to become popular any day now. It’s been 45yrs since I mispronounced my sister’s name.

[u/Jazzlike_Activity_97 → u/rebekahster]

We had a Bizzlewith in our family for a period of time

[u/fourrightangles → u/Jazzlike_Activity_97]

Okay, but that one is so cute.

[u/Jazzlike_Activity_97 → u/fourrightangles]

We loved it while it lasted! Our Bizzlewith is still often just E. It’s a mouthful for little kids, even if it’s a classic.

[u/amantaraye → u/rebekahster]

I actually have a friend who got her name from her older sister mispronouncing it when they were little. Friend did not even learn her real name until she was in like middle school, her sisters mispronunciation effectively renamed her for life.

[u/sprinkles-n-jimmies → u/rebekahster]

Bitsy here!

[u/kikijane711 → u/krumblewrap]

Yeah trendy NN become famous person’s name. No

[u/Brilliant_Bluejay099 → u/krumblewrap]

Right and I read it like that too. lol with a weird heavy tongue and inability to enunciate    

[u/TopNotchBrain → u/krumblewrap]

Agree. And I also find it really hard to say.

[u/Aggressive_Home8724]

No...

[u/Upper_Collar_5981]

I would use Elizabeth and make that a nickname

[u/Greedy-Carrot4457]

Odd, like a nickname that Elizabeth’s younger sibling gives them because they can’t pronounce the H at the end. Lilibeth would make more sense then, or Lily-Beth.

[u/Tay74 → u/Greedy-Carrot4457]

That's literally what it is, it's Queen Elizabeth II's nickname because she mispronunced it as a young child

[u/umlizzyiguess → u/Greedy-Carrot4457]

Yeah, I’m Elisabeth and my little sister couldn’t pronounce it so she called me Diddef for a few months until she figured it out. Fortunately it didn’t stick, but the “Diddef told me no!!!!!” story remains legendary lore in my family to this day specifically and only because it was the first time she called me that.

[u/Routine_Ride1189 → u/umlizzyiguess]

Did you hear that OP, Diddef could be a beautiful alternative

[u/umlizzyiguess → u/Routine_Ride1189]

pls 😭

[u/thousandsofbirds → u/Routine_Ride1189]

My vote is for Diddef as well!!

[u/Big_Squash1413 → u/umlizzyiguess]

My little brother couldn’t pronounce Alex so he called me Lala. Now that’s what my entire family calls me and I’m auntie Lala to my nephew haha

[u/GolfOk6373 → u/umlizzyiguess]

that's so cute!

[u/SophisticatedScreams → u/umlizzyiguess]

Username checks out

[u/WallofIvy → u/Greedy-Carrot4457]

That's very close to what it actually is. Queen Elizabeth II pronounced her own name that way as a toddler and it became a family pet name for her. Harry named his daughter Lilibet after her and it's started becoming trendy.

[u/Greedy-Carrot4457 → u/WallofIvy]

Makes sense for her relatives to use it as a tribute then but yeah don’t love it otherwise.

[u/katiem50]

I find it cringe to use this name

[u/Grouchy-Life6829]

I don’t think it’s a name that ages with the person.

[u/Youshoudsee]

As others say, it has monarchy association and is a childish nickname. Don't do that

As I see you have objections towards Elizabeth, Lilith and Lilly. How about Lilian? Seems like a good compromise

[u/Rude-You7763]

It sounds like a silly name that will cause issues for your kid regularly as they grow up. You are naming your kid for yourself and not considering them in this situation but you do you I guess

[u/Adorable-Raisin-8643]

Nah. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE associates it with the Queen, Harry, and Megan Markle. Dont do that to your poor baby.

[u/TechnologyLast4315]

Everyone will think it’s a tribute to the late Queen, but an overstep as it was a private name for a woman without much privacy.
No one else uses that name

[u/fidelises → u/TechnologyLast4315]

Well, Prince Harry did. But I don't think other people should

[u/SilverellaUK → u/fidelises]

He didn't ask her permission and the story is that she was not pleased that he had used it.

