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!

I'd really keep away from India unless you have a story for her when she's asked why she was named after the country

I know one India and it was a nod to her cultural heritage.

Otherwise its a bit naff for me.

Florence is beautiful and Matilda is fine.

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Absolutely nothing, as far as I know - never been there.

Gave our children Scandi names because of our connections there. But we are often asked WHY. It helps to have a story.

Without a story it sounds like Brooklyn to me.

That's only my opinion. It has a nice sound - but one of Princess Wales bridesmaids had it because her dad was the ambassador/something out there.

Matilda Florence is beautiful, love Matilda

Matilda is beautiful. We have one and have never met another in 5 years. And it's actually going down in popularity. Shouldn't date either, we've had them in our family for hundreds of years. It's an old name.

Matilda or Millicent are lovely. India isn't.

thanks for all the opinions. looks like Matilda Florence is the choice!

2 lovely combos - already having a Tilly (who was nearly Florence) I would now chose something different...as the others have said, there are blinking loads of them!!!

Love both Matilda and florence but dislike India.

Matilda, i know someone said it will date soon - I think India already has dated, bit 1990's. Matilda is definitely more in keeping with your son's name - as someone said.

And Matilda is a classic name that has been around for centuries so not sure how it can date, it's hardly a fad...

LOL at Sanuk! I do like Tilly, not so much Matilda. Think India Hicks was so called because here grandfather was the last viceroy of India - might be a bit difficult to justify otherwise, unless she was conceived there! But hell what do I know - names don't need justifying anyway ....

I prefer Matilda

India Florence is lovely but it is two places in the world. Matilda is just a name, but I think it's a bit archaic and not very nice sounding alliteratively... I would go for India. Have you thought of 'Indigo?' Indigo Florence sounds nice!! xx