Brother for Matilda

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We’re really really struggling with a boys name! We loved Matilda from the start and we don’t have a boys name we’ve had the same connection to.

Middle name will be Peter for family reasons.

so far we have:
Frederick
Oscar
Douglas (Dougie / Doug)
George
Alexander
Edward (Ted / Teddy - I do not like Ed so that puts me off a bit).
Louis

Which do you prefer? (Other suggestions welcome!)

Thanks all! Some really good suggestions. She’s currently not a Tilly but I suspect that may change during school years so need to keep that in mind.

Annoyingly Sebastian and Alastair are ‘already taken’ family names as I do like those!

I do like Alfred but is Alfie still supremely popular?

There was a thread going on about this - finding a name of the same number of syllables as the siblings. Is syllable envy really a thing?!

I like it. Its quite elegant.

I have a Matilda and a Theodore (Theo) 😍

Yes, I like Hector with Matilda.

For me the order would be:

Matilda and Hector
Matilda and Frederick
Matilda and Edward ( third place only because the Ted and Tilly thing might become an issue. In terms of being old Anglo-Saxon names I think they fit beautifully together)

Yes, Alfie is every third kid ...

Do you like Rufus?

I'm never sure, but to me that has an Anglo Saxon vibe too (Thinking of William Rufus)

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Well that was helpful, thanks.

I do like Rufus and Fergus (Gus) but also have in back of my mind they’re a bit like dog names….

I think my favourite is Frederick or Edward but I keep changing my mind!

Gerald (Gerry), Robert, or John are good sturdy names that will take the owner anywhere - David and Paul also work.

I like those two.

And I agree about the dog thing. But nice dog names!

I like Freddie best or…

Matilda and Elijah

Matilda and Nathaniel

Matilda and Sebastian

The reality is I'm not sure Tilly and Teddy is any worse than Tilly and Freddie.

The first has the T repeated but the combination Tilly and Freddie still has a strong "ie" sound at the end.

If you go with Ted, I think Tilly and Ted is fine.

Another possibility is Mattie if Tilly hasn't caught on yet. It has an Ethan Frome vibe! Mattie and Ted I like.

I think the name Thomas goes well with Matilda.

Mine has a brother called Edmund. He's a Ned rather than a Ted...

That's sweet. Can't an Edward be a Ned too?

Yes I like Mattie, and probably prefer Fred over Freddie. (We currently call her Mattila
the Hun at home as a joke 😂)

Someone else suggested Ned and I also quite like that!

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I love Ned as a nn for Edward (Tilly and Ned / Mattie and Ned both work).

Mattie and Ned is lovely.

(Though I still rather like Matilla the Hun!)

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Lovely name ideas! George is my favourite. I also love Frederick, Oscar, Alexander, Edward and Louis. The Matilda I know has a brother called Samuel, which is lovely too.

I also like Harry, Henry, Arthur, Benjamin, Thomas, Zachary, Isaac, James, Joseph and Jonathan.

For some reason Matilda brings Walter to mind. And I not come across a little Walter ever.

Definitely not Rufus that's absolutely a dogs name "Ruff Ruff", said Rufus

Alexander but only if your surname doesn't start with an E.