Tilly Kate?

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My DH and I have settled on Tilly for our little girl.

My Nan and Grandad raised me and I miss them both dearly, my Nan's name was Cathleen however my Gramps called her "his Kate" so o was thinking of Tilly Kate as a nod to them both.

Do you think it goes?

I always thought Tilly was short for Millicent

Matilda Katherine and then shorten. But would she be known as tilly Kate or just Tilly?

I know a Tilly her actual name is Tallulah.

Not sure I like them together - I'd probably go for Matilda Kate or Tilly Cathleen.

I don't agree at all that Tilly isn't appropriate for an adult woman. I know four adults called Tilly (I assume they're all Matilda on the BC but don't know - they've all always just been Tilly to me). One is a lawyer, one is a carpenter/woodworker, one is a very cool DJ and the fourth is a SAHM with two preschoolers. They all suit the name.

Tilly is cute but hard work to put them two names together

I love Kate as a middle name but Tilly is such a blah, nothing name. Too cutesy for an adult.

I agree with Matilda Kate or Tilly Cathleen!

Kate over Tilly any day.

Kate doesn't flow very well with first names ending in y/ie. Tends to make me think of verbs like masticate, prevaricate etc

I knew a Natalie who everyone called Tilly

I think it’s pretty. Really we don’t use middle names much in real life, so she’ll mostly be Tilly Lastname.

It makes me think of titillate

I would go for Kitty (short for Cathleen). Or Tilly Cathleen

Matilda Kate is lovely.
Reenie?

Tilly was quite usual for girls called Matilda born c 1890s, even into adulthood. My Nans best friend was a Tilly, that era and I've come across others.

I think it's nice actually but would go with using the longer forms, of at least one of the names, to give her options later on.

Thank you everyone.

We were settled on Tilly, I'm not keen on Matilda personally but we also have Aria. Is Aria Kate any better? Our surname is 2 syllables and ends in "der".

I think Aria is better than Tilly but obviously it's down to personal preference.

Aria Kate is a lovely name. Tilly Kate doesn't really go together. As pp have said Matilda Kate is much better with the nickname Tilly.

Aria is lovely. Tilly is silly. Middles names can be whatever you like, for whatever reason. You don't go around in real life calling your child by their full name. It's lovely to have a family connection, or just use a name you've always liked. I barely remember that I have a middle name, it is never used.

Aria Kate is far, far better. Elegant and grown up.

Matilda Kate sounds nicer IMO.

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Agree that Tilly Kate sounds a bit like titillate.

What about Ottilie as a longer name with nickname Tilly?

Matilda Kate sounds better than Aria Kate IMO.

Agree Tilly is awful, but then I can't stand cutesy nicknames as names. She will grow up to be a woman OP. Tilly might be cute for a 3-year-old, but for a 50-year-old?