Ottilie or Aurelia

[Littlemum2be86]

Think both are so pretty but can’t decide between the two! Which does everyone prefer?

Ottilie (along with Othilie and Ottoline) is marmite. Personally, I love it.

They do both scream TRYING TOO HARD, but Aurelia is marginally less pretentious.

Ottilie is my favourite but I think they are both beautiful names!

Oh God not the old try hard/pretentious bollocks.

Why aren’t you calling her Lily-Mae/Ava/Grace/Ruby/Olivia?

they sound as if you have avidly researched names that sound middle class, wealthy and horsey

And if they are middle class wealthy and horsey? Presumably they can call their kids whatever the fuck they like?

Ottilie, it is becoming more 'used' of late, so not madly rarified (in a good way).

Aurelia is a bit 'just read the baby names book' (been there, God some crazy shit made our list ) and always reminds me of areola.

I love Aurelia...first heard of it in love actually!

Re: trying to hard, people might just think she's got a bit of Spanish/Portughese/Italian heritage. My Italian DM and gran both thought 'a bit old fashioned' rather than 'try hard' when I was thinking about it (had a DS instead)

A bit out there but I heard of a little 'Artemis' the other day. Similar feel IMO

Aurelia

Oh wow, pretty brutal. Definitely not
trying to be horsey, posh, up my arse or pretentious. Liked Aurelia from Love Actually and Ottilie from someone on a Instagram I follow. No baby name books in sight! But appreciate the feedback none the less

I’ve got an Artemis.

I’d say that Artemis is out there but Aurelia is not - it’s well in. As the dormouse would say.

Ottillie

Love Ottilie, but it's very, very common in this area.

OP, there are women in here who if you come up with a name that’s not strictly conservative, outside the ‘norm’ of their immediate social circle, that’s not a celebrity’s kids name - will tell you it’s pretentious.

It’s not, they just need to get out more.

Apparently if you are posh and wealthy you can call your kids what you like, but thereafter there are very strict class rules on what you can and can’t use.

Sorry OP wasn't intending to be brutal or rude. Like I say, my opinion of names are coloured by the town we live in. Even if I liked a stereo-typical 'posh' name I couldn't do it for fear my DC would be bullied growing up. I chose very middle-of-the-road names. Not too common but not too out-there or posh. I played it safe!

However, I'd much rather a 'posh' middle class name any day of the week than some if the, let's say, 'chavvy' names I've heard in my area recently...

Phoenix
Heaven-Leigh
Princess

(I know I'm being judgmental, but those ^ ARE chavvy)

Neither, sorry! Not because I think they are too 'posh' or whatever, just not keen. Any other ideas?

Aurelia😀
I know a lovely, kind , gentle lady with this name.

I prefer Aurelia but Ottilie Patterson was a great blues singer from Northern Ireland.

Love Ottilie!

Artemis reminds of a series that Wendy Richards was in as a nanny and Artemis were her eldest (and unhappy) ward.

Aurelia

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Really like Ottilie. Not keen on Aurelia- too frilly for my taste.

I love Ottile, so pretty.

I much prefer Aurelia. It's pretty but I don't find it frilly.

I'm not mad on Ottilie, it reminds me of otters & the word utterly.