Thoughts on the baby name Tilda?

[LouiseDeyes]

Hi all,

I’m expecting and have been going round and round with names, but I keep coming back to Tilda. It’s the shortened version of a nickname my grandfather gave me throughout my life, it’s always had such a warm, personal meaning for me. I feel really connected to it in a way no other name has matched.

I guess I’m just wondering how people perceive the name? Do you see it as too old-fashioned, incomplete, or quirky? I want to go with what feels right, but I’d love to hear how others might react to it, especially in real life settings.

Thanks in advance ❤️

I also prefer Matilda, because that is what everyone will presume her name is anyway if you call her Tilda.

It is now a very common name around here, just in case popularity sways your opinion.

reminds me of rice

id go with "matilda" and nickname tilda/mattie/tilly

"Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes..."

But I am very old and I really like it as a name: better than Tilda, IMO.

Rice

Matilda nn Tilda is okay.

I love it, didn’t think of rice until others mentioned it.

We have a Matilda, nickname Tilda (never Tillie) in our circle. She’s aware of the rice brand, but other than a few jokes of, ‘pass a packet of me’ it’s not really a consideration.

As far as I know, she was named after Tilda Swinton as mum wanted a Narnia name, but they couldn’t agree on Lucy and Susan is already a family name, Jadis was too out there and Tumnus was vetoed

There are lots of Tilda’s out there, it’s really ordinary.

Rice

I love it.

I don’t think the rice brand is a big deal but I do think most people will think it’s short for Matilda, as there aren’t many girls with the given name Tilda each year (only 14 in 2023 for example) compared with over a thousand Matilda’s each year. I think the sound is nice enough though (Tilda sounds vaguely Scandi to me for some reason, even though it isn’t! maybe because it reminds me of Tuva or Thyra), and I guess it’s not a huge deal to have to say “No, it’s just Tilda” every so often.

I like it, but also might go Matilda on birth certificate

I like it !

Am very fond of rice though.

I find it old fashioned

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Tilda - Rice

Uncle Ben - Rice

Ben - Ben

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I’d do Matilda and Tilly for short

We have a few Tildas at our school - I like the name and the kids can shorten it to Tilly, Tils, etc x

Tilda is very popular in the Scandi countries as is Tilde (Pronounce Til-duh)

as well as Matilda, Matilde, Mathilda and Mathilde

It's popular in Spain too
Comes in handy for finding home in Unix.

Met a 1 year old Tilda in the play park just the other day! She was a Matilda but they were calling her Tilda - her big brother was telling me all about her, sweet.

Oh that’s definitely rice. I mean it’s decent rice, but still rice.

Definitely rice. 99% of people who come across her will nod politely when introduced but silently be wondering why the hell her parents named her after rice. If you have a boy later you could call him Vesta! Sorry.