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Lottie or alternative

59 replies

Phoenix321 · 20/07/2026 07:54

Dd nearly a week old and still no name.struggling to choose one. We have the middle name Iris and a one syllable surname. Need a first name. Quite like Lottie but high up the popularity list and would want a longer name I think shortened to Lottie but don't like Charlotte. Other contender was Liliana (shortened to Lily) but again very popular and would be 2 flowers together with the middle name.

Having always disliked Harper dp mentioned it in passing and I love it but he isn't now liking it.

I'm starting to find the whole thing so stressful now when it should be fun. Just want us to decide upon a name for her so we can announce her arrival properly and start using it and getting used to it ahead of our registration appointment next week. I just look at her and she's this perfect little thing that deserves a name that acknowledges how precious she is! Any help appreciated.

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BeaLola · 20/07/2026 21:07

Congrats on baby

I’m not helpful as I like Charlotte , how about Louisa Iris ?

Needmorelego · 20/07/2026 21:02

I like Lily.
I think it's fine as just Lily - it doesn't need to be short for anything.
Congratulations on baby 👶

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 20/07/2026 20:55

I was also going to say Harriet or Henrietta shortened to Hattie or Hetty.

Other options:
Arrietty
Lotte (pronounced Lotta)
Matilda/ Mattie

Xmasallergies · 20/07/2026 20:54

Lilia?

IAmARayOfSunshine · 20/07/2026 20:49

If you call her those names which one feels right?

Lily and Lottie are immensely popular. Lily especially, Liliana is nice though.

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:55

AustenitesUnite · 20/07/2026 17:40

Well, you must be proununcing it totally differently as I really can't see how you can come up with that!!! There are no T's in the name for a start . . . .

I guess I'm thinking "l'il."

I think it's the AYN rather than AH that triggered that word for me.

seagullsandbeachhuts · 20/07/2026 17:55

Instead of Liliana, how about Lillian? Much easier to pronounce, I think.

DrEmilyCrabtree · 20/07/2026 17:40

Lilliana is nice. How about Loretta with Lottie as diminutive? I like Lottie, and know a middle aged one and a teenage one, but no others.

AustenitesUnite · 20/07/2026 17:40

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:26

I think that pronunciation is getting a bit close to "little anus" in English !

Well, you must be proununcing it totally differently as I really can't see how you can come up with that!!! There are no T's in the name for a start . . . .

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:28

Peanutlicious · 20/07/2026 10:42

I think Liliana is beautiful and goes well with Iris

I'm not so sure. I can hardly say it (and I don't normally struggle to get my tongue round things). It looks prettier written than it sounds.

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:26

AustenitesUnite · 20/07/2026 11:16

I think it's gorgeous too ~ I know a lady with this name and she pronounces it Lil-ayn-a but she's from another country. It sounds really pretty

I think that pronunciation is getting a bit close to "little anus" in English !

Floppyearedlab · 20/07/2026 17:26

Notellinganyone · 20/07/2026 10:45

Why not have Iris as a first name? It’s lovely.

This
Don’t like Lottie. Not a real name IMO

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:25

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/07/2026 11:37

I’m not a fan of Lottie as a stand alone name. Agree Liliana too much with Iris. How about

Ettie/ Etta (Juliet/ Harriet/ Henrietta)
Betty (Elizabeth/ Bethany)
Edie (Eden/ Edith/ Elodie)
Bonnie
cassie
hallie
connie
nellie (Penelope/ Eleanor)
leonie
lori (Lorelei)
sadie

Yes, Etta is a good suggestion?

Calliopespa · 20/07/2026 17:24

Phoenix321 · 20/07/2026 09:05

Thank you so much all, Philippa, Henrietta and Harriet were on a very loose potential list antenatally but none of those seem to suit her. @AustenitesUnite Thank you and I will try point 2 - good idea!

I love those three!

Would she suit Hattie, Hetty or Pippa?

I also know a Philippa who goes by Phippy.

I agree that Lily Iris is a bit too floristy, and I don't feel Lottie works as a name other than as a diminutive for Charlotte.

NamingNoNames · 20/07/2026 16:22

The Iris is a distraction. Use whichever first name you like. Nearly every other Lily will be Lily Rose.

Lily is fineI but don't like Liliana, it's too long and vowelly. Lottie is ok but looks like it's short for Charlotte.

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/07/2026 11:37

I’m not a fan of Lottie as a stand alone name. Agree Liliana too much with Iris. How about

Ettie/ Etta (Juliet/ Harriet/ Henrietta)
Betty (Elizabeth/ Bethany)
Edie (Eden/ Edith/ Elodie)
Bonnie
cassie
hallie
connie
nellie (Penelope/ Eleanor)
leonie
lori (Lorelei)
sadie

AustenitesUnite · 20/07/2026 11:16

Peanutlicious · 20/07/2026 10:42

I think Liliana is beautiful and goes well with Iris

I think it's gorgeous too ~ I know a lady with this name and she pronounces it Lil-ayn-a but she's from another country. It sounds really pretty

JillyCooper10 · 20/07/2026 10:49

Victoria (Tori)

Watchoutfortheslowaraf · 20/07/2026 10:46

I like Lottie, it’s really pretty. And like carlotta as a full name for it.

similar vibe - Callie, Lola, Harriet/hattie, Etta, Dorothy/dottie, elisabeth/libby, Heidi, hallie, Katie, Emmie

Notellinganyone · 20/07/2026 10:45

Why not have Iris as a first name? It’s lovely.

Peanutlicious · 20/07/2026 10:43

Or use Iris as first name?

Peanutlicious · 20/07/2026 10:42

I think Liliana is beautiful and goes well with Iris

Phoenix321 · 20/07/2026 10:03

@BoleynMemories13 yes a family name so not wanting to use as first name. Funnily enough we have no doubts on that name at all and have had it from the beginning!

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BoleynMemories13 · 20/07/2026 09:57

Congratulations

I adore the name Iris, but I'm guessing there's a reason it's the middle name and not a first name contender?

I really like Charlotte and don't mind Lottie as a short form, but personally I wouldn't use it as a given name. Especially if you don't like Charlotte, as most people will assume she's a Charlotte on the BC.

Liliana is too fussy for me. I would just go for Lily, which works much better as a given name than Lottie imo.

Harper isn't to my taste at all.

Lily gets my vote. I don't think it matters too much that it's two flower names. They flow ok together and middle names are so rarely used anyway.

Deepstone · 20/07/2026 09:23

If you do like Lottie, I wouldn’t be put off by the popularity.
There’s a much wider pool of baby names used these days, so a top 10 baby name isn’t given to as many girls as a top 10 baby name from 30 plus years ago.

Looking at Lottie in particular, in 2024 Lottie was ranked at no. 38 on the official ONS list, and a little less than 0.2% of babies born in England and Wales were named Lottie. About half of all babies are boys, so say that a little less than 0.4% of girls born in England and Wales in 2024 were named Lottie. That 0.4% works out as around 1 in every 250 baby girls named Lottie in 2024.

They won’t all be spread out evenly across the country, so there may be areas with a disproportionately high number of Lotties, but you’re still not likely to be falling over them in every baby group and school classroom.

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