Can you use nickname Lottie for Matilda?

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Just wondering as you can use Lottie and Tillie for Ottilie.

Can you not get nickname Lottie out of Matilda too?

I know this is usually a nickname for Charlotte

Well, you can, but it would be ridiculous and make you look like a loon. I know a couple like this - their children have “nicknames” that bear no resemblance to their actual names - eg “Her name is Annabelle, but she’s known as Susie” and “ Her real name is Charlotte but we call her Angie.” You can just see the wtf face on people when they’re introduced.

Carlotta is actually quite nice, although for me she will always be the Spanish circus girl from St Clare's

MrsSchadenfreude That’s exactly why I want a nickname that’s related, wouldnot Want that reaction

All the Matilda's that I know are know as Tilly or Tilda

@MrsSchadenfreude so you're calling us loons then?? How very 'normal' you must be! My families nicknames come from our grandfather who based them on personalities of the babies and did it with all children! He's passed now but that still lives on! Perhaps you shouldn't call others names like that to get a point across and think about the grander picture

My dd who is 7 weeks old is Matilda
We didn't want her to be Tilly so dh calls her Matty and me Tilda.
Love the name so much.

Oh congratulations RFM3, lovely name 😉 DP loves Lottie which I like to. Love Matilda though as the first name too, so something have too give. Like Lottie more as a nickname and Matilda in it’s full version

Tilda is what you'll get from that, which is nice

And they make great basmati rice*

"Grander picture", lol.

Nicknames evolve, or you have a name that is a diminutive of the given name. If you want to call her Lottie, call her Lottie, either on its own, or as a shortening of Charlotte, Carlotta/other name which has "lott" in it. And yes, I would roll my eyes (and have done) when introduced to a baby that is called something that bears no relation to the name the parents have stuck on the birth certificate. That is to say, using your Lottie/Matilda example and my Susie/Annabelle example, not a nickname like "Curly" or something that has evolved.

And while we still have freedom of speech in this country, I'm entitled to voice my opinion, which is that a lot of people would think you, at the very least, odd to do what you are proposing. And you'll have to put up with a lot of questions along the lines of "Why would you call her Lottie when her name is Matilda?" which is what the Annabelle/Susie couple have done. And there is no really good answer.

Labradoodliedoodoo Love Loretta, it’s growing on me.
Carlotta may also work as DH is Spanish but started liking Loretta, it is even closer to Lottie as a nickname and unusual... Have to pass it on to DH now, who does like Charlotte too

Lieselotte is also nice (pron lee-ze-lott-e)?

I’m afraid Loretta reminds me of the scene in Life of Brian with the People’s Front of Judaea

If you like the name Lottie, just call her Lottie... do you think anyone sits in a job interview thinking 'what a shame Jo didn't introduce herself as Joanne. Definitely can't give her a job now'

I know two Matildas. One is Mattie and one is Tilly. Lottie is definitely a diminutive of Charlotte!

If you like the name Lottie, just call her Lottie... do you think anyone sits in a job interview thinking 'what a shame Jo didn't introduce herself as Joanne. Definitely can't give her a job now'

It's not that - in my experience, it's getting forms sent back with "full name please" and having to explain that Jo is your full name. Happens quite a lot to a friend of mine.

This name was very popular with my grandparents generation and previous generations (I am from Aus - the home of Waltzing Matilda ). They were all called Tilly/Tillie. It’s an absolutely beautiful name in complete or shortened form. If you said your child was Matilda and you call her Lottie we would all look at you like you had a third head.

if you are worried about popularity Matilda is really common and on the rise big time, I know 3 or 5 under the age of 5.

The Ottilies that I know are called Ottie or Tillie/y, not Lottie.

Yes, you can use Lottie as a nickname for any child as it doesn’t need to be derived from their first name but it isn’t a natural one for Matilda.

Have been reading on Loretta and it seems to not have the best associations. So it will be either Charlotte or Carlotta

How about Colette? She is an esteemed French writer. There is also Arlette, who was the mother of William the Conqueror. That name is more widely known in France. Also Scarlett.

I know these names would usually lead to Lettie, not Lottie, but they're all definitely closer to what you want. Although ultimately, she will be your child, you can nickname her whatever you want (within reason, obviously!)

Lettie is cute anyway, if you consider that route.

Carlotta is really lovely, especially as she will have Spanish heritage. Much nicer than the ubiquitous Charlotte.

Thank you BlazingPaddles, that’s promising in this case as I like it. Now have to persuade DH. We have a Carla in the family but not one of our DC and Carlotta is a different version.
Prefer Lottie to Lettie, not sure why, just love the lot sound more

Nope, I don't think so.

Sorry, Lottie doesn't even come close to Matilda, I'm confused :(

NataliaOsipova

My name is shortened and that's never happened to me! People call me the longer version but never had a form sent back luckily!