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Dorothy or Matilda?

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TurquoiseFairy · 25/01/2017 21:59

Our little girl is 2 days old.

Do you prefer Dorothy or Matilda?

Thank you Flowers

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daisydaisychain · 28/01/2017 14:55

Matilda is lovely, and I like the fact she was a mediaeval queen.

TheBeanpole · 27/01/2017 15:32

Dorothy! DD2 was almost Dorothy but DP vetoed at the last minute. I LOVE Dora as a nn and am still a bit sad about it. Matilda is lovely but very popular round here.

KERALA1 · 27/01/2017 15:26

Dorothy - Matilda is nice but there are lots of them.

pilates · 27/01/2017 15:24

Matilda, Dorothy is awful, sorry.

Losgunna · 27/01/2017 15:20

Dorothy!
One of the loveliest, kindest and most intelligent women I know is called Dorothy. She's also a doctor so affectionately known as Dr dot which is very cute

Ilovewillow · 27/01/2017 15:19

Dorothy by a mile!

CheerfulMuddler · 27/01/2017 15:16

Dorothy. Love Dorothy. It's so grown-up and serious, but there are loads of cute things you can do with it.

And congratulations!

likeacrow · 27/01/2017 13:36

Matilda is very trendy at the mo so depends if that bothers you. Dottie is cute as a nickname!

17caterpillars1mouse · 26/01/2017 19:44

Dorothy! It's my daughter a middle name

girlandboy · 26/01/2017 18:45

Dorothy! But that might be because it's my middle name! And it can be abbreviated to Dolly as well Smile

Sophronia · 26/01/2017 13:06

Dorothy, as it's more unusual at the moment

Jooni · 26/01/2017 13:00

I like Matilda better, even though it's more popular. #27 really isn't that high now that a much wider range of names are being used.

Dorothy is OK and Dot/Dotty is sweet, but I do prefer Dorothea. How do you feel about Tabitha? Cecily? Rosanna?

Joeybee · 25/01/2017 23:18

Matilda is one of my favourite names, so I'd pick that. I'd be using it myself if there weren't so many little Matilda's in Australia! I love Maddie/Mattie and Tilda as nn's too.

Dorothy is a beautiful name, and both names are fairly ageless i feel. Dotty is sweet, but when she's older maybe she'd want another nn, there's not a lot you can get out of Dorothy. Love the Wizard of Oz association with this name.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 25/01/2017 22:41

Dorothy. The nn Dotty is just adorable

OrlandaFuriosa · 25/01/2017 22:41

Dorothea or Theodora

Geraldthegiraffe · 25/01/2017 22:40

Matty and tilly but no idea why.

The Dorothys I know ended up being dotty which isn't great.

justanotheryoungmother · 25/01/2017 22:33

Matilda Smile

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TurquoiseFairy · 25/01/2017 22:27

Do you prefer Mattie/Matty or Tillie/Tilly?

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Dieu · 25/01/2017 22:25

I think Dorothy is just awful, and for no-one under the age of 80. Sorry OP, and many congrats!
I'm not mad on Matilda, but it beats Dorothy.

uncoolnn · 25/01/2017 22:25

I like Matilda but I LOVE Tilly so that may be why Smile

BrieAndChilli · 25/01/2017 22:24

I have a Matilda (back when it wasn't popular!!) she spent the first few years of her life very annoyed about never being able to find her name on anything!! She's 8 now and is starting to find it on most stuff
She's a small girls - it's surprising how much they care about stuff like this!!
Even though it's more popular we have only ever come across one other Matilda ever and that was just a chance encounter in a cafe.

MollyHuaCha · 25/01/2017 22:24

Matilda

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 25/01/2017 22:24

Dorothy, by a long chalk. Beautiful name and so many lovely nicknames, Dotty, Doro, Dora, Dodie. I might be tempted by Dorothea though as Jiffybag says.

Congratulations!

joannegrady90 · 25/01/2017 22:24

Nicknames even!

pilotswife · 25/01/2017 22:23

Matilda is beautiful

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