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Lottie or Charlotte?

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CookieDoodles · 15/04/2020 21:58

We both really love the name Lottie, but after some Google searches to find a middle name, lots of people seem to be suggesting that it would be best to go with Charlotte as her official name / name on birth certificate.

We don't dislike Charlotte, but also don't also love it. Do you think Lottie is too 'cute' for an adult? Thinking of application forms / interviews etc in the future?

We would only ever call her Lottie.
She would either be,

Lottie Elizabeth (Elizabeth is the name of both of our grandma's)
Lottie Florence
Lottie May

Our last name is Jamieson and we already have a daughter named Evelyn (Grace)

Thanks x

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Sunshine1235 · 15/04/2020 22:01

I think Charlotte is a beautiful name and it would be a shame not to give her the option when as you said Lottie could be a little bite cutsie when she’s older. But lots of people are called nicknames as their main name now so I wouldn’t panic too much if you really love Lottie and aren’t a fan of Charlotte then go for it (she’ll probably get some people assume she is called Charlotte but that’s not the end of the world)

IsolaPribby · 15/04/2020 22:04

Charlotte Elizabeth is absolutely beautiful, and you can call her Lottie, but she will have lots of options if she wants as she grows up.

123Dancewithme · 15/04/2020 22:11

Charlotte Florence “Lottie”

LoisLittsLover · 15/04/2020 22:14

My dd is Charlotte but called.lottie. I wish we had Lottie on her BC but dh wasn't keen. W got given loads of stuff with C initials.or Charlotte on for her first Christmas and it's just not her name to me

andannabegins · 15/04/2020 22:37

I have Charlotte Evie. She is lottie and always has been but we wanted to give her options when she was older if she didn't 'look' or 'feel' like a lottie. She couldn't be anything else. She is completely a lottie x

andannabegins · 15/04/2020 22:39

Also my Lottie says that she would prefer to just be a Lottie as she will never be known as anything else. She is 15

Whatsyourflava · 15/04/2020 23:03

I’d just put Lottie on her birth certificate to be honest - my birth certificate name is technically a nickname for a longer name and I’m very happy that when people ask if it’s short for anything I can just say “no”, rather than “my full name is X but please call me Y”. Nah. Lottie is lovely

ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie · 15/04/2020 23:05

Lottie is a lovely name but I would always put the full name on the birth certificate. Charlotte is a good strong name. If you call her Lottie, people will just assume she’s a Charlotte anyway.

NuffSaidSam · 15/04/2020 23:05

I'd go with Charlotte, nice for her to have options when she's older.

Evelyn is a very grown up, could be a doctor/lawyer/judge, name. Lottie is very cutesy/babyish in comparison.

ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie · 15/04/2020 23:07

Sorry to post again, I pressed send before I had finished.

I do think that Lottie is too cutesy at times for an adult. It sounds like a nickname... imagine she’s a barrister one day, introducing herself as a Lottie?

june2007 · 15/04/2020 23:08

Use Charlotte as official if you wish.

lottiegarbanzo · 15/04/2020 23:13

Lottie is potentially too cute for an adult, yes. It's fine as a nn and with people you're happy to have talk to you informally.

If you love Lottie, there are other long names e.g. Lisalotte, or Carlotta, or you could even use Laetitia or something else.

LadyLotte · 15/04/2020 23:14

Hiiiii!

I’m a Charlotte who prefers to go by Lotte as an adult. No one finds it weird, I’ve never had anyone question it or laugh.
I work in a Professional role and it’s never been a problem.

Personally I’ve always thought it sounded “a bit posh” or continental as of course it’s an ordinary name in many places.

I say go for it Star

Jossina · 15/04/2020 23:17

Charlotte definitely. Making her actual name Lottie deprives her of the chance to have any nickname at all. She should be able to choose if she wants people to refer to her by her full name or a more personal one.

lottiegarbanzo · 15/04/2020 23:17

It can be nice to have a separate formal and informal version of your name, so you can step in and out of your 'at work' and 'with friends' personae. Using a short nn as the given name, leaves the person with nowhere to go. 'Lot', or 'Ti' or... some nn completely unrelated to the actual name.

MrsP2015 · 15/04/2020 23:26

Charlotte on bc and nn Lottie.

Astronica · 15/04/2020 23:59

I would prefer to be a Charlotte sometimes called Lottie. However if you plan to only ever use Lottie and you don't love Charlotte, then I think it makes more sense to put Lottie on the bc. I would only put Charlotte on bc if you plan to use it sometimes.
I don't get the barrister thing - I know of judges, lawyers, doctors etc called Poppy, Posie, Sally and Lottie.

87Callista · 16/04/2020 00:34

Charlotte

sageandroses · 16/04/2020 12:30

Charlotte is beautiful and timeless. Lottie is also lovely, but I would always go with Charlotte so she has a choice!

They're both great names so it's a win win situation - for me at least!

AdoptedBumpkin · 16/04/2020 12:34

Charlotte for me.

daisypond · 16/04/2020 13:04

Charlotte on the BC. It would be unfair for one child to have a grown up name like Evelyn, not Evie, and the other one not, and not even give the child/adult the option.

queenqueenqueen · 16/04/2020 13:07

I'm sorry but I really dislike the name Lottie, I've never liked it 🙈 definitely go for Charlotte if anything xx

Lottieskeeper · 16/04/2020 13:13

Our DD was going to be called Lottie with Charlotte on her birth certificate.
But when she was born it was obvious that she suits her full name and it has never been shortened.

If you use Charlotte on the bc she will have options when she's older to use which name suits her best.

KenDodd · 16/04/2020 13:15

Charlotte.

When people ask her name just say Lottie as that's what she'll be known as.

I have a shortened name as a given name and I really wish my parents had given me the long version, it would have just given me more options about what I want to call myself. I would prefer to be known by the long version or a different shortened version of the name.

My daughter has a long name, she goes by the shortened version, her choice, we call her both. Even in school she's known by the short version and that's what her teachers call her and is put on certificates like 'star of the week' etc.

Toilenstripes · 16/04/2020 13:17

Charlotte. Lottie is awful and twee.