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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Columbine, thank you for caring.
I think I should have written the answer post in English in order to be read by the parties involved, but I can’t express what I mean in English properly, so I have wrote it in Japanese.
Anyway, I know you read Japanese, and I will send PM to Koir.
Thank you again!
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No it's fine; it's better to get you point across clearly. ^^ I'm glad this seems to be resolved now.
Also, I know you were asking Klint but my mum's name is 'Elizabeth' so I can answer your question.
It's an old name, and a long one so over time it's been shortened in many different ways; 'Eliza' and 'Lizzy' are just two examples. Queen Elizabeth 1st, for example, was known as Queen 'Bess'.
Here are some other short versions of Elizabeth that I've come across before:
Liz
Liza
Elzabeth
Elsbeth
Beth (more commonly short for 'Bethany')
Libby
Bette
Lizzie
Betty
Izzy (more commonly short for 'Isabel')
Eli
Lil
Ella (more commonly a name by itself)
Lisbeth
Elsie (mostly only in Scotland, also a name by itself)
Lilibet
Bessy
And I'm sure there are more besides. There were a lot of people at my school with the same name, so this kind of name shortening is very useful for distinguishing between people. It also shows a level of familiarity; Queen Elizabeth II is "Elizabeth" to the world, but her family call her 'Liz'.