Violet or Matilda?

[BeautifulStars93]

Which do you prefer?
We love both. Not keen on the nickname Vi and MIl dog is Tilly..

Violet! I love it, wish I'd used it for DD. Matilda is nice, but round here there ate loads of Tillys.

Violet. It's one of my favourite ever names!

When I see the name Violet I just add an N and see Violent. Just a quirk of mine. Maybe due to Violet Elizabeth Bott.

Matilda is very pretty.

I have a Violet ? and she is never Vi, that is maybe because we have a older relation called Vi

canyou - what does she get for short, if anything?

Nothing it is a short enough name so 5 years on she is still just Violet (or jelly tot) TBH I think it depends on your family, if as a rule you shorten names then pick a nn you like asap

Violet, there are faaaaaaar too many Tilly's IMO.
I even quite the shortening Vi tbh

I have a Violet Matilda, so wholly approve of either We mostly don't shorten her name, but she sometimes gets Vi, V or if we're being silly Baby V. She likes to call herself Violet Tilda

I love matilda. I hate tilly though.

Violet. Could be Lettie or Lottie for short?

Violet.

I have no strong feelings about Matilda - just think of Roald Dahl's.
Both Matt and Tilly aren't to my taste. I like Tilda as a nn though.

Love Violet - one of my favourites but DH says the same about it being too close to the word Violent

I don't mind Vi though. I think that is a risk, so if you really dislike it maybe Matilda would be best. Though around here, it seems to morph into Tilda which I'm personally really not keen on.

I think Matilda is a very pretty name. Or Matild/Mathild

For some reason the name Violet gives me the image of a mean, unlikeable girl - not sure why?!

Violet Beauregarde, perhaps thunderbird?

Both names are on our list for our DD. I love both but DP hates Violet so hoping we can go for Matilda!

We're still very torn between the two! Will have to see what she looks like I think x

Both are surprisingly popular, although I think I know more Matildas than Violets.

Why surprisingly?

I prefer Matilda though I wonder is it the new Ava?

Violet makes me think of Vile I'm afraid...Matilda could be shortened to Tilda instead of Tilly?

Because they used to be the sort of names people chose to be different. I know two Violets and three Matildas.

Violet is really pretty, but Matilda has better NNs :)

Vee is a common shortening of Violet.

That's a really tricky one. Both are on my list too! Both really pretty, perhaps you can practice shouting the names out to try them out like "Violet, time for tea! or Matilda, please put your shoes on" I try that sometimes, to see which feels better.

That's a really tricky one. Both are on my list too! Both really pretty, perhaps you can practice shouting the names out to try them out like "Violet, time for tea! or Matilda, please put your shoes on" I try that sometimes, to see which feels better.

If you really don't like Vi, avoid Violet. She might decide to be called Vi herself.