Sister to Noah and Jacob

[mumofnoahandjacob]

So I'm having a massive wobble over the name Matilda. My son's keep saying "Tilda" not Matilda! Its making me really doubt using the name as prefer names that can't be easily shortened.
The only other name I've loved is Harper.

I dont like names that are too "out there" or "uncommon". Would prefer not to have another biblical name (Noah and Jacob picked because I loved them, not because they biblical). And preferably something that can't be easily shortened.
I have thought of Pippa and Freya but again not sure.

Please help and throw me some names!

Juliet is nice too.

I don’t normally like to A ending names but Matilda Sophia is really lovely.

I think Sophia is lovely and I love Juliet.

Thank you ladies. At the minute these ones are standing out to me:

Juliet
Sofia
Connie

Unsure whether to keep Matilda or not. Or whether to use as a middle name.

Also Freya but not sure about the meaning of Freya.

Mabel
Violet
Darcy
Elsie
Lily
Harriet
Neve/ Niamh

I'm not a huge fan of Matilda or Martha. Actually like Tilly though.

Is Aria too close in sound to Noah? Pronounced Ahh-ree-ah as in the music. Its a really pretty name.

Nah. Aria is naff.

Agree, Aria is well naff.

Megan?

Jennifer

I'm assuming your son is quite little now and would have trouble saying any long name. That doesn't mean you'd be stuck with Tilda for life. I have a very good friend called Maria and my DS called her just "ia" when he was a toddler, but he started saying Maria when he was physically able to. Don't let this issue put you off Matilda if you love it. For what it's worth, I've known Matildas who are always called Matilda, some who are always called Tilly and one who was Matty - but they were called by the version they introduced themselves by and their parents told the school was their "preferred name." You do get to exercise some control over this.

I quite like Freya and Juliet, but I personally wouldn't use the same initial for two children's first names. Matilda Juliet and Freya Juliet both sound quite harmonious to me!

I know you said you don’t really want biblical names, but what about Ester or Evelyn? Both beautiful names x

Alice?

Whatever you choose, please not Harper!

I know a Noah and an Isaac who have a sister Xanthe

Eva

Stella

I have a Holly she is lovely ❤️

I love Rebecca with your other names.

Anything but Harper.

OP, any name can be shortened. My DD (DC5) has a very long and unusual full name (never mentioned on MN, thank God). However, she is only ever known by a shortened version. At home, she is known as Poot. Some things are beyond our influence.

Harper, though, is a bad name. Any 'proper' girls' name would be fine. That gives you an awful lot of names to choose from.

As soon as I read the title I said Matilda.
The only Matilda I know is shortened to Matty by the family.

Delilah

Biblical names are your thing. Rebecca? Mary? Elizabeth? Redspider1

I think Freya is Norse/Viking.

I know a Tilly, short for Matilda.

Dina

Red Tent? @zsa I couldn’t think of the name, thanks.

Noah Jacob and Rebecca? Also great shortened to Beckie.