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Mabel or Matilda

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pumpernicklebread · 21/04/2025 12:54

Mabel Violet or Matilda Rose

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DurdleSnore · 22/04/2025 14:41

I like Matilda, but not with Rose as it’s every other girl’s middle name. How about Matilda Violet?

Comedycook · 22/04/2025 08:36

Not keen on Mabel to be honest...I quite like old fashioned and vintage names but Mabel is a bit too frumpy and parlour maid to my mind. I think there's a lot nicer vintage type names you could go for.

Matilda is fine

Growsomeballswoman · 22/04/2025 08:34

Love both. Also Martha

user1492757084 · 22/04/2025 06:18

Matilda Rose is my favourite of the two.

Do you like
Rose Matilda
Rosemary May
Mietta Mabel

RogueFemale · 22/04/2025 00:05

I think a woman needs to be very pretty to carry off dusty old lady names like these. It's not so much the individual names - e.g. Violet is pretty in itself for any woman - but the pairings are dreary, I just think you could do a lot better. As a PP says, Rose is one of those wearily overdone middle names along with Grace and Eve and May, etc

wehavea2319 · 21/04/2025 23:56

Love both, Matilda Violet would be lovely

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WtafIsThat · 21/04/2025 15:29

Mabel. I don’t line Matilda, about ten years ago I though every new baby was called Matilda. Plus Rose is the most utterly boring and overused middle name there is. Apart from Grace and May. Every Matilda will be a Matilda Rose. It’s so overdone.

Mossstitch · 21/04/2025 14:48

Love mabel, i do like Matilda (know one who gets called tilda) but lots of Matildas around since the film, but Mabel is so çute and a little less common.

Rainbow1235 · 21/04/2025 14:04

I love both names but I love Mabel violet more

Emanwenym · 21/04/2025 14:00

Of the two, Matilda Rose but I don't like Tilda and Tilly's a bit wet . Mabel Violet seems frumpy.

Maud is lovely.

Moreteaandchocolate · 21/04/2025 13:34

Both are lovely - Mabel is my favourite- love its vintage feel and also love that it doesn’t tend to get shortened. The Matilda’s I know are all Tilly, which is lovely on a child but I’m not so keen for an adult.

GoldenRosebee · 21/04/2025 13:12

I like both, but voted Mabel Violet. Matilda Rosalie would be my choice, tho.

SkaneTos · 21/04/2025 12:58

I think they are both lovely names, and lovely name combinations!

I voted for Matilda Rose, it has a slightly better "rhythm" to it.

CurlewKate · 21/04/2025 12:56

I like Matilda Rose! Have you considered Maud?