How do you pronounce Lotte?

[RoseGoldEagle]

Love the name Charlotte and Lottie, can’t decide between them. But DH says if we went for Lottie it would be spelt Lotte. Is it pronounced the same??

I really wasn't sure and can say that as someone who has never seen the name before I thought it would be pronounced Lot until I saw all the other comments.

I've heard of Lottie though and imagine people might get confused and pronounce a Lotte as Lottie if Lottie becomes more common.

Lotta=lot-uh
Lotte=lot-e ( as in the first e in elephant)

Lott-uh although fwiw I prefer Lottie

Lotte is usually pronounced LOTT-uh.

Lot or Lot-uh

I would be surprised at hearing it pronounced Lot- ee

Lot.

I would have said Lot - the French way

Lot uh

It's a nickname. You can spell it and say it however you want.

However, if I saw Lotte written down I would assume you were German and pronounce it Lott-uh.

I'd probably think just Lot at first but the spelling would suggest it was meant to be 2 syllables so probably Lot-tuh.

I think Charlotte nn. Lottie is a good choice.

Lot

Lotte is a Germanic name pronounced Lott-uh
Lottie is short for charlotte in the uk

I would assume Lotte was pronounced as Lotta as it was German /Dutch/Scandinavian. Lotte pronounced as Lottie seems a bit thick, see also people wanting to name their daughter Ellie but spelling it Elle.

So I want to say names with 'e' on the end should never be pronounced as if it were an 'ee' sound in English - but then I remembered the Greek derived names like Zoe, Chloe and Penelope. But I would say they are the only exceptions.

You can spell it Lotte and pronounce it “Bob” if you want. Just introduce your child how you want/correct it how you want.

Lotte is pronounced Lott-a.

Lottie is a short form of Charlotte, and it's lovely. Go for Charlotte nn Lottie. Perfect!

I'd pronounce Lottie and Lotte the same - as Lott-ie.