Lotte? Do you like it?

[Diamondlover]

Prounounced Lotta. Tis german & I really love it but DH not sure. If spelt properly- Lotte, he thinks she will get called Lottie (which I don't mind but prefer Lotte).

Lotte is pronounced Lott-e and NOT Lotta or Lottie.

The -e is hard to explain in English but it is the same -e that is in words like Tasse, Kanne, Motte in German. It is a 'eh' sound like the beginning of energy/enemy.

Hope this helps. I like Lotte very much but would possibly use Lotta or Lottie in English speaking countries because people will struggle with Lotte.

Should have added that I'm German .

GORGEOUS

I have taught a Lotte and there were no pronunciation problems.

yes.
never normally answer on these threads!

Right, that's it! I love it even more now & must have it for my little girl!! (stamps feet) Need to convince DH now!! Love it more my the second!

Thanks everyone especially withoutani who personal experience of being 'Lotte' has helped so much

Really lovely name, and the Charlie & Lola thing is cute if you know the reference, but most people won't.

Its really lovely, I also wouldn't have known how to pronounce but really like it.

Like it. "Lotta" would have been my first pronunciative guess.

I love it. I would said Lott-eh.

Lovely name.

I like it. My first reaction was that I prefer Lottie, but in the length of time it's taken me to read this thread, it's grown on me.

I agree with the Lotte spelling. If people get it wrong they are wrong, but Lotte is right. Feel this way about Niamh too.

The Lotte I know has a Belgian father and he pronounces it with a very gentle 'a' at the end, almost an 'e' and almost not there if that makes sense.

That actually makes it sound even more lovely!

I love the name, other half is Danish and it's fairly common over there. Unfortunately taken by one of the family already so no use for me

They spell it Lotte also, pronounced as annasophia describes. In Danish the second half of Charlotte is pronounced the same way (which is where i guess it originates from), very different to the English pronunciation.

Trying to rack my brains for an English word with an ending that sounds similar to the e but can't think of any right now

There isn't one, but there isn't a correct isolated english pronunciation if the 'a's at the adidas either! It's one of those things that's difficult to explain because it's subtly different to be completely authentic, but that the end if the day it's not massively important as pronunciations vary from country to country anyway.

Either way Lotte (I would describe it as emphasing the second t slightly?) has a pronunciation which is manageable in English and is a lovely name so you should go for it

I really like Lotte - go for it!

Sorry, I don't like it.

Love it.

My 16 year old ds latest love interest is called lotte I have never heard the name said so much but have to say its lovely and so is she(for now!)

Lovely name.

Hi! I'm interested to know if you called your daughter Lotte? I am having such difficulty as my 7 month old is called Lotte and all I can hear is loddie when people say it fast! It's really bothering me and even considering changing her name. Has anybody else found this?

Holly- you might want to pm the OP. They may well not see this otherwise. (If they're still here).
Lotte is (still) a lovely name.
Congratulations on your DD, keep persevering, people get it eventually.

Thank you for your reply! I will try that

I would pronounce it LOT, that's what I read when I saw the thread. I have never seen it before but thought it was a boys name actually.

Lotta sounds lovely alright. Best of luck with the baby, it's a great name.

I have a Swedish friend called Lotta and always though it was a pretty name.

Lovely name. I would pronounce it Lott-uh, something like that.