[u/marshdd → u/SilverellaUK]

Story from whom? Palace insiders who are butt hurt about everything?

[u/ment-lly → u/fidelises]

Let’s just say there are many people with very strong opinions about Harry & Meghan using the name for their daughter…

[u/emotions1026 → u/ment-lly]

Having a very strong opinion about a complete stranger’s name isn’t particularly impressive and perhaps a sign people need more in their life.

[u/BlueKitten74 → u/emotions1026]

The strong opinions aren't from strangers, they're from within the Royal Family.

It's been well-publicised that the late Queen wasn't happy about H&M using what was a private nickname, and senior royals continue to support that.

[u/marshdd → u/BlueKitten74]

Did the Queen say it, or someone feeding the the Daily Mail gossip mill say it?

[u/Subject-Ebb-5999 → u/marshdd]

No real source.

[u/Leading_Data_9530 → u/fidelises]

Why shouldn’t people use the name? Who cares if it was the late Queen of England’s nickname? It’s pretty and the OP should use it if they love it

[u/SuidAfrikaDidNoWrong → u/Leading_Data_9530]

Agreed. One person doesn’t get dibs on a name.

[u/Leading_Data_9530 → u/SuidAfrikaDidNoWrong]

Exactly!

[u/SuidAfrikaDidNoWrong → u/Leading_Data_9530]

I would never use it because I’m Irish and and don’t want to name my children after British royalty, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using it.

[u/Northern_Lights_2 → u/fidelises]

He shouldn’t have either.

[u/Flimsy-Cricket7799 → u/TechnologyLast4315]

I wouldn’t worry about this in the slightest— it’s certainly not an “overstep” that’s very dramatic. Most people don’t know this, and quite frankly don’t care

[u/scenior → u/Flimsy-Cricket7799]

💀 why are people so weird about this name. I never knew it was a nickname for the queen. I don't care about the royal family in the slightest.

[u/goosepills → u/scenior]

I don’t like it because it doesn’t flow well to my ear

[u/BrookieB1 → u/TechnologyLast4315]

This is exactly correct!

[u/Ok_Good4751]

It's a very cute nickname for Elizabeth but a bit childish for a full name for an adult woman.

[u/Ohtherewearethen]

It's the nickname of the late Queen Elizabeth II as she couldn't pronounce her own name. I'm not sure why you'd want to use it, to be honest.

[u/Cazzzzle → u/Ohtherewearethen]

The most famous 'Lilibet' was Queen Elizabeth. It was her childhood mispronouncation of her name, and her grandfather adopted it as a pet name for her. It became the royal family's special private name for the Queen.

I found it odd that Harry and Meghan used it instead of Elizabeth, but at least it was his grandmother.

Lilibet is objectively cute, yes, but the name is so deeply linked to the private life of the Queen, and I can't get past that. It hits wrong on so many levels. I'm with this poster - I am not sure why you'd want to use it.

[u/McGturtle → u/[deleted]]

I just went on Facebook and searched people named Lilibet… there was a boatload 🤷🏽‍♀️

[u/EmotionalSupportNap]

I like Lilibeth, Elizabeth, Lilly, Beth better.

[u/Practical_Ferret_510 → u/EmotionalSupportNap]

Lilibeth is probably the best compromise.

[u/Soldier_Faerie]

–It's cute as a nickname, but not as a legal birthname for a child who will become an adult.

–My immediate association is Queen Elizabeth, specifically that nickname. Elizabeth as a name does not remind me of her, but the nickname absolutely does.

–Others have suggested different names, like Lillian Beth, I would also go with something like this. Please don't use Lilibet as her official name (I assume this is for a child? If not then feel however you want about the name, for example it would be perfect for a pet!)

