Tabitha

[deptfordgirl]

Yes or no? Just can't decide between this and Matilda. Like the fact that Tabitha is less common as seem to hear Matilda a lot when at toddler groups. Also I want to use middle name Alice for family reasons and our surname begins with D so not sure I can use the initials 'mad'.

I think I'm having a boy anyway so probably won't be an issue but want to be prepared!

[MonumentalAlabaster]

Personally I prefer Matilda of those two.
If I wanted a 3-syllable name beginning in T I'd choose Tallulah!!

[TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag]

Tabitha is lovely.

I like Matilda too, but think it is having a moment.

I dislike Tallulah for no other reason than I’m not keen on the lool sound in the middle.

[ChocolateCrunch]

Tabitha is one of my favourite names. Have yet to meet anyone called it though, whereas I know a few Matildas. I do like Matilda, but not as much as Tabitha.

[MikeUniformMike]

Tabitha is lovely. Matilda has become too popular. Tallulah is too girly.

[nancy75]

I really like Tabitha but for some reason it makes me think of cats

[AnyaMoondial]

Matilda is awesome. I really love it. Tabitha is nice but Matilda is just brilliant.

[Lenny1980]

Tabitha is a name for a cat.

[Joinourclub]

I like Tabitha and Tabby is cute.
What about Tamara/Tammy?

[Truthstar]

Really really love Tabitha!

[FreddieClaryHorshieLion]

Prefer Matilda.

And I love the - in the U.K. rather uncommon - Tabea. Not sure why...

[Fellia]

Love this name.

[villainousbroodmare]

Both names for plump plain middle-aged cats.

[girlwhowearsglasses]

I have a relative who has ‘Tabatha’ - so with an ‘a’. I love it

[MikeUniformMike]

I don't.
How about Allegra?

[Kitcat159]

Tabitha Alice is the name we have picked for ours if it's a girl so I think it's a great name!
I have always loved the name Tabitha and Alice to me is a magical name (in wonderland)

[DramaAlpaca]

I agree the initials MAD aren't advisable, but I much prefer Matilda to Tabitha.

The fact I used to have a cat called Tabitha no doubt influences my thinking, but I just don't like it on a human. Sorry.

[Pythoness]

My first thought after reading the name Tabitha: 'that's a cat name'

[dotdotdotmustdash]

I think of the daughter of Samantha and Darren in 'Bewitched' in the 70s.

It's cute.

[Mrsknackered]

I love Tabitha. I only know 2 young adults called it

[SuperBeagle]

I love Tabitha. I also love Matilda.

Matilda is far more popular than Tabitha, so that would probably swing my vote to Tabitha.

[Tableauz]

I have a Tabitha and it suits her to a T (no pun intended). Quirky, individualistic and charming.

All these people saying it's a cat's name make me though - lots of cats have "human" names. Tabitha is just a nice girl's name that people sometimes use for a tabby cat. It's not the same as calling a child Tiddles!

[158ff]

Both! I LOVE the name Tabitha, I have both names on my list too

[Bitsandbobsalot]

I adore Tabitha.

[SnapesTears]

I love Tabitha. I like Matilda as well but Tabitha is way cooler.

[wowsaidtheowl]

I have a Tabitha. Nobody has ever thought she was a cat.