ELIZABETHS
For this Jubilee year I am celebrating the name Elizabeth through a series of portraits that explore contemporary connections to the monarchy. For this series each Elizabeth chose their own location and during the shoot discussed their name, its associations and views on the monarchy.
Elizabeth Burtally
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth?
A: My mum thought it was a powerful name, she loved Elizabeth Fry, Elizabeth I and II and she liked Elizabeth Taylor the actress.
Elizabeth Baptiste
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth.
A: I was named after the actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Elizabeth Iudica
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth
A: My Aunt Vanda named all my mothers children, she was a very introverted beautiful woman who loved royalty. She named Elisabetta after Queen Elizabeth the second and her sister after the Queen of Sweden.
Elizabeth Kent
Q: Do you like the name?
A: I do like Elizabeth, it sounds quite strong, and solid or rational maybe. My grandmother is French and i also used to love her saying my name with a french accent, Beth became Bet!
Elizabeth Abrahams
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth
A: I’m not sure, I think my parents liked the name and have always followed the royal family so possibly it is after Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Eger
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth?
A: I was named after my Swiss great grandmother on my fathers side and my mothers sister.
Elizabeth Baron
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth?
A: I was primarily named Elizabeth after Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, which I still have not got round to reading! As soon as my mum found out she was pregnant, she said my name was Elizabeth and there was no debate over it (and also no boys names considered…) My mum has said she was going through a ‘feminist phase’ while choosing my name and Elizabeth Bennet to her was everything you would want in a strong female – family loyalty but knowing your own mind and not being a servant to men. She also said I was named after Elizabeth Cady Stanton who said: “I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but nouns, not mere appendages to qualify somebody else.
Elizabeth Thulin
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth?
A: I was named after my two grandmothers. My father's mother's first name was Elizabeth. My mother's mother's middle name is Elizabeth
Elizabeth Renihan
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth?
A: I think the name was very popular at the time. My parents came over from Ireland in the late fifties they had four children, three close together and me ten years later. My siblings all have very Irish names and mine was a very English. I feel like by the time I came along they had become culturally integrated
Elizabeth Przybylski
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth
A: My parents are Polish and Italian they decided on an English name as being born in Derby which at the time did not have a diverse community, they wanted a name that wasn’t too difficult to pronounce as my surname was already difficult enough.
Elizabeth Encinas
Q: Is there any reason why you were called Elizabeth
A: It was my mothers name, her mother named her after Queen Elizabeth II, as she was very popular in the 1950’s