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I think Bess is gorgeous, it's one of my own favourite nicknames. It could work as a full name (Bess of Hardwick - technically Elizabeth but always called Bess), it's classic, elegant, unusual in these degenerate modern times, feminine-but-not-frilly, recognisable, strong, pretty . . . I don't think of Beth at all tbh (perhaps understandably as Beth's my own [nick]name). I'd associate it with other nicknames like Meg, Eve, May, and Tess, and perhaps Matilda and Beatrice, as well as Elizabeth. I'd love to see (a few) more girls called Bess.

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EDIT: Having looked at the other comments, I simply must protest that I have never associated lovely Bess with bovine creatures or tendencies.

This message was edited 1/5/2017, 1:38 AM