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Mathilda - too common?

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namestasher · 23/05/2024 17:37

Love the name Mathilda, but concerned it's the new Olivia.
(Nightmarishly common)
If I name one of our soon-to-be daughters Mathilda, will she be faced with seven other Mathilda's in her class when she goes to school?
It's a great name, but is it just too overdone?
If so, any recommendations for alternatives? Thanks!

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EmpressaurusOfCats · 23/05/2024 17:40

I’m reading a book by Alison Weir called Queens of the Conquest at the moment, about three Queen Matildas, one who was married to William the Conqueror, her goddaughter & the goddaughter’s daughter - all pretty amazing women by the sound of it, if that helps.