[u/witx]

People may think you’re naming her after Queen Elizabeth or Meghan Markle‘s daughter.

[u/winegirl20]

Just don't

[u/puffy_gordita]

It reminds me of a drunk person saying little bit. Please bartender can I have lilibet more.

[u/malkebulan]

As a football fan, it sounds like a money laundering shirt sponsor to me. Hopefully, I’m the only one.

[u/Affectionate-Use-866]

No

[u/UnivrstyOfBelichick]

I wouldnt say it's timeless, it's been around for one queen's lifetime. But if you like it you don't need to justify it, it's a cute name. Does seem like you're hopping on the princess train though, seems kind of trendy at the moment

[u/Beneficial_Yak_7843]

i didn’t know about the royal connection either until i read this thread

but i will say it sounds like it could be a pokémon

[u/sticky-note-123 → u/Beneficial_Yak_7843]

Have you ever heard the name before? Genuinely asking.

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/Beneficial_Yak_7843]

you know what, fair enough 😂😂 some pokémon’s have cute names

[u/demon_tatas]

You could always name her Lillian first and middle Beth.

[u/kween_of_bees]

My dog was named that in the shelter and I changed it. Not for me. Sounds like “lil bit” and I can’t get that out of my head. If you like it though, who cares? It’s not a trajedeigh at least.

[u/XStonedCatX]

Sounds pretentious 🤷‍♀️

[u/Gretal122]

I assume you know, but 'Lillibet was just how Queen Elizabeth would say her name when she was a little girl and couldn't pronounce 'Elizabeth ' Then Harry and Meghan named their daughter that. I dont personally like it..

[u/Quiet_Compote4651]

It is pretty, yet unlikable, all at once.

[u/According-Option-656]

Thought of Queen Elizabeth immediately

[u/amoryblainev]

I hate it.

To me it sounds like what a young child would say when they couldn’t pronounce “Elizabeth” correctly. It sounds childish.

[u/AdelleDeWitt → u/amoryblainev]

I mean that's exactly what it is. Queen Elizabeth couldn't say her name when she was little.

[u/nobbye]

They don’t like it because it’s the nickname of the queen. That’s the name her family called her.

[u/Temporary_Owl3004]

I don’t like it personally

[u/Rare-Progress5009]

I mean, it’s Queen Elizabeth’s nickname, used by Meghan and Harry for their little girl. Not sure of its existence before these two instances for it to be “timeless”.

[u/fuzzywu61]

Feels like a name for a baby but not a grown woman

[u/angry-grapefruit]

Sounds like what a cartoon frog would say. I can see how it could be a cute diminutive of Elizabeth, but I'm not a fan.

[u/mysliceofthepie]

It sounds like a frog ribbit

[u/ste1071d]

Nicknames as names are kinda stupid most of the time, this is no exception and it’s extra cringe because you are most certainly not a relative of QEII.

[u/LIslander]

I would hate to be 30 and have a childish name

[u/vitaminxanax]

No

[u/prisayae]

Hate it

[u/rojita369]

It’s a great nickname, but not a great legal name. Go with Elizabeth and call her Lillibet

[u/Competitive_Prune108]

It would sound like you named her after the Queen imo, since only she, and the obnoxious Sussex's child, was named that. Nn of Queen Elizabeth because of a mispronounciation. You don't seem to want to hear this, which is fine, but suggesting you may hear many comments about the name due to those connections

[u/Strong_District_5894]

Listen Megan, we all think it’s ridiculous and the Queen hated that you used it. 

She couldn’t pronounce her name as a child. That’s it. 

[u/Mountain_Exchange768]

I don’t like it.

[u/Fun_Committee1478]

It looks like a misspelling.

[u/InterviewCharming129]

This was the nickname that Queen Elisabeth’s husband….Philip??? Called her. Then Prince Harry and that woman he married, named their little girl that, and Queen Elizabeth was not happy!!! That was her special name that Phillip had called her since they had been together. Maybe that woman thought they were honoring her…..who knows.

