Anyone have a 'just' Tilda?

[MortifiedAdams]

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.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'm not sure it stands on it's own in the same way Meg does.

Tilda Swinton is actually called Katherine (Matilda).

[williaminajetfighter]

My 7yo is Matilda but we have always called her Tilda or Tildy.

I don't immediately get the rice reference as not originally from the UK but love the ref to Tilda Swinton who is amazing. I think the name works at 7, 27 or 77. Go for it.

[surroundedbyblondes]

I love Tilda! DDs friend is Tilda and it's a great name.

Differing to several on here I think you should name a child what you plan on calling them.

[Tropicalchancer]

Tilda swinton-an amazing actress :)

[fanjodisfunction]

I love the name Tilda and think it sounds lovely with Meg.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

I would always go for the longer name and leave it up to my child to choose, but with that in mind would only choose a name where I like both long and short versions. I would hate to have been given my short name (which I use quite happily) as my full name.

[MortifiedAdams]

I definetly will.never be persuaded to use a full.name if I love the nn (and know I will never use the full).

Dds name is utterly perfect so I would be happy to do.it again.

[RedundantExpat]

I like Tilda.

And, for what it's worth, I followed the advice of not giving a child a nn and named DD2 the proper name. Lived to regret it. The nn would have been sooo much better.

[superlambanana]

The rice thing never occurred to me - I just thought of Tilda Swinton. I think it's really pretty, and unusual without being weird

[MollyBerry]

Totally rice.

I think two m s is ok. Plus there are other shortenings of Matilda which she might prefer to use

[Yonionekanobe]

Rice, I'm afraid. Sorry OP. It is actually very pretty.

[juneau]

Yup - basmati for me too.

[SleepyFish]

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.

[Writerwannabe83]

I like it

[MinnieBar]

The punctuation mark is a tilde, no?

First thought here: also rice?

[ChazzerChaser]

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

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

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

[squoosh]

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

And you should all be very afraid.

[Saffyz]

~

[MackerelOfFact]

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.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

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

[Onyabike]

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

[MortifiedAdams]

didnt know it was a rice! We use Uncle Bens

[seasaltbaby]

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