Thoughts on the name…

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JollyTealHedgehog · 09/12/2025 21:48

DH and I are expecting our first baby in Feb. We’re really struggling to agree on any names and the only one we currently both like is Matilda (we know we’re having a daughter). Looking for honest thoughts on it as a name. I’m not sure if she’ll be saddled with Roald Dahl comments for life?

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ADHDdiagnosis · 09/12/2025 21:54

Matilda is a wonderful name. And she’s a hero in the Dahl book so it isn’t a bad connection

DriedHydrangea · 09/12/2025 21:54

It’s fine, quite ordinary, an unobtrusive kind of name. I wouldn’t particularly associate it with the Roald Dahl character. I think in your shoes I’d be thinking about whether it would annoy you if she kept being addressed as Tilly.

Highfivethatfart · 09/12/2025 21:52

Matilda is lovely. Though she'll probably be called Tilly throughout her life so you need to make sure you like that too! Have you had a look back through your family's history/past relatives to see what names the women in your families had - that may help.

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