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I don't like it as a full name

Betty's an ok name, I guess, though since it's not exactly 1 I admire, I'll have to give you the ones I think are ok... Here in Japan, the first association with the name Betty would be Boop.

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Betty Caroline
Betty Clarice
Betty Clementine
Betty Florence
Betty Genevra
Betty Georgiana
Betty Georgina
Betty Jemima
Betty Josephine
Betty Laurel (if pronounced Laurelle)
Betty Lavender
Betty Louisa
Betty Lucille
Betty Philippa
Betty Rosalind
Betty Rosaline
Betty Susannah
Betty Violet
Betty Virginia

I've always thought that Bette (one syllable) is a great, strong, overlooked nn for Elizabeth. Betty is cute too, but it has a different feeling for me. Still, as a lover of names being rediscovered, meeting a little Betty one day would warm my heart no end. :-)

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We are currently in a trend seeing "great-grandmotherly" (WWI) names like Violet, Rose, Adelaide and Matilda coming back. As time goes by, grandmotherly (WWII) names like Betty, Virginia and Nancy will become more and more popular.

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The combinations from your great list that I'm most drawn to are:

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Betty Eloise
Betty Josephine
Betty Lenore
Betty Rosalind
Betty Virginia

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May I try?

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Betty Carole
Betty Evelyn
Betty Catherine
Betty Frances
Betty Georgia
Betty Pauline
Betty Alice
Betty Irene
Betty Colleen
Betty Harriet
Betty Laurel
Betty Maureen
Betty Estelle
Betty Cordelia
Betty Muriel

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They please you?

This message was edited 1/5/2009, 4:51 PM

Betty is my grandmother's first name, and she apparently hates it because she goes by her middle name.

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I've never been a big fan, but I can't say it's an ugly name. It's just very reminiscent of the 30s 40s and 50s. So it's sort of dated, especially if it's used as a given name rather than a nn.

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I think it's a good character name, but right now, not so good for a child born in the 21st century.

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I don't like any them much, mostly because I don't like the name Betty, especially as a given name. People would assume it's short for Elizabeth and it's sounds like its owner should be at least fifty years old.

I think it should only be used a nn, but I don't even like it for that

I think that Betty is one of those nicknames that's been used so often (as a nn) that it can stand alone now. So I do think it's fine without a longer form.

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Of your combos I like-

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Betty Amandine
Betty Caroline
Betty Cecilia
Betty Celestine
Betty Clarice
Betty Clarimonde
Betty Corisande
Betty Eloise
Betty Emmeline
Betty Ermengarde
Betty Florence
Betty Georgina
Betty Isadora
Betty Jemima
Betty Josephine
Betty Laurel
Betty Lenore
Betty Louisa
Betty Lucille
Betty Marguerite
Betty Mathilde
Betty Melisande
Betty Philippa
Betty Primrose
Betty Rosamond
Betty Rosamund
Betty Winifred