[u/PuzzledKumquat → u/InterviewCharming129]

There's no way Harry or his wife were honoring the Queen. She made it clear that she didn't want her special nickname used but they did it anyway to spite her.

[u/marlada]

It's a cute name for a child but would not translate well as an adult on a resume or in the office. It also has monarchist associations due to Queen Elizabeth. Please don't fo this to future child/adult.

[u/omor_fi]

It was just Queen Elizabeth's nickname because she couldn't pronounce it as a child. It doesn't actually sound nice as a name itself and I think the 'bet' ending doesn't sound feminine.

[u/zee-bra]

Tbh I think it’s a fairly bogan name

[u/SweetSprinkles8]

Name her Elizabeth (an actual timeless name) and call her Lilibet.

[u/FolkmasterFlex]

I think it's something that sounds much better in some accents than others.

[u/Feral-Reindeer-696]

That’s one name I strongly dislike. Just my personal preference though

[u/--_BuG_--]

I personally really dislike it even if it wasn't connected to the queen (I also didn't know about that but I just don't think it sounds good in general)

[u/Curious-Cranberry-27]

Tbh I think it sounds like a medicine.

[u/WelderAggravating896]

It's not great.

[u/IWasGoatbeardFirst]

It’s a mispronunciation of the formal name Elizabeth.

You could name your child Elizabeth and call her Lilibet.

[u/lylebee]

No. It was just a dumb nickname for the queen. Don’t do it.

[u/OkBreadfruit2181]

A lil bit of what?

[u/GolfOk6373]

Not a fan. Sorry.

[u/Florida-home-owner]

Hard no

[u/manners33]

tell me you love the royals without telling me you love the royals

[u/Col2543]

It’s like a permanent speech impediment for a name

[u/throwrawifesandwich]

It's a really cute name for a pet but I don't think for an adult human.

[u/karkar835]

Unless you’re British, just use Elizabeth?

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/karkar835]

i am british, and i dont like elizabeth 😬😬

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/[deleted]]

my goodness you’re really desperate to reply to everything i say😂 Yes i didn’t realise because- i doubt you’re british yourself- not every brit is obsessed with royals. In fact hardly any really follow what they do

[u/PoppedPea → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

I hate the royal family and avoid them like the plague, and I'm British, and I knew the association. I think a majority of British people millennial age and above will know. If that doesn't bother you, fair enough, but it's something to consider.

[u/karkar835 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

Ha! Do you like Lili for a Nn?

[u/shammy_dammy]

Queen Elizabeth's pet name.

[u/Main-Inflation-5269]

God, no. It was Queen Elizabeth's nickname, appropriated by Meghan Markle.

Imagine being over the age of five and having to go by that childish name.

[u/redditsunrise → u/Main-Inflation-5269]

I think 'appropriated' is a strong word choice here. Prince Harry (nickname for Henry) is justified in naming his child after his grandmother. If Lilibet is childish then fine, but I don't see people repelling at names like Molly, Daisy, and Lucy so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.

[u/Worried_Platypus93 → u/redditsunrise]

Why is it assumed that she's to blame for this name? I feel like it's more likely he wanted to name the child after her since she's his grandma and it doesn't seem like Meghan Markle has great associations with the royal family besides him. I'm not up on all the royal lore so maybe I'm missing something and he was against it

[u/BlueKitten74 → u/Worried_Platypus93]

Harry did it as a suck-up to his grandmother, but it's common knowledge that the Queen was not happy about it.

It was used as a private nickname by her grandfather, then later by her husband Prince Philip. It would be the same as having your grandson call their child "Snookums" or "Peachybum" - something that's meaningful for you but not necessarily for public use.

