How do you say Elizebeth?

learner   Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:39 pm GMT
Do you pronounce ending like BETH or do you say it like BITH

I've heard both, but bith seems more common, and I watching tv and this girl from a rich family used the Beth form.
Lazar   Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:58 pm GMT
I pronounce it "bith", with the last syllable completely unstressed: [@"lIz@bIT].
Johnathan Mark   Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:31 am GMT
I use a schwa sound