Hi.
I read about the name Ottilie, and learned that in Scandinavia and possibly France, Ottilia (variation of Ottilie) is in use spelled as Otilia or Othilia. Does anyone know if these spellings have been in use in the UK? Some pages said the similar Othelia has been in use.
How would you pronounce Othilia/what do you think would be most correct? Like Ophelia and Odelia, but with a t or a th-sound? Could it be usable as a name in the UK today? (Not going to use the name, just curious. It looked like a bit of Ottilie with sounds like Emilia/Amelia, I liked it in theory.)
• Too difficult for others to guess pronunciation/spelling? Hard to have as name because this has to be explained?
• Depending of how it is pronounced it could be confused with Ophelia, maybe hard to hear a difference at all. I guess Amelia/Emelia/Emilia are like that, but is that a problem? Ophelia has strong associations to the character, is that a problem? (I know Ophelia is indeed in use and chosen by many parents.)
• There are some words (not nice to be associated with) that ends in –ophilia. Is Othilia too close?
• Would it seem like creative spelling of Ottilie, or is it a problem that the spelling isn't British?
• Anything else, words/products/rhymes/known people etc. it is too close to? We are maybe more away from otter and Attila (sometimes mentioned for Ottilia) with this spelling?
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Othilia – could it work in UK?
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cs111 · 26/09/2015 10:43
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