Ottoline or Mirren?

[LizzieS88]

We are having a baby girl and really struggling for names. The current favourites are Ottoline and Mirren...
Ottoline: we love but does it come with too much baggage - too posh / grand / pretentious (nb we don't like Ottilie as an alternative)?
Mirren: maybe not as pretty but it is unusual but not difficult to pronounce. Also it's Scottish, where I grew up.

What do you think?

(Other names we've considered are Charlotte but it feels a bit too common and I don't really like the royal family connection; and Rosamund, but we don't like Roz / Rozzie as she'd get called...)

I don't like either of them, but if I had to choose, Mirren.
Mirren - football
Ottoline - otter line, and will get mixed up with Ottilie

Definitely Mirren. My Dad always called me that

I far prefer Mirren. Ottoline is far to "frilly" for my taste.

She might get called Saint Mirren

Ottoline has her own books...

For me Mirren reminds me more of a surname

Mirren by a country mile.
Yes it has the football link. But I don't think that's an issue.

Ottoline when said politey it sounds very grand to try and pull off.
Said with a Glasgow accent it sounds like some sort of transport company, train line or ferry, it's likely to get shorted to Otto,

If you really like the line ending Caroline sounds much better.

I prefer Adaline or Merryn. But if I had to pick, Mirren.
Really dislike Ottoline (sorry.)

Love Mirren! My baby store is well and truly closed but if it wasn’t I think I would definitely consider it.

Mirren is beautiful. Ottoline is too much of a mouthful to me.

I feel like I might see Ottoline in a bottle as a fuel additive

I was thinking the same!

Maybe that's what is making me think transport 'autoline' 'stenaline' 'trainline'

I adore the name mirren but if that's not for you what about Miriam?

I think definitely LEEN (or how we would choose to pronounce it).

My brain wants me to pronounce it as LINE. I don’t find it particularly ‘frilly’. In fact I find it a bit stern. It could be Agatha Trunchbull’s middle name.

I do like Miriam a lot but I think Mirren swings it for me. It somehow has a simpler, cleaner sound? (I also knew someone called Miriam who I didn’t really like so this may be why!)

😂

What about Miriam?

You’ve Miri as a shortened option for a cutesy little baby girl.

Or Mireia - which I believe is a Spanish girls name.

Mirren of the two, but Merryn and Morven are both beautiful.

Don't like any of them, but much prefer Mirren.

Ottoline sounds like a medicine.

Mirren definitely. I find all the ott- related names a bit posh and try hard tbh.

Another vote for Mirren. Ottoline is a bit ott...like I'd expect her to show up wearing a monocle and riding side saddle

You'd need different spelling to get Leen, Ottoline would get pronounced the same as Caroline, Stenaline, or they'll be forever correcting it.

To get Leen, it would need to be Leen it would need to be Ottoleen, bit like Eileen, or Windowleen.

Mirren Is a lovely name!
Ottoline is absolutely hideous 🥴

Ottoline? I used to put this in my bath for my eczema.

LOVE Mirren - so pretty and delicate! Merryn is a nice alternative too.

Not fond of Ottoline. Has dusty musty vibes, and I really don’t like either Otto or Otty as a nickname. I’d worry she’d get called Otty Botty at school or something!

Scottish - not a fan of Mirren.

What about Morvern which is similar ( I know someone upthread also suggested it!)
Elspeth? Not really sure why I'm suggesting it but it's scottish, not used very often and I like it!