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Matilda, Alice or Natasha?

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Pippacat85 · 14/02/2014 20:09

I love them all and will probably wait and see what suits best but am interested in your opinions please!

Which do you like best?

Middle name not decided yet but would like one with family connections and our surname is one syllable beginning with D.

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Kaekae · 17/02/2014 12:57

What about Hannah instead of Anna?!

pygmy · 17/02/2014 12:53

Alice
Matilda

Natasha

Dixy30 · 17/02/2014 12:40

Love Natasha

Matilda and all the Tilly Milly shortened names Tilda etc are extremely common in 0-10 girls I'd avoid Grin

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Pippacat85 · 17/02/2014 11:32

Thanks everyone.

Still got a few months but still can't decide... Yes the 'strong Russian names' thread has put me off Natasha a little.. Still love Matilda but lots of the middle names I like begin with 'A' and I can't give my daughter the initials MAD, can I?! Love Anna as well but it's my niece's name. Hmmm... decisions.

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LucyLasticBand · 17/02/2014 11:24

matilda could be tilly
natasha, nat or tash Hmm

alice cannot really be shortened

florascotia · 17/02/2014 11:19

OP Have you read the thread - it began early in February and is on page 2 of this Topic - called 'Strong Russian Names'? Posters there discuss the name Natasha and how it is currently used by some people in Russia. That might not matter in the UK or elsewhere in the world, but you might just perhaps want to read it before making your final choice.

Matilda, Alice, Rachel all nice. As earlier poster has suggested, there is also Natalya/Natalia/Natalie. I met a Spanish 'Natalia' once, nickname 'Nati'.

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TamerB · 16/02/2014 07:59

Alice, Rachel and Matilda- in that order.

MissWimpyDimple · 16/02/2014 07:54

Alice is fabulous, dynamic, classic and not at all buttoned up Grin

Don't like Natasha at all, mainly for the shortenings.

Matilda is nice but very very popular at the moment.

HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 07:50

Rachel is good one too. Will stand out a mile from all the Millies, Mollies, Lilys, Claras, Isabels etc. etc.

I would use Natasha and/or Rachel - Natasha has a dynamism that is missing from Alice or Matilda.

HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 07:46

Natasha is the best by far.

The other two are becoming massively popular in your DDS generation and sound twee.

Davidhasselhoffstoecheese · 16/02/2014 07:20

Natasha makes me think of tash, moustache

Alice is gorgeous. Classic

Matilda is a bit quirky but cute.

Lovethebubbles · 15/02/2014 17:07

Alice!

DramaAlpaca · 15/02/2014 17:00

My favourite from your list is Alice.

Matilda & Natasha are OK.

I've never been keen on Rachel.

winterhat · 15/02/2014 16:58

I like Natasha best of those. Natasha Rachel would be a great name.

mathanxiety · 15/02/2014 16:56

Rachel is absolutely gorgeous. I don't think it's dated at all. It's a classic. DD4(12) has four Rachels in her class.

ToffeeJungle · 15/02/2014 13:40

In order of preference:
Matilda
Natasha
Rachel

Alice

AGoodPirate · 15/02/2014 13:40

I like Natasha far more than the other two.
It isn't 80s, it's classic!

Nonotthatagain · 15/02/2014 13:30

Pippacat85 they were names I wanted for my 3 DDs Wasn't 100% on Matilda but DH wanted nn Matty so in the end she is Matya (Mat-ee-a), DD2 is Natasha nn Tasha and DD3 is Alicia (A-li-c-a) originally wanted Alice as a mn but couldn't find a name we liked. By way my 3 are 17, 16 & 14 now.

NomDeClavier · 15/02/2014 13:24

Alice :)

Kaekae · 15/02/2014 13:18

I love Matilda, I would say it is definitely on the increase, I have come across a few preschoolers with the name. But isn't a name popular for a reason?! It does not remind me of Hilda at all, as someone above has suggested.
I think Alice is nice and Natasha seems quite classic but doesn't do it for me. I dislike Rachel, very 80s to me.

bouquetofpencils · 15/02/2014 10:16

If you like Natasha there is also Natalie and Natalya, all lovely.
Alice makes a great middle name as well.
Matilda is very sweet.
I know two baby Rachel's, I think it is unusual these days but obvious popular through the ages.

NadiaWadia · 15/02/2014 09:28

Rachel is very nice (better than Matilda IMO). Yes, probably more popular in 90s (not sure about 80s) but who cares! It's pretty classic.

MrsBungle · 15/02/2014 07:50

I like Natasha and Rachel. I like Alice but I don't like Matilda. I do think Matilda is faddy.

ZingSweetApple · 15/02/2014 07:47

Rachel is a good name to.

if you like Russian ones my favourite one is Tamara.

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