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Honest opinions on baby names please

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loullou90 · 21/06/2023 13:19

Hi, I’m expecting a baby girl and partner and I can’t agree on a first name for her. We previously agreed on Lydia but he now doesn’t like this. He likes Lily but I don’t.

What are your thoughts on the below? I LOVE Matilda but partner isn’t keen/thinks it’s old fashioned.

Matilda
Martha
Phoebe
Charlotte
Lydia

thanks! 😊

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Giselletheunicorn · 25/06/2023 16:58

Matilda doesn't feel old fashioned anymore. I know two Matilda's under 10.

Martha - this was my choice if I'd had a girl. Love it.

Phoebe - lovely

Charlotte - bit boring IMO

Lydia - dislike

FayCarew · 25/06/2023 14:18

@marblemad , the usual spelling in the UK is Matilda, and thousands of them have been registered in the past 15 years, compared to a few hundred Mathildas.

ktsch · 25/06/2023 02:05

@loullou90 also never been referred to as chlamydia😂😂

ktsch · 25/06/2023 02:01

@loullou90
My name is Lydia, I'm 32 and can say I've only ever met 1 other.
I love that it's unique and I've never had to be referred by adding my surname too as many of my friends are as we have 3 duplicates in our 8 friendship group
Martha was on our girls list, as was Matilda but this is now very popular in our area so we ruled it out x

marblemad · 25/06/2023 01:53

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 24/06/2023 18:40

What other version of matilda is there and how is this tacky?

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The actual way to spell matilda is Mathilda

Holly60 · 24/06/2023 18:43

LOVE Martha and Lydia. They were on my list for DD but DH not so keen.

Choose one of these ❤️

JunieJay · 24/06/2023 18:42

All are beautiful...I loved Matilda but I had a boy!

merrymelodies · 24/06/2023 18:41

All except Lydia. Nothing intrinsically wrong with Lydia but... 😑

IloveRickyGervaisAndHisTeeth · 24/06/2023 18:40

They're all lovely names

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 24/06/2023 18:40

marblemad · 22/06/2023 04:03

Matilda - My sisters name but hers is the traditional name this is a tacky variation.
Martha - reminds me of guinea pigs
Phoebe- ok but reminds me of her from friends
Charlotte- reminds me of the awful girl from geordie shore
Lydia- favourite

What other version of matilda is there and how is this tacky?

shoopshoopdedoo · 22/06/2023 19:53

I like all of your choices! My favourite is Phoebe, followed by Martha. But they are all lovely options.

Scrumbleton · 22/06/2023 12:41

All lovely - Phoebe is my favourite

OopsieeDaisy · 22/06/2023 08:57

I like Charlotte and Lydia, Lydia is a bit less common at the moment and as a pp said, young children are not going to liken the name to chlamydia.

Matilda is ok, Martha is a bit dreary to me and for some reason I really dislike Phoebe.

bumblebee2235 · 22/06/2023 08:15

Named my daughter Charlotte, although we go by Lottie. We couldn't decide so we went by meaning, Charlotte means Free.

inappropriateraspberry · 22/06/2023 08:12

All lovely.
Matilda quite common at the mo though. But they are all good classic names that won't date.
As to the chlamydia/Lydia. I don't know any young child that has heard of chlamydia, and when they're older I doubt anyone would say it!

SnoringPains · 22/06/2023 07:19

I love Lydia, it’s one of my closest friends names and she’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met so definitely biased! I also love Martha. Matilda is nice but common these days, Phoebe is objectively nice but I know an awful Phoebe so could never use it. Charlotte is fine but the least interesting of the lot.

marblemad · 22/06/2023 04:03

Matilda - My sisters name but hers is the traditional name this is a tacky variation.
Martha - reminds me of guinea pigs
Phoebe- ok but reminds me of her from friends
Charlotte- reminds me of the awful girl from geordie shore
Lydia- favourite

continentallentil · 22/06/2023 00:43

I’d go for Lydia

I like Matilda but it’s super popular - maybe tell your partner that?
Phoebe is fine
Charlotte great but so overdone
Martha a bit handmaids tale
Lily a bit wet

Cryingbutstilltrying · 22/06/2023 00:17

You’ve listed my son’s y5 class lol 😆
They are all lovely names.
Personally I love Matilda and Lydia, and Charlotte has a lot of nickname options.
I like Phoebe the least, to me it looks clunky. But it is popular.
They are all good. Lily is everywhere and very boring, imo.

alexdgr8 · 22/06/2023 00:12

Charlotte.
definitely.
no contest.

Viviennemary · 22/06/2023 00:09

I like Charlotte best. Mathilda is dire. Don't like Martha or Phoebe very much.

Scirocco · 21/06/2023 23:33

Other than Martha, I'd say they're all good choices. Matilda is my favourite, I think.

MrsH497 · 21/06/2023 22:30

I have a Charlotte and she's Charlotte not Lottie or Charley (atm she's only 3)

Daisybuttercup12345 · 21/06/2023 22:16

Love Charlotte.
The rest not so much.

Hollyppp · 21/06/2023 22:01

Matilda - I love it (was on our list but we have a Toby and don’t want Toby and Tilly)
Martha - not a fan, feels a bit fusty to me. Also handmaids tale
Phoebe - husband loves this! Was worried people would always spell wrong?
Charlotte - love but only like Lottie not Charly as NN
Lydia - love

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