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?

Aria Kate is so much better.

It's personal preference if course, but I really do not like twee cutesy diminutives as full names. Give kids an option!

This, I would go for Matilda nn Tilly

Aria is a lot better than Tilly.

Aria Kate is grand

Natalie Cathleen
Matilda Kate
Tilly Cathleen

Not so keen on Tilly Kate. Two nicknames.

My immediate thought was Firefly Lane, although that’s Tully and Kate!

Aria is lovely. I really love Kate though, it sounds really fresh to me. What about Kate Aria?

I much prefer Aria to Tilly.

Tilly is too cutesy for me - would suit a toddler but not an adult. Aria would work for all ages!

I really like Tilly OP. Mumsnet will never be keen on a nickname as a full name but plenty of children have them these days.
Tilly Kate is lovely. Aria Kate is also nice.

Matilda Kate would be my choice

Aria Cathleen would be lovely. IMO that is the best sounding combo. Really don't like Tilly.

Aria Kate is so lovely. I don't like Tilly Kate at all.

Love Matilda Kate. Agree with everyone else that Tilly is too babyish for the formal name. How about Tilda Kate? Aria is also nice.

I like Tilly better than Aria. Aria is far too trendy because of GOT. They’re both fine though, and popular so she’s not going to have any problems with either (whatever job she wants to do 🙄)

I‘m sorry, I hear ‚silly Kate‘.

Matilda Kate is nice.

I like Aria and Matilda the same.

Aria is nicer than Tilly.

Aria hasn’t got anything to do with GOT, though.

I really like it! It won’t get good feedback on mumsnet though because it isn’t Elizabeth, Charlotte or Catherine 🙄 but it’s very pretty.

Tilly is Silly end of

I like Tilly Kate. And no it's not actually my name, nor Matilda. Please call your daughter whatever you like best, no matter what anyone says

Ottillie Kate? Shortened to Tilly?

For what it's worth I think Tilly is a great name. I'd spell it Tillie though? I see it as right on trend but very original- not many others around even though it's a very cool name.

Agree with PP though that Tilly Kate doesn't sound as nice, so I'd go with Tillie Cathleen personally!
Aria Kate is very elegant, but would she instantly get 'Ary' as a NN?

It sounds exactly the same as Arya, so yes whatever spelling people choose they’ve heard it on GOT or PLL and that’s why the popularity has shot up.

Too close to 'titillate'..

Matilda Cathleen would be gorgeous though.

Aria Kate is too close to prevaricate..

I have to agree with this, sorry OP. I just can't imagine an adult Tilly (although I am sure there are plenty!)

We have a Natalie who has always gone by Tillie or Till.
Like other people, at the time she was born I couldn't imagine a grown up called Tillie, but now she is at uni, and still introduces herself as Tillie.

We love it!