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What do you think of Ottilie?

134 replies

Ellierose4321 · 03/05/2020 10:06

Hi thanks for reading! Basically I’ve been really struggle to think o FB a girls name, I just can’t settle on anything and nothing feels right! And a few days ago I heard the name Ottilie (shortened to ottie) and I love it, it’s the only name so far I really love tbh. My only problems are I’m worried it’s slightly pretentious or too ‘out there’, what do you think? I’m not usually a massive fan of really unusual names and don’t want to sound like I’m trying too hard! Any feedback is appreciated... thanks x

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Sarcelle · 04/05/2020 07:42

I heard a dad call out to his daughter with that name last summer. It sounded very try hard. He called out to his son as well with an equally pretentious name but I have forgotten what it was.

It's the same as all those parents naming their kids Skye, Summer and Sienna thinking they were so different when they are becoming a generations equivalent of Sharon, Karen, Gary and Jamie.

JoanieCash · 04/05/2020 07:36

I know a 10 year old Tilly who is really an Ottilie. It’s a nice variant on Matilda in that regard.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 04/05/2020 07:32

It's a bit much tbh....

Screenburn · 04/05/2020 01:39

Sorry OP, I know it’s an old name but to me it’s so jarring that it sounds made up - like someone took the name Natalie and tried to make it yooneek by replacing the Nat with an Ott. Confused

startswithanL · 03/05/2020 19:43

Love it!!

MaryHill · 03/05/2020 19:33

Ottillie has alwas been a bit of an Oddity to me.

zscaler · 03/05/2020 19:30

I think it’s very pretty. It definitely has a kind of aspirational middle class association but tbh I don’t think anyone should pay too much attention to things like that if it’s a name they love.

Hippopotas · 03/05/2020 19:29

Makes me think of otters

Wheresthebiffer2 · 03/05/2020 19:23

it's pretty, but as PP said, would depend on your social circles. Imagine shouting it out in ...Farmfoods, or Asda or Waitrose?

Spirali · 03/05/2020 19:21

I love it personally!

caramac04 · 03/05/2020 19:03

I really like it. Love Ottie and Lottie too.

missmouse101 · 03/05/2020 18:59

Otterly is just how it sounds to me and therefore a bit odd. I think there are far nicer names.

Viviennemary · 03/05/2020 18:40

Not keen. It's a bit twee.

Fisher1008 · 03/05/2020 18:39

I love Ottilie and Ottie, I heard it first from the bloggers mother & father of daughters! So cute, I also like Delilah their other twin.

Some other names I like that are similarish in style Ada, Etta & Clementine

Wifeofbikerviking · 03/05/2020 18:17

I'd probably not as theres a lot of ottilies recently. If I was ottilie I'm guessing nickname would be tilly?
Tilly is a much nicer name in my opinion

smokescreen · 03/05/2020 18:11

No

justanotherneighinparadise · 03/05/2020 18:04

Honestly hate it.

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 03/05/2020 18:04

not sure how you are pronouncing it but sounds too similar to Utterly for me

NewHorizons2020 · 03/05/2020 18:03

I love the name but it has been tarnished forever by the Sellers of Daughters on instagram, sorry.

maria860 · 03/05/2020 18:01

I don't like it at all sorry

Danglingmod · 03/05/2020 17:44

Yeah, I didn't necessarily mean it will be as popular as Isla, just that parents of Ottilies seem to be as surprised as parents of Islas that other people have picked it.

Ds is 19 and the equivalent girls' name when he was born was Freya... Every Freya we knew's parents thought they would be the only one!

Sb131216 · 03/05/2020 17:40

I'm not sure I can imagine getting as popular as isla..but I also think it depends on your area as to how many you know also.
Maybe I'll be proven wrong.. I can see it building up the ranks but would be very surprised if it gets to be the new Ava/Isla/Olivia etc.

WhereYouLeftIt · 03/05/2020 17:18

I think it's a lovely name.

PetraRabbit · 03/05/2020 17:18

Quite a popular name. I'd say it will be considered in the future to be quite typical of the decade. A similar name is Clementine (Clemmie).

ZebraKid71 · 03/05/2020 17:15

My best friend is a 33 year old ottilie (exceptionally posh etonian family) , id never heard of another until the past few years when I hear it pop up fairly regularly at baby groups. There is one at my dds nursery who gets Ollie for short which I much prefer to Ottie.