Eve?

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As a middle name for Ottilie? I have a 3 syllable surname.

I don't think it flows very well with Ottilie I'm afraid. But Eve is a lovely name and people rarely say the first name and middle name together out loud so it might not matter.

Do you HAVE to choose Ottilie? Its a mix of ugly and twee at the same time. Eve on the other hand is classic and chic. I think it manages to avoid the naffness of all the Evies knocking about somehow. Is there a meaning behind choosing it as a middle name? If not I'd just choose a name with meaning as it doesn't go brilliantly with Ottilie in style

Oh. My husband and I both love the name Ottilie, so that's been decided. We're thinking about Eve as it's a family name on my DH side. I sort of agree that the names don't go that well together, but wanted other opinions. What about Evelyn?

What other middle names would go well with Ottilie?

If Eve is the family name I would use that and not care about whether they go together, it's the meaning that's important

Love Eve. Beautiful, simple name.

I like Eve as a name but it doesn’t really work alongside Ottilie. But it’s a middle name. It doesn’t really matter if the flow is slightly off.

Turns into Ottileeve I’m afraid! Same with Ottilevelyn.

Go with the family name. That trumps whatever it sounds like. Or consider having two middle names

Ottille Eve sounds fine.

Eve is gorgeous- to be honest I much prefer it to Ottilie which is a quite trendy now imo. Eve's a simple, elegant classic, so I can never understand why it is so underused as a middle name option (when other one syllable middle names are so ubiquitous- Grace, May, Rose) - although I suppose I can perhaps understand why it's underused as a first name because similar Eva, Evie, Evelyn are so popular now they might make Eve feel over done too to some.

It doesn't go with Ottilie. It all flows into one difficult to pronounce word, like Otterleeyeev. I don't much like Ottilie either, but think Eve beautiful, how about Eve Ottilie? That works. Otherwise if you love Ottilie and want Eve maybe just chuck another middle name in there. My kids all have two middle names. Like 'Ottilie Charlotte Eve' or something.

Ottilie Eve does not flow. I also prefer Eve to Ottilie. I think Ottilie is quite popular nowadays. Evelyn/Evie are too, but Eve not so much.

Eve is lovely. Evelyn isn't.

Ottilie is horrible. Ottilie Eve doesn't flow and sounds clumsy with the ee-ee sounds.

Thanks to you all for confirming my suspicion Ottile Eve doesn't flow. I agree with you all, but want sure if it was just me over thinking.

Very interesting that most don't like the name Ottilie. I don't want strangers to dictate what name I choose, but to be honest I'm now having second thoughts! Such a hard decision to make. What is it about the name that you don't like?

I do like Eve as a first name the more I think about it. Unsure what to do!

How is Ottilie pronounced? To me it looks like it's pronounced 'Utterly' to me.

Eve Ottilie is better, if you must use Ottilie at all.

To me it sounds like a children's cartoon about otters - "Otterly".

I would choose another one-syllable MN like Faith, Kate, Beth, June etc. Definitely not Eve.

I am another one who really doesn't like Ottilie. It makes me think of an otter in a frilly dress and bonnet!

I agree with this image! An otter in a nasty frilly dress! The Ott sound is harsh and unpleasant and the ilie ending is really twee and babyish. I just don't think it's a graceful or strong name for a girl/woman. Plus it's a bit of the time isn't it, it'll sound dated quickly.

DD's friend Ottilie has gained the nickname at university Ottilie Bottilie or Utterly Butterly because of how two of her housemates with very strong accents pronounce the name. It's ruined the name for me!

Ottilie is popular, so lots of people like it. Don't be swayed by Mumsnet if you like it! My taste is totally different to the consensus here! Would be so boring if we all liked the same names!

The double E sound in Ottilie Eve makes it awkward, but I regret not using a meaningful middle name for dc because it didn't flow. It really really wouldn't have mattered. No one has been interested in the middle names since the birth announcement!

It sounds ok as a german name - they say it as Ott-elia (like Amelia)

What don't I like about it? Makes me think of Utterly and Ottery, the tt might disappear depending on accent, and it's a bit twee. I can imagine someone saying it as O'er-leh

Ottilies get called Ottie. I am surprised that the name is suddenly becoming more popular - personally I think it is horrid!! Sorry ......

Not going to comment on Ottilie as you have your heart set on it. Eve is lovely and I don't really understand the need to make middle names flow, especially when honouring a family name. Ottilie Eve is a bit of a mouthful but how many times will it be said that way? A first and middle name is not usually used as an isolated combination so you have to think about your surname too (obviously don't post here). Ottilie Eve Oliphant would be difficult but Ottilie Eve Davis breaks up the recurring vowel sound, for example.

You could always consider an additional middle name to break up the sounds while still honouring Eve? Ottlie Jane Eve...?

But then I'm a traditionalist and a real stickler for using middle names to honour relatives.

I absolutely love the name Ottilie!!
I agree that Eve as a middle name doesn't flow too well but if it's a family name I don't think it matters particularly. How often do people say the first and middle names together anyway?

I think it's that it's both fussy and faddy. It's not awful but it's shot right up in popularity and will probably shoot right down so it will date (and still sound fussy).

How about Verity Eve ?

Eve is lovely but way way way overused (to the moon and back) so not as a first name.