Hattie

[PreciousPeach]

So today I'm crushing on the name Hattie. Astrid is also in the running.

Which do you prefer Astrid or Hattie. I personally would go with Hattie on the birth cert (I know that this would not be everyone's choice but I am certin on that)

What vibe do you get from each name. Is Hattie too cutey cutey? Is Astrid too harsh?

Thanks in advance!

I love Hattie! It's the girl in Tom's Midnight Garden. Much prefer it to Astrid - East German weightlifter vibes, I'm afraid.

@ East German weightlifter vibes!!

Love hattie astrid was almost top of my list for ds2!!

Astrid is my preference.

I can't get passed the 'hat' in 'Hattie' sorry.

Hattie is gorgeous. Astrid always seems a bit cold/mature to me. But why wouldn't you call her Harriet officially and then just call her Hattie everyday?

Hettie (for Henrietta) is lovely too.

Love Harriet....'Hattie' as Nn.

I only knew one Astrid and she was German. Very Beautiful.

Hattie is lovely, I also like Astrid.

It reminds me of Tom's Midnight Garden too. One of my favourite childhood books.

I'd usually go for the non-nicknamey choice. But I don't like Astrid so vote for Hattie.

Hattie is lovely.

I like Astrid myself, but am surprised (on a naming forum that seems obsessed with bodily-function-related playground teases your child could be subjected to on the grounds of a name) that no one else is shouting 'You can't name your child something that starts with 'Ass'! What if she married a man called Sidebottom? Huh? What about that?'

Burren I'm also surprised that the Ass thing has not been mentioned as it is a concern for me with Astrid!

Love Hattie as a nn for Harriet

Well, it wouldn't have occurred to me in a million years, Precious, but 'whether my child's name/initials might sound like something to do with poo/willies/sex/bums to a five year old' seems to be a preoccupation on here!

It's the "rid" part of Astrid I don't like. I like other names starting with As, such as Aster.

I really like both names!

I think Hattie is starting to win over Astrid, just have to work on dh who says he has to think about it!

I like them both but think Hattie sounds like a nickname and would put Harriet or Henrietta on the BC even if I was planning on always calling her Hattie.

I went to school with an Astrid and for some reason I always thought "Astride" when I heard her name...infantile I know...

Hattie my favourite!

Hattie, lovely

My dd has a "nickname" as her name. I didn't see the point in putting something on her birth certificate that I will never call her - if you like Hattie name her that

Hattiesburg is lovely. I hate Astrid. It's harsh,and has an unpleasant sound IMHO.

Fair point kobaybasher. I just have an irrational obsession with longer names that can be shortened. Fwiw - I love the name Hattie!

Montsti - I apologise, my post was in no way commenting on yours, I am just a bit sensitive about names/nn after an elderly lady asked my dd name, and when I told her she said "no, what's her real name"

Tbh when I was choosing dd name there were plenty of "long" names I love, but I knew they would get shortened and I didn't like the shortened version iyswim

Names are so important and so controversial it seems!

Hattie. Jacques. Marvellous woman, fabulous name.
Astrid comes from Coblenz and breeds alsatians. She'd be like one of the 'stuff and nonsense' women from French and Saunders!

Hattie is a great name! I know a little girl called hattie, a friends child, and she's gorgeous in every way; bright, articulate, super cute, bags of personality. It just really suits her. A great name x

Hattie is lovely x

My sister is Hattie, real name Harriet. She doesn't like her name, I love it and if it want my sister's name I would have definitely had it on the shortlist for DD1