Tilly. Yah or nay?

[chocolatyweekendahead]

My SIL suggested Tilly for my DD (due in June) but I'm not so keen. I think it's ok as a nickname for Matilda but as a stand alone name in it's own right I find it a bit wishy washy. Like not much ooomph to it! Doesn't sound like the sort of name that would suit a grown woman. More like a name for a pet or nn for a young baby. SIL doesn't see my point and keeps trying to push OH for Tilly. What do other think?

The name is irrelevant - SIL shouldn’t be pushing anything, it’s not her child?!

We named my daughter Matilda, fully intending to call her Tilly as a nickname but it just didn't suit her and we ended up really disliking it. She prefers to be called Tilda, I love that she has a 'Sunday best' name and her nickname, she chooses who calls her what.

Who cares what your SIL wants or thinks?

It’s a nothingy name.

Rule number 1 of choosing a name... don't discuss names with anybody else other than your other half!! Tell her no, end of!

@pearbottomjeans , I know them. They have an older sister called Molly.

@chocolatyweekendahead , you don't like it. Why are you even entertaining the idea.

I'm not that keen on Matilda . Tilly seems a bit wet. Tilda is awful.

I'm amazed at the number of posters who think their offspring might be high court judges, and that judges need to have certain type of names.
Here's a list of the current ones: List of High Court judges of England and Wales - Wikipedia

I only like it as a nn for Matilda.

Nay. Conjures images of a gymkhana type . If that could be your child then fine I suppose

I like Matilda and Tilly/Tilda as a nn however, I would never allow my SIL or anyone to pressure me into a name. That’s for you/your partner to decide on. Find a name YOU love.

Definitely a Nay from me

Nay. If you dislike Matilda, maybe you could use it as a nn for Thalia instead? Imo Tilly is simultaneously a bit twee and “horsey” sounding on its own. But it sounds like you aren’t keen on it anyway? So ignore SIL

@LilyJosephine , why should the OP pick a name to just about suit a 'nn' dictated by her SIL?

?? That’s why I said to ignore SIL if she didn’t like Tilly. Surely a name thread is for making name suggestions- didn’t realise that only certain opinions or suggestions were allowed🙄

The only Tilly I know is a stubborn, crafty & affectionate young black cat with a purr like a pneumatic drill.

Tilly sounds a bit weak to me. Fine for a 5yo but I’m not imagining Tilly smashing through any glass ceilings when she’s older.

If you don’t like it don’t use it. Why would you let someone else choose your child’s name?

It’s a non issue you don’t like it. So push all she wants it’s a no. I actually like and considered it for my third but it sounds like my sisters name said fast so we didn’t use it

why are you letting your sil name your baby?

I've always liked Matilda, and prefer 'Tilda' as a nickname if one is required. I associated Tilly with toddlers and small dogs several years ago (I had a lot of people criticising my puppy's name, because it's "not a dog name"; I said, "It is, because she answers to it. Anyway, if I called her Tilly and shouted it in the park, I'd have three toddlers and a whole pack of dogs running at me").

Your SIL has the right to name her own children, but don't let her name yours, especially if you're not a fan of the name!

Love it 🥰 can work for adults too

Awful. Sorry OP.

God know. Tilly is terrible. Very wet and silly sounding. Same sort of name as Molly

If you don't like it, what's it got to do with your SIL? Am I missing something

I know a Tilly.

Never stopped to think whether Tilly's her full name or a NN.

Lovely name either way IMO.

Same.