[u/Northern_Lights_2 → u/redditsunrise]

He’s not justified using it. The Queen didn’t want him to. All the other grandchildren have been respectful and used Elizabeth in their children’s names. It was used out of pure spite.

[u/JadieJang]

The Sussexes used this as a name, not a nickname, to both honor the child's great grandmother, and to not give her the same name. It's had a recent surge of popularity. I think the reasons are obvious. It really feels to me that using it would be trendy.

[u/Northern_Lights_2 → u/JadieJang]

They didn’t use it to honour her. They used it out of spite against her wishes.

[u/ButterscotchAware402]

I'm a big fan of Elizabeth-esque names (Elsbeth, Elspeth, Lizbeth, Erzsebet, Liesbeth, Lilibet) but it seems I'm in the minority.

[u/DeskFan203]

How about Lily Beth?

[u/Cheesey_biscuit]

If you don’t like the royal family and don’t want your child’s life to be surrounded by people talking about the royal family to you I suggest you pick a different name.

[u/Standard-Question-46]

Why would you even think about using that name? It’s not even a real name and it’s a personal one for the royal family

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/Standard-Question-46]

I don’t care for the royals family, it’s only personal because it’s reported on. I’m sure many fusiliers have an Elizabeth that they call Lilibet. And no name is really ‘real’ until you make it a name.

[u/signsaysapplesauce]

This is a ridiculous name. It's the late Queen"s childhood mispronunciation of "Elizabeth." As my mother observed, "This would be as is you named your daughter Shooshy." (Her mispronunciation of her own name, Suzanne).

It was stupid when Meghan and Harry chose it and it's even stupider if a regular person chooses it. Nane your child a real name.

[u/pugm0m_w-o_pug]

no.

[u/WolverineBusiness890]

I think it's sweet!

[u/itsveryupsetting]

I know a Lilabel and a Lillebelle (pronounced the same).

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/itsveryupsetting]

that’s a pretty name suggestion!

[u/BiscottiKey88]

Picture a 38 year old Lilibet

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/BiscottiKey88]

i think it’s pretty fathomable, no?

[u/IthacaMom2005 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

No

[u/BiscottiKey88 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

She'd definitely go by Lil or Lily as an adult. Lilibet sounds very juvenile and not to mention it is the nickname of the late Queen Elizabeth she got as a child that only her close family used. An adult Lilibet now will have to constantly explain there's no connection to the Queen or royal family which will get very annoying.

[u/fleurgirl123 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

No. Not unless you’re a princess. This is a family nickname.

[u/kinder_bike6 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

I think so. 38yo Lilibet probably just goes by Lil or Lily

[u/Accomplished-Car3850]

I have a Lily not Lilibet. I feel like if you use it, you'll end up with a Lily,lol. 

[u/Much-Catch-122]

I like Lilibeth much better 

[u/secretivesvetlana]

I dont like it at all. Lily-Beth is better

[u/Midmodstar]

What about Lilith or Lilibeth, Lillian, or Lisbeth?

[u/Worth_Consideration2]

I always wondered why Lilibet made me think of a fairy tale, and not really in a good way. Finally figured it out- Gulliver's Travels. The Lilliputians from the Island of Lilliput.

But mostly I think of Meghan Markle.

A "Lil" name I always really liked is Liliana

[u/Tropical_life_7]

It sounds a little bit like the scary doll/baby in a horror movie (sorry). Am guessing there's something I've seen like this at some point and now it's stuck as the association!

[u/vvsunflower]

I don’t know why people use nicknames as names tbh

[u/bienclavada]

it’s pretty, and cute, but in my opinion it doesn’t have a strong enough foundation or energy or I-don’t-know-what to be a human being’s actual first name. It makes a wonderful nickname/pet name and could be honored with clothes or a necklace with that name on it.
WAIT i just realized you didn’t ask about this name for a child! But yes if we’re talking naming a new baby, I think it’s too marshmallowy and not impactful enough to use as a first name

[u/SweetPeony_7]

Rhymes with ribbit 🐸 makes me think of frogs

[u/stfufannin]

What about first name Lily middle name Beth? or even hyphenated first name “Lily-Beth”

[u/Ashamed-Chemistry492]

I hate it. It's literally baby talk.

