How do YOU say Ottilie?

[OddshoesOddsocks]

Current topic of debate in our house as we are discussing potential names for DD3.

I’ve seen it on many lists on MN but never met one in person. The pronunciation clips on google offer several variations so I’ve come to MN for a conclusive answer!

I tend to read it as Ott-ILL-ee
But when I try to say it out loud it comes out more like O-TILL-ee

How would you say it?

In English, OTT-illy, with the stress on the first syllable.

I say it ott-Ill-ee, and it’s a lovely name.

Ott-illy. Stress on the first syllable.

Ott (to rhyme with hot) illy (as in the end of lily)

The German way - o-TEE-lee-ə

I read it as Oh -Tilly.

Stress on the first syllable.

First guess OTT ily - I don’t know anyone with the name so would have to find out.

The only one I know personally is German, so exactly as @emkana said, but the English way seems to be ‘OTT-illy’, emphasis on first syllable.

Ott-illy. Like Natalie but Ott instead of Nat

I've never heard it pronounced in real life or seen it outside Mumsnet but in my head I pronounce Ottilie similarly to the way I pronounce "utterly", just with an O not a U. I think that's probably wrong though.

Never heard it irl.

Oh-Tilly

I only know one and she’s called Otter-ly.
I saw it written one day, and it’s actually spelt Otterly😬

I’d say it both the French and the German way. In French the stress is on all syllables equally o til ee but the German stresses the middle syllable and pronounces the e. (As above)

You shout it 'Ottie' to rhyme with 'Hottie' numerous times in a high pitched voice whilst walking around Lidl helicopter parenting. Or perhaps that was just my experience on Tuesday

It’s such a lovely name 🥰❤️

Otter-ley

As in - in the manner of an otter 🦦

I've never heard it in real life either. Until recently I'd assumed it was always pronounced 'otterly' with a first syllable stress, which I dislike the sound of. But the German pronunciation is lovely!

Otterlee

OTTilly emphasis on the first syllable.

In English, OTT-illy, with the stress on the first syllable

This is only pronunciation I've ever heard from native English speakers in the UK.

Ott-ill-lee -equally stressing each of the syllables.

OTT-illie

The one I know is OTT-illy. Beautiful name - my Dh vetoed it for DD2.

My accent would say it Oddilly, we don’t do Ts in the middle of words. How would Yorkshire area say it. Aw-ill-eh?