Matilda Florence or India Florence?

[kbsydney]

as the title suggests really! What is your preferred choice? Our surname is one syllable starting with B, and we have DS Alexander James. DD is due in 2 weeks.... Thanks!

Matilda.

Would Matilda be nicknamed Tilly? There seem to be a fair few Milly/Tillys round here. I like Matilda but overuse of Tilly would put me off.

So probably India Florence.

Matilda I think

only cos otherwise it's 2 place names.
although I am not sure that's necessarily a problem

India is a nice name too

India Florence looks a bit like you've chosen names by sticking a pin in an atlas.

Tilly Flo B

or Indy Flo B

God help me, I love them both.

I like both, but i think Matilda goes better with your sons name.

haha - that's very funny, sticking pins in an atlas! We nearly came to that! Not too many Milly/Tilly/Mattie's around here - I think more popular in England and we live in Australia. Plus my Grandma was called Milly (Millicent) so that might be the best nickname for her. Thanks to all

India Florence is adorable

I love the name India. It's lovely and far less used than Matilda.

India is one of my favourite names and Florence is one of my favourite places - ur daughter will grow up to be a beautiful travelling backpacker . I can see why some would think it's about to country as it were but I like it. Not keen on Matilda maybe you could do India Tilly

India Florence doesn't sound right to me. It's one 'newish' trendy name and one 'old-fashioned' trendy name. Go with Matilda Florence if you don't have anything else. To me, better first names would start with a vowel but more traditional like Isabelle or Anna.

India is the better of the two (Matilda and Tilly are getting pretty tired now). However it does remind me of India Knight (not a fan I'm afraid). How about Indira or Miranda as pretty alternatives?

I think it's a bit weird to name a child after a whole country.

lovely, thank you for the comments. Anna is lovely but unfortunately with our surname it sounds like hannibal!!

You might as well go the whole hog and call her 'Middle Class'

As of the two, def Matilda. Two place names together does look odd. And Matilda is a great name.

I like India Florence out of the two- also like Indira or Indy as other options. Good luck!

My vote would be for Matilda but I'm biased - my dear old Nan was Florence Matilda

Prefer Matilda but becoming popular I think.

Our friend lives in Melbourne and they have a Matilda.

Do like Miranda though.

I love Florence, I had it on a short list but had a boy! I think I'd have it as a first name and Matilda as a middle name.

I don't think everyone would realise, but I think having Florence and India would be too many 'place names'. Florence is a beautiful city and I love anything Italian :)

I also tried to persuade DH to add Verona to the short list but he vetoed it :(

We've picked Matilda. Not heard of any around here. Yet!!

We have both a Matilda (4) and a Florence (13) and I still love both names. I don't know of another Matilda or another Flo in either of their schools. Matilda is known as Mouse, Mousie or "Tilds", Florence is Flo, Flossie, Flossarina - lots of different affectionate names for them both!

Florence India sounds perfect

I would have said Matilda until you said you are on Oz. Not sure given Waltzing Matilda.