[u/Minimum-Comedian-372]

It’s a childish mispronunciation of Elizabeth. It’s not an actual name.

[u/lions-cub]

I don’t think it’s a /name/, I think it’s a nickname. Name the child a full name (Elizabeth, Lilian/ any other variation) and use it as a nickname ~ signed, a Lili with a full name that I prefer in professional fields

[u/smalltimesam]

It’s not a name, it’s a mispronunciation.

[u/Jaded-Sorbet-9979]

When Meghan and Harry named their kid this, I rolled my eyes so hard. In general, I personally believe you should give a child a name that they can make their own. Call a child Catherine and she can be Kate, Katie, Kat, Kath, Katherine, Rina - the person finds a version of the name that is who they feel they are. This is called a contextual name and I have one. It allows me to create a social distance to people who want to overstep my boundaries: "My name is Katherine, not Katie." In other languages, you have a formal-you address and an informal-you address: contextual names are one subtle way we can express this in English.

Lilibet is cutesie af and twee. Super-cute when you're 4, less super-cute when you're 24 and you're trying to keep a creep at arm's length, even less super-cute when you're 34 and trying to be taken seriously in a job. Call her Lily Elizabeth, give her Lilibet as a nickname at home and let her do with the name as she pleases

[u/Dazzling-Produce-471]

Sounds like a sports gambling app

[u/So_Bai]

I think Lilibet is a lovely name, unique but not too different and like you said timeless and great formal name for Lili. I like that Harry and Meghan used it as a tribute to the late Elizabeth II. Outside of grown adults in the media and royal folds no one is going to tease that little girl about her name like some have suggested. 5 year olds don't care.

[u/sandwichtheconqueror]

I love it!! I think it's super sweet

[u/EponymousRocks]

I guess, if you're determined to name a kid after Harry & Meghan's daughter... who basically stole the Queen's father's pet name for her.

My nephew called his little sister (also Elizabeth) Itsy-bits for a year or so... maybe you could use that?

[u/TieQuiet7345]

Ooo you’ve got a few royalist’s knickers in a twist with this one.

[u/PerfectMason]

I personally love it, despite royal association.

OP, are you located in the UK?

Could you make it a slightly different spelling to ease this sub’s concerns over it being an infantile nickname, eg Lilibette maybe?

Both Lily and Bette are names I’ve seen given before, and it’s not uncommon to combine some names…this isn’t that outlandish at all imo.

Lilibette nn Lili, Bette, Lil…I’m here for it, OP. You do you!

[u/Mamadurf1111]

I never have liked it, just doesn’t sound like a name to me with ‘bet’ on the end.

[u/BrookieB1]

I mean I'd shy away from the names the royals used.

[u/Stay_Sea_Motivated]

I like it

[u/JerseyGuy-77]

Maybe you're from another country than me but that's not a name.

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/JerseyGuy-77]

im from the UK

[u/Worried_Platypus93 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

That makes it a lot worse then. No one will believe it's not after the queen

[u/Solid_Mark_4125 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

Lord have mercy

[u/teatime3min]

I think it’s a fine nickname, but you’re limiting a child by giving them that as their legal name instead of Elizabeth. Do you think a Lilabet could be a Judge? Or an Engineer? 

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/teatime3min]

i think my child could do anything they set their mind to, i don’t think they would be limited by a name like Lilibet

[u/teatime3min → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

Sure, but do you think other people will take a Lilibet seriously? Names influence perception and hire-ability. 

I suppose she could always go by Lily. My point is that it’s kind to give your child options, so they can choose the name that fits them best.

