Tilly or Emma?

[WestCountryLady]

Thoughts please, we have whittled it down to Tilly and Emma, what do you prefer?

I think Emma will carry her better through life.

Emma

Emma by a country mile.
Tilly sounds like an abbreviation, infantile, in the same vein as all the Millie's, Mollies, Ellies, Poppys etc.

Emma

Tilly as theres less of them.

I would call a Tilly Matilda, personally.

Both were on my shortlist for DC2 (who was a boy!). So I like either.

Emma for sure. Beautiful name.

Love both names
Think I prefer the classic simplicity of Emma

Emma

Emma is a lovely, classic name. Tilly is a cute name but I feel like it needs something longer to grow up with perhaps Matilda

Emma

Tilly as theres less of them.

There is a reason for that.

Emma is a great name ;)
If I wanted Tilly I’d use Matilda as her full name. Emma Matilda isn’t too bad depending on your surname.

Matilda then Tilly as a nn.

Tilly, if it's a shortening for Matilda, not as a standalone name. Emma is nice.

Emma
Tilly makes me think of a cash till.

Emma is my favourite girls' name.

Tilly is OK as a diminutive of Matilda, but too twee on its own.

Definitely Emma.

I prefer Tilly, but then I can't quite picture a 50 something Tilly

Emma.
Tilly is a nickname and Matilda and personally I don’t like it.

Thank you everyone for your input, I love Emma and we will probably use it if it's a girl.

I’m an Emma and it’s a useful/ good name as it’s international, easy to spell, say (as in non-English speakers) and understand.

It’s not unique in my age range but it’s a solid name.

Hmmm. Emma for sure

I don't think there are that many Emmas around atm. It's simple, international, classic, easy to spell - definitely do that. Tilly absolutely doesn't have the feel of a 'full' name, although it may in years to come (much as Polly does now, when it used to be a diminutive of Mary).

Matilda and Tilly for short would be nice. She might appreciate a longer and more grown up name when she is an adult.