Tilly

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Thoughts on this name? I realise some do not like ‘nicknames’ as first names, but that does not really bother us! We have really struggled to find a name, but think we have found one we both agree on but just wanted to get some last minute feedback!

Surname is welsh, Gw……

It's fine. Feels a bit insubstantial, but there's nothing wrong with it.

I like it a lot! Our surname begins with T and doesn't work with Tilly but it was a strong contender for us. 😊

I don't like it at all, sorry.

I much prefer the name Matilda with Tilly as a nickname.

It's sweet

Great name but I would go with Matilda and shorten to Tilly so she has a choice when she’s older.

I love it.

I like Tilly, but I prefer it short for Matilda for a more grown up option.

I find it very weak and wet TBH.

Well, doesn't seem like a proper name. Really wet and infantile.

Its nice enough. I do prefer Tilda, it sounds a bit stronger and more substantial.

I have a Matilda who we call Tilda. Chose the full name cos then she’s got options when she’s older. Tilly seems a name for a girl less than 12, I can’t picture an adult Tilly.

It’s a budgie’s name

Matilda shortened to Tilly is nice

I don't like it. It sound like a cash register adjective.

If your surname is what I think it is, why not pick a pretty Welsh name instead.

Tesni or Teleri, or Mali or something

It's not a real name, Matilda is though.

I think it's fine if a bit wispy. Would you be against using Matilda?

I think it's beautiful. Really beautiful. Do it.

I wouldn't have thought 'wet' or 'infantile', but it seems a bit of a shame when it's so very obviously nicknamey and there are so many lovely names out there, including plenty Tilly can be short for. Tilly Swinton doesn't at all have the same kind of ring to it as Tilda Swinton.

Something like Polly, by contrast, has much more of a 'real name' feel to it (not quite sure why this is).

I think it’s perfectly nice. I prefer Millie personally but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I certainly prefer it to Tesni!

I like it but prefer it spelt Tillie.

Kind of dreary. Forgettable.

I don’t get the whole ‘it’s not a real name’. Who decides this?
If it is a name you both like then run with it. It doesn’t have to be a short version of something. Names can be only a few letters or one syllable long. It’s all about what you like for your little one.
Obviously everyone has opinions on what they like. It’s the judgement over whether something is real or not.
I’m not personally a fan of Tilly - but I think that is just because I know several already. But I don’t see the issue of using it as a full and proper name!

I like it as a nick name but would also use Matilda on the BC.

I know someone with a similar name to Tilly (shortening of a longer name that sounds similar) she hates it. She's a grown women in a very professional field. She's told her mum off for not giving her the full version of the name as she feels hers is just too child like for her now.

Reminds me of the shrieky 'yah' one in Miranda played by Sally Phillips, so no. Matilda far more dignified, works better for an adult.