Octavia or Ottilie

[misstiggiwinkle]

Love them both, and have a one syllable surname so want something a little fancy. Do you have a favourite or are they awful and it's just my preggo brain making me think daft things? Other suggestions along the same lines?

Also any suggestions for middle names?

I like Octavia.

Ottilie makes me think of otters.

I like Ottilia rather than Ottilie - but they (and Octavia) are all nice names.

Middle name? Perhaps something classic: along the lines of Mary, Caroline, Rosalind/Rosamund, Frances ...

I prefer Octavia. Ottilie always sounds awkward to me (Ot-Tilly? Oh-Tilly?)

Prefer Odessa to either of them.

Ottilie

Ottilie is BEAUTIFUL!

I had never heard of the name Ottilie until I met one at a toddler group. Then suddenly they started popping up a lot. I really don't like the name if I'm honest, it's weird. So I'm going with Octavia as my preference even though it sounds a bit Private School with a pony.

I like both, today I'm leaning towards Octavia.

Try and picture yourself yelling calling sweetly across a crowded room or park. Imagine writing Christmas cards or filling out official forms.

For middle names for these maybe
Emma
Eve
Lucie
Raven
Zoe

Ottilie is lovely.

Ottilie is beautiful.

Ottilie is much nicer.

How is Ottilie actually pronounced? Is it aw-TILLY or OTT-il-ee, or another way?

Anyway, I prefer Octavia.

Ottillie

Love Ottilie, Octavia reminds me of the skoda car. Sorry!

They are awful unless you are terribly posh.

Something about Octavia makes me shudder, so a definite no for me. I like Ottille

I like both but I think Octavia has the edge.

Middle names:-

Octavia Pearl
Octavia Arabella/Isabella
Octavia Araminta

I think with a name like Octavia you need a jazzy 'posh' middle name!

I also don't know how you pronounce Otillie. When I read it I pronounced it "OH-tilly" (the same way you would pronounce the O in otter only I couldn't think how to type it) which I actually quite like! Not so keen if it's pronounced with emphasis on Tilly though.

And I really don't like Octavia (sorry!) I think a lot of the name suggestions on mumsnet I've never heard in real life and they seem a bit bonkers to me (but Ovtavia is definitely NOT the worst )

Of the two, I prefer Octavia, Tavy as a nn is cute, I think, if she's not feeling as formal. But I was going to suggest Odessa as Koala did, there are a few nn choices, and to me it feels just a bit more wearable for any type of girl, for some reason.

I like both but prefer the -a ending of Octavia, think it sounds more feminine. Also like Ottilia.

I'm afraid octavia makes me think of the car. Never heard of Ottilie before...but I'm in Scotland and dont think the more posh/unusual names get up here as much. That said I don't really like either.

Ottilie

You might want to consider Cecily too x

I like Octavia.

Ottilie makes me think of otters.

^ This.