Matilda

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This is a name I have always liked and have only realised it's increasing popularity since using MN. We already refer to the bump as Tilly so will probably struggle to change it now but I always wanted a name that was bit different!

How many do you know?

All the names I like seem to be pretty popular so I obviously completely lack imagination. So also, how BAD is it to have a very popular name?

Sorry if this has been done before, it's been a long week so haven't spent time searching the archive.

One of my best friends little girl age 6 is Matilda. Her Mummy calls her Matilda a lot but she is mostly known as Tilly. I love both of the names and she is the only one I know.

Have heard of Matilda being shortened to Matty too or Mati I guess.

I love it.

But you haven't read the Roald Dahl version have you?

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As an aside, Trixie is short for Beatrix.
I know a Matilda, and she is called Millie, but she is 98.

I know a Matilda who is a Tilly.

She's a top kid and a hoot of the highest order.

A name might be commonly used in one area and not another - round 'ere we're awash with Jessicas and Olivers, but that's not true of everywhere.

I know one Tilly who may or may not be Matilda (others in her family are also abbreviations).

I like it but of course there is the Roald Dahl book (and the Hilaire Belloc poem) to consider...

Actually I also know a baby Matilda.

Martha is a nice alternative (tho I know a couple of those too).

Matilda is very nice but like gigglewitch makes me think of Roald Dahl! tho the girl in the film was very clever and cute.. i love tilly too. But trixie is and always will be a name for a cat and cat only

yes WT you're right about that.

We have tonnes and tonnes of Jameses (my DC are friends with about 9 between them) and Olivers, but barely a Jack (= most popular name in UK for last 10 yrs) in sight!

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no, chloe was No1 for years wasn't it, so by rights there ought to be masses aged 5-6-7-8yo now, but I think there's one in our 180-pupil school.

Lots of emilys tho and Hannahs

My friend's dd is called Lucy and she gets called LUcy lou from everyone. She hates it!!

I like the meaning of it.

My SIL is thinking about Lucy for her baby if its a girl due in 8weeks.

Matilda is a lovely name. Not so keen on Tilly - cute for a baby, but Tilda sounds better if you want an abbreviation.

The thing about the top names is that proportionately more children are called 'Chloe' or 'Emma' than something more unusual but since there are hundreds and hundreds of other names the Chloes and Emmas dont actually take over. iyswim

I know one Matilda - my DD - I love the name. We like the meaning - "mighty battle maid" - as well as how it sounds. We needed a strong name 'cos she spent the first 6 days of her life in the special care unit.

FWIW some of my family (the Australian ones) find it a funny name because of Waltzing Matilda...

I really like it.

if you check the national statistics from the last ten years it gives you a very good idea of popular names to avoid!

Matilda is definately nicer then Tilly.
I don't know any Matildas, but know a few little Tilly's.
Tilly always reminds me of a Washing up liquid ad. There used to be one in Germany, which was super silly, and went on for years and years...and Tilly was the main character, lol

I have a niece called Matilda, known only as Matilda (but my BIL and his family are quite posh!). I also knew a Tilly, but that was short for Otilie - which is definitely unusual!

I like Matilda and if i could convince DH to have another baby and if it happend to be a girl that is what she would be called. However as we already have a bit of an (unintentional) Roald Dahl theme going on with my DS's names DH says No!

There are an awful lot of Matilda's Tilly's around.

It's not bad to call your baby by a very popular name, just nat particularly inventive.

If it doesn't bother you that there are lots of other children sharing your baby's name then that's all the matters.

I love the name Matilda, and it shortened to Tilly. If we do have another baby and have a girl, then this name is currently top of the list.

I don't look at the popularity lists when choosing a nme; I just go for what like.

Matilda is OK. I think Tilly is verging on the ridiculous.

There are 3 Matildas at my school (650 kids)

I have a friend whose baby is called Tilly. not for short. I think it's a lovely name.