Anyone have a 'just' Tilda?

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For hypothetical future dd, I like Matilda but dd1s name starts with M and the two.names.together are a bit twee.

What about 'just' Tilda?

Fwiw, dds name is technically a shortening for.two.names, neither of which we liked so just gave her the shortening.

I personally don't like nns being used as names. If you're always going to call her Tilda, then name her Matilda and call her Tilda, so it doesn't matter if both start with M.

Love the name Matilda, and the nn Tilda though.

I think Tilda as the full name works fine, as it ends in an 'a' it doesn't sound too girlie or too sweet. Reminds me of Tilda Swinton, no bad thing, she's amazing.

To be honest I think Tilda sounds more grown up than Maltida.

Matilda even!

Just seems.odd to use a name we will literally never say. Dd is Meg. We would never use Megan or Margaret so just bypassed them.completely.

Yes it does feel.more grown up and I am.not a fan of fluffy names, Tilda sounds quite strong.

I know a Tilda and a Thilde. Personally I'm an advocate of using full names on birth certificate but I accept others disagree.

I'm afraid it just made me think of the rice.

Opened this thread to say I have just Tilda in my cupboard...

I think you can use Tilda on its own. It is nice but yeah a bit ricey... I like Hilda.

A Tilda is a punctuation mark...

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Chazzer - glad I'm not the only one who thought 'basmati' when I read thread title :)

I have a DD called Matilda (nearly 2) and she now calls herself Tilda as its easier to say, so sweet. I think you could just use Tilda if that's what you prefer

didnt know it was a rice! We use Uncle Bens

I too thought basmati! Sweet name though once you get past the rice thing.....!

Rice here too! It's a very good brand though.

Yes, I was about to say I prefer to buy own brand rice because Tilda is quite expensive.

But it's about baby names. So no. Just no.

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Tilda Swinton would give you all a fearsome and frosty stare for laughing at her name.

And you should all be very afraid.

She's named after rice and car insurance, poor thing.

It's on offer at the moment in morrisons if you're inspired to try some.

The punctuation mark is a tilde, no?

First thought here: also rice?

I like it

I love Tilda and Matilda, nice strong names. I was going to call mine that except she turned out to be a he. Tilly is nice as a nn if you wanted to 'soften' it in her younger years.