Emily or Matilda

[Cutiecat]

dh really likes emily but it is my best friends daughters name (she is 4 and we dont see her that often). I like it but wonder if it is a bit boring. I really liked matilda last year when i was pregnant but had a mc. Now i am not sure. My ds has two tilly's in his class and i wonder if it is a bit trendy now.

My other children are charlie and lucy ( may have blown my cover now) and we have a hard surname. I like a '-ie' sounding name.

What are you views on emily or matilda or do you have any suggestions?

both lovely names and sound nice with your other two.

How about Clara, Clarice or my fav name at the mo Emmeline?

I prefer Emily out of the 2

Matilda is nicest

Ahhh, my name is Lucy and my ds is called Charlie....my niece is called Emily....much nicer than Matilda IMO....

Prefer Matilda by far, I think Emily is pretty boring too.

I prefer Emily - more classic imo - Matilda is very 'now'.
However - I love the nn Tilda.

Both nice, but I prefer Emily. It has a more classic feel. There are a lot of Tillys about in a rather 'fashion name' way. Tilda = rice.

I think i agree about the matilda being too 'now' i definately went off it when i found out there were two in DS's class. I like Emily but just dont love it as much as i loved lucy. Dh also likes Daisy but are three in DD's nursery and i have reservation about it not being formal enough if she wants to be a judge or something (going on her parents not very likely).

Thank you all for your input.

How about Charlie, Lucy and
Rose/Rosa
Constance
Georgina
Tabitha
Marlena (love this)
Annie
Beatrice
Elizabeth
Grace
Alice
Hazel
Mary
Helena
Sally
Polly

To me they have the same kind of vibe as Lucy, Emily and Matilda, but not as 'now' as Matilda, fit nicely with Charlie and Lucy. Any good?

I do like tabitha for some reason and beatrice has always been a favourite (i love bea). I dint think tabitha goes with our surname but might run beatrix past dh. It was discussed for dd1. Hmmm thanks.

Meant don't not dint.

I prefer Matilda out of the 2 names and could always shorten it to Mattie if you wanted to stay away from Tilly.

Emily. Matilda is very trendy right now. Can't go wrong with Emily!

Matilda, its so pretty, Emily is so everyday :)

Matilda

I prefer Emily, Matilda (Tilly) is definitely one of those 'fashion names' that people with eventually tire of!

Hmmmm. missmelo that is my concern with Emily but I already have a Charlie and Lucy which are also quite everday.

Part of me wants to go for something more interesting.

Go with Matilda, it's much nicer.Emily is a bit blah.

Emily is lovely, much prefer it to Matilda (agree with MelinaM it's currently a bit of a "fashion name").

What about martha?

Charlie, Lucy and...

Maisie
Phoebe
Holly
Sophie
Emma
Bethany
Daisy
Ivy
Chloe
Ruby
Mary
Hayley
Xanthe
Abigail/Abi
Josephine/Josie
Anna/Annabel/Annie
Susannah/Susie
Kathryn/Katie
Penelope/Penny

I think Daisy is 'short' for Margaret. Maybe name her Margaret, to be always known as daisy, unless she becomes a judge :)

Thank you so much for your suggestions. I had thought Phoebe but we have to spell our surname all the time and so DH says it has to be something everyone can spell.

Astrophe - I can just see it now, "All rise as Judge Daisy is preciding."

We live in hope.

Daphne
Chloe
Romy
Zoe
Coralie
Rosalie
Cecily
Anne (Annie)

Ruth
Esther
Rebecca
Love Alice and Clara -- I think they go well with Lucy.

Amy,
Cecily,
Bethany,
Bryony
Emily's a lovely name, lots of teenage Emilys though.