Is this too much of a mouthful?

[SpawningSalmon]

Ok, I feel nervous posting about this name as I have read some very mixed opinions about it on here, but am going to man up.

I love the name Ottilie and really want to use it for next DC (if a DD). I believe from what I have read on here it is increasing in popularity, but I haven't heard of it at all in my area and have only ever heard it once, so I am not worried about that.

My concern is whether it is too much of a mouthful- too many vowels and l's, with our last name which is similar to... Allsop .

I think it's a gorgeous name and the two names go well together.

Love ottilie sounds cute for a baby but equally good for a 'grown up'.

How is it said?

Ot-tillie?

I've only ever come across it in Rupert the Bear (his nice otter friend )

No, its not too much of a mouthful, its fine - so long as you're ok with the NN Tilly as chances are that's what friends will call her.

Thanks for the positive responses.

I keep thinking that I love it and so am going for it, mouthful or not, but then when I say it aloud and imagine myself saying it when answering the phone at work I worry that it is too much and DD would hate it.

We would pronounce it Ot-til-lee, although I believe there is more of an emphasis on the 'lie' in France.

I love character references... off to look up Rupert's friends.

I love it too - but can't work out how to pronounce it (ottilie as one syllable, or Ot-tillie, as two) so that has put me off a bit.

Oh bugger. Just realised Rupert's friend is an otter. Can't stand them.

Quite worrisome that this didn't occur to me before, given that the nn of the only Ottilie I have come across was Otter!

I don't like it myself, but it isn't hard to say. Has quite a nice roll to it

Girl in DDs class was called Ottilie and learned to spell it by singing it!
Lovely name and goes well with your family name also!

All is saved... Rupert's friend is Ottoline. Just in case anyone was concerned.

Lovely name

we knew a girl who went by Ottie as a shortened version.

Love it. The little Ottilie that I know is a gorgeous little girl!

Ottilie Allsop has a lovely natural ring to it. Very pretty.

Ottilie is a beautiful name. We have it on our baby list. Sounds fabulous with your surname.

Doesn't sound like too much of a mouthful at all.

I love it.

How about Odile or Odila instead if you don't like the otter connection?