Soon to be born first daughter....

[Wobblealong]

We are 38 weeks pregnant with our first daughter and struggling to agree on a name. DH has suggested Ottilie, nn Tilly. Any thoughts (be gentle)?
Thanks

Very nice.

Ottilie is lovely

There are quite a lot of Tillys out there though (short for Matilda and names on their own), I'd resist shortening if you can.

I hate it sorry

There are lots of much nicer names to choose from

Ottilie is lovely.

I'm not keen Tilly but that is just personal taste rather than anything wrong with the name.

I love it. It's on my girls list but I doubt we will ever have a girl (3ds). It is a very marmite name though so expect some very strong opinions on it. My 3 children all have quite different names and I've had a few comments but I love all their names and don't for one second wish I had named them anything else.

Well, I would say so, but it's my favourite name ever. Fell in love with it after reading a Goethe novel.

I really dislike both names.

Ottilie sounds like Otter-ly. It loses any prettiness once said without a French accent.

Tilly is far too cutesy and twee.

I agree that it loses all its charm when said in a non French accent.

Tilly is one of the only girls names ending in an 'ee' sound that I like.

Ottilie is not.

Bianca is right, it sounds like Otter-ly. The first time I ever heard someone say it out loud I was very . It isn't a particularly common name so throughout her life she will meet many more people who've never heard of it than have and all those who haven't will be thinking..."Otter-ly ?!?"

Really like Ottilie, but dislike Tilly, which I agree is too cutesy. I taught a (lovely) Ottilie once and she went by Orly, which is much nicer imo.

As Beautician said, it's definitely one of those 'marmite' names that provokes a strong reaction - if you're prepared for this then go for it!

Very nice so long as it's pronounced OTT-EEL-YA (as in the original - see www.behindthename.com/name/ottilie), not Otter-lee.

Ottilia or Odilia are perhaps even nicer? The older English version was Ottoline.

Really dislike nn Tilly. Just my taste, so absolutely no offence meant. Very best wishes, anyway

Ottilie is cute, I like it. How about Orla/ith or Odessa?

Love it! My dh said no twat

We have one of those. She is gorgeous. Go for it!

She isn't known as Tilly, though. That just didn't happen - I think nicknames find their own way. She's always been Ottie.

However... the number of miss-spellings she's already had in her 3 years so far is immense!

PS even my dad said "What, like utterly butterly?!!" when we told him her name over the phone!

Tilly is ok, if short for Matilda, but Otillie is dreadful sorry.

If a knickerbocker glory had a name, it would be Otillie.

I think it's beautiful.

It's beautiful. But (and it's a real but) I do think it depends on what regional accent you have. Mine KILLS dainty French names. I'm aware of it. They sound wrong. If it sounds nice in your mouth go for it.

mampire your comment made me LOL, as my DD is very unlike a knickerbockerglory! By which I mean she is not all sweetie sweetness... although being 3 probably accounts for a lot of that!

I was just thinking about it, and I don't think Tilly is a natural nickname for Ottilie, at all. It would need to be pronounced "Oh-tilly" for it to fall into place, surely?

Romilly is nice, also. nn Milly or Romy?

Thanks everyone... I have to admit we came to it via a reverse route - really like Tilly, but have some close friends with a baby called Matilda.

Sorry, I think an English accent does it no favours. Also puts me in mind of otters...

I haven't come across it before but quite like it. Prefer it to Tilly, actually.

Not sure where you live- but in South West London there are tons of tiny Ottilies if popularity bothers you. If not- go for it!

I know an Otterley. I suppose her parents just guessed at the spelling. Or maybe they love otters. I wonder.