I wonder which came first--the widespread use, or the wide variety of nicknames?
- Bess (BES)--English
- Bethan (BETH-an)--Welsh
- Bettina (bet-TEEN-ah)--German
- Buffy (BUF-fee)--English
- Bizzy/Busy (BIZ-ee)--English
- Els (ELS)--Dutch
- Elsje (ELS-yeh)--Dutch
- Erzsi (EHR-zhee)--Hungarian
- Ibbie (IB-bee)--English
- Ilsa (IL-sah)--German
- Isa (EE-sah)--Scandinavian, Spanish
- Libby (LIB-bee)--English
- Liddy (LID-dee)--English
- Lies (LEES)--Dutch, German
- Liesel (LEE-zel)--German
- Liisu (LEE-soo)--Estonian
- Lili (LIL-ee)--French, German
- Lisa (LEE-sah)--English
- Lison (lee-ZOHN)--French
- Špela (SHPEL-ah)--Slovene
- Tetty (TET-tee)--English
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