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/teatime3min]

i dont think lilibet sound remotely tacky or like she would lack education🤷‍♀️

[u/McGturtle]

Am I the only one that didn’t know the queen connection thing 😅 the internet isn’t real and people probably won’t give you as much of a hard time about it in real life (unless you live in the UK). But if these comments turn you off I have met someone named Lilibeth, which is similar

[u/SpecialAstronomer887]

Wow. A lot of hate here. Lilibet is not just a mispronunciation of Elizabeth; it is a name in its own right with Hebrew roots. I think it's pretty. And if she prefers something shorter or more common when she's an adult, she can go by Lilly, which is also a real name.

[u/HourTrue9589 → u/SpecialAstronomer887]

This is actually incorrect, Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva (God's promise) not Lilibet which is the name the Queen called herself as a child and was a pet family name and very personal to her.

[u/Normal_Ad4752]

Call her Lily and then as a nn at Home you can call her Lilibet

[u/Brilliant_Growth_252]

I know a Lilette (Lih-lette)and a Liliette (Lily-ette, like Juliette), both have a similar style to the name you suggested

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/Brilliant_Growth_252]

theyre both beautiful names, thank you so much for the suggestion

[u/girlwithapinkpack → u/Brilliant_Growth_252]

Pronounced like the tampons?

[u/Basic_Aardvark398]

Your child will resent you for having to spell her name to everyone for the rest of her life….  Leave it to the royals. 

[u/Significant_Rip1180]

I think these answers are another way to pick on the Sussex family for no good reason at all' We live in a time when the craziest name are given to kids and the name Lilibet is bad ??

[u/Armin_Tamzarian987]

I think it's adorable. I had no idea about the Queen connection because I don't care about royalty and I'm sure I'm not alone in that, so I wouldn't stress too much over that.

Unless you live in England. Then maybe it's a different story.

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/Armin_Tamzarian987]

people seem really bothered about it, but i literally do not care about royals or what they choose to name their own children 😂😂

[u/serious321 → u/Fearless-Aide7871]

You may not care about the royal family, but I guarantee you that everyone your daughter meets will automatically associate her name with the royal family. You do not want that for her. She will feel burdened her entire life.

[u/anticdsposition]

I think it's pretty and not childish at all. Plenty of people have uncommon names and go on to have serious, professional adult lives. Do people think every Diana is named for the princess? If you like it, just go for it.

[u/AppleAttchuh]

I'm American. Personally I think it's adorable. I knew it was short for Elizabeth, but I didn't realize it was specifically associated with the Queen. Put another way, I'm an elementary school teacher and if I saw the name Lilibet on my roster it wouldn't register as unusual.

[u/CaptainSpaceBuns]

If you’re worried about how folks might react or don’t like the connotation/connection, maybe consider a name that feels/sounds similar, like Lilith, Lisbeth, Luella/Luellen, etc.

[u/Fearless-Aide7871 → u/[deleted]]

like people use the name harry all the time… Which is Prince Henry’s name

[u/mrsr1s1ng]

I love it for my cat.
Her name is Lily. I call Lily Billy or Lilibet

[u/Prestigious_Moose939]

I think Lilibeth could be cute with the h

[u/Frosty_Fig_1325]

What about Isabette, Elisabet, Bridget, Lisbeth

[u/lillllpickle]

How do you pronounce this? Lily-bet? Just do Lily, Lily Beth, or Elizabeth.

[u/beccadahhhling]

Why not make it Lily Bette as two names?

[u/surely2]

it reminds me of how my little nephew used to call me “lizabelle” before he could pronounce “elizabeth” lol

[u/julia1031]

My daughter is Liliana and we call her Lily. Some of her daycare teachers call her this and it’s a cute nickname but I’m not a fan of it as a given name

[u/scenior]

I think it's beautiful! Go for it

[u/jamesdeansredlips]

I don’t like it, leave it for the late Queen.

[u/MiladyElleth]

I love it.