Poppy or Tilly?

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We are expecting our first baby girl, and we can't decide between Poppy or Tilly (Matilda). We are mostly concerned about 2 things: Teasing at school, and also how the name would sound when our daughter would be an adult. I've heard one needs to imagine their baby as prime minister to check if the name would be proper for an adult! Any advice?

Poppy.

Matilda! It's my favourite name! Also, as much as I really really love the name Poppy, I used to work in a vets and it's a very common name for animals, which would put me off slightly. Both lovely names though!

Both are lovely for children but Tilly allows Matilda to be used when she is a CEO at a board meeting, or a senior politician, or a successful architect. Poppy won't cut it once she is a mature woman.

I think I prefer Poppy. It's close though; they are both fine, slightly twee girls' names. They are popular so it would surprise me if she was teased about them.

I think as long as you are good at your job (and have an aura of 'Judge my proficiency, not my name') your name won't derail you that much. And I don't think you'd have a major issue with these anyway.

Poppy.

I love Matilda but not Tilly, Poppy is lovely too. I think it's a load of crap that mature women won't suit names like Poppy as by the time this generation are adults names like that will be the norm.

Poppy.

Why won't Poppy cut it when she's a grown woman? I really don't get this argument when the name in question is popular (as Poppy is at the moment).

In 25 years time there will be lots if grown up Poppys and Tillys and therefore a high probability that some of them will be doctors, solicitors and MPs. It will just be the norm.

Matilda nn Tilly.

Matilda.

I vaccinated 4 Poppy's in one morning at my baby imms clinic last week.

Both are nice. Or comprimise. Tillypoppy? Poppytill? Matildapop?

Ugh see I much prefer Poppy. 3 close friends have 'Tilly's' (one Tahlia, 2 Matilda) and several in my DD's ballet class, and the name really grates on me. Poppy I think is very very sweet.

My vote is also poppy - just think it's nicer

Poppy!

Matilda!

@ zippey

poppy :) because I'm biased because I have a poppy and she is beautiful.

"Tilda" as in Swinton is also a nice shortening of Matilda.

I still think Poppy, although lovely, is too, well, flowery and diminutive in its very structure to be a grown woman's name. Violet, whilst flowery, doesn't have the childlike end sound.

I think they are both nice but very popular. I know lots of Matilda's and Tilly's and wouldn't want her to be called Matilda number 3 in class?
But this may not bother you...?

And yes there are a lot of cats called Poppy for some reason?

I love Poppy but also like Tilly and think having the option of Matilda is better, but I love long names with nns...

I have also heard some people using Poppy as short for Merope.

Poppy defintaly.

Ottilie nn Tilly :)

Matilda for me. Not keen on Tilly. Poppy is pretty but sounds a little twee to me. I prefer Daisy which is similar.

I have a niece named Poppy and she gets called "Ploppy" all the time, she hates.

Tilly isn't a stand alone name. Everyone will assume her real name is Matilda. Anyway Matty is a nicer diminutive.