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Can you use nickname Lottie for Matilda?

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Mum8 · 19/12/2017 06:51

Just wondering as you can use Lottie and Tillie for Ottilie.

Can you not get nickname Lottie out of Matilda too?

I know this is usually a nickname for Charlotte

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sycamore54321 · 03/01/2018 15:24

Em, no one else sees anything wrong with this comment earlier:
" If you said your child was Matilda and you call her Lottie we would all look at you like you had a third head"? Just me?

I agree with the majority, if you want a short form name, then Matilda to Lottie is very tenuous and would likely lead to the child dropping it altogether as soon as she got sick of the inevitable questions.

susurration · 02/01/2018 12:34

You can get Mattie, Tilly and Tilda from Matilda.

Caulk · 26/12/2017 20:41

My friends daughter is Mary, but her nickname is Polly. She is named after a great grandmother who had the same nickname and name.

You can just choose a nickname if you want!

kaytee87 · 26/12/2017 20:36

I'd go with Matilda Charlotte

WineCheeseSleep · 23/12/2017 10:25

Love Carlotta! Like a PP it reminds me of the Spanish girl from the Enid Blyton books who was passionate and vivacious and I thought she was super cool when I was twelve I've always liked the name since then.

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Mum8 · 20/12/2017 10:55

Guess you can never win, that was funny, made my day 😉

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pipilangstrumpf · 20/12/2017 08:48

And Clo means loo in German

MrsSchadenfreude · 20/12/2017 06:40

But then the nickname would be Clot, or Clottie! The only Clotilde that I know goes by the nickname of Clo.

ManInTheMoonMarigold · 19/12/2017 21:05

Clotilde / Clothilde / Clotilda has the same ring as Matilda but the 'lot' sound you are looking for to make Lottie

MaggieFS · 19/12/2017 18:26

I love Carlotta and if DP is Spanish, that's even better!

DrRanjsRightEyebrow · 19/12/2017 18:19

Carlotta makes me think of car lots. What about Matilda Charlotte? Lots of friends of mine are known by their middle names to their friend's.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/12/2017 18:14

You can get Lottie, from Loretta.

AlmostChristmas · 19/12/2017 13:42

I was coming on to say Carlotta! But you beat me to it, beautiful name!

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Mum8 · 19/12/2017 13:22

LeahG94 I only asked as I read that Lottie could be a nickname for Ottilie and I could not see how and as I liked Matilda more which shares the same nickname of Tillie as Ottilie I wanted to see if Matilda could be Lottie as well, as I like that name more than Ottilie but not fond of Tillie.

Regardless I like Carlotta now, growing on me as the other option. Charlotte is also lovely but we know many Charlottes...

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horatioisabrick · 19/12/2017 12:47

Lottie doesn’t seem like a natural nn for Matilda. But a nickname doesn’t need to be derived from the given name imo....

Carlotta is lovely, btw :)

Paperchains1986 · 19/12/2017 12:35

NataliaOsipova

My name is shortened and that's never happened to me! People call me the longer version but never had a form sent back luckily!

LeahG94 · 19/12/2017 12:14

Sorry, Lottie doesn't even come close to Matilda, I'm confused :(

Helena17 · 19/12/2017 12:11

Nope, I don't think so.

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Mum8 · 19/12/2017 11:22

Thank you BlazingPaddles, that’s promising in this case as I like it. Now have to persuade DH. We have a Carla in the family but not one of our DC and Carlotta is a different version.
Prefer Lottie to Lettie, not sure why, just love the lot sound more

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BlazingPaddles · 19/12/2017 11:17

Carlotta is really lovely, especially as she will have Spanish heritage. Much nicer than the ubiquitous Charlotte.

IVflytrap · 19/12/2017 11:13

How about Colette? She is an esteemed French writer. There is also Arlette, who was the mother of William the Conqueror. That name is more widely known in France. Also Scarlett.

I know these names would usually lead to Lettie, not Lottie, but they're all definitely closer to what you want. Although ultimately, she will be your child, you can nickname her whatever you want (within reason, obviously!)

Lettie is cute anyway, if you consider that route.

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Mum8 · 19/12/2017 10:44

Have been reading on Loretta and it seems to not have the best associations. So it will be either Charlotte or Carlotta

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LookingForwardToChristmas · 19/12/2017 10:38

The Ottilies that I know are called Ottie or Tillie/y, not Lottie.

Yes, you can use Lottie as a nickname for any child as it doesn’t need to be derived from their first name but it isn’t a natural one for Matilda.

RebeccaWrongDaily · 19/12/2017 10:34

if you are worried about popularity Matilda is really common and on the rise big time, I know 3 or 5 under the age of 5.

HoppingPavlova · 19/12/2017 10:33

This name was very popular with my grandparents generation and previous generations (I am from Aus - the home of Waltzing Matilda ). They were all called Tilly/Tillie. It’s an absolutely beautiful name in complete or shortened form. If you said your child was Matilda and you call her Lottie we would all look at you like you had a third head.

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