Ottoline?

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What do we think of Ottoline? How would you pronounce it?

My wee girl loves the Ottoline books!

I would pronounce it “Ott-o” (as in the boys name Otto) and then Line (as in Caroline). I’ve not seen this name before but would maybe wrongly assume for a girl it would be Ottaline

I would say it Otto-leen which is much nicer than Otto-line. So much so in fact that I don’t think I could risk it. You’re safer to stick to Ottilie.

I would say it to rhyme with vaseline
It sounds quite brand name to me (maybe a car shampoo cause of auto sound)

Ottilie is better.

It sounds like a medication 🥴

My DD liked those books too! I like it.

I have never seen "Ottilie" spelled "Otterly" FGS. Who is doing this 😳

I would instinctively say OttoLYNE like Caroline. Quite a grand name but I do like it.

I think it’s lovely. I’ve always known it to be pronounced to rhyme with Caroline. The Ottoline books were a huge hit in this house.

My first thought too - and I like it,

I have always thought of her as Otter-line like Caroline.

Really dislike. I read it as 'Otto - leen' so like an established boys name with 'leen' on the end to make it female, like Davidleen, or Frankleen!

Ottilie is different (though I don't love it either) as it's not Otto lie so it's basically Tilly with something added on the front.

I would not think to pronounce like Caroline but once told then I would manage it.

@PrincessOfPreschool , Pauline, Albertine, Clementine, Geraldine ...

Frankleen and Davidleen (didn't he make films?) are inspired. Shades of Jimberley about them.

I think we can all agree that if OP suggested Pauline, Albertine or Geraldine, there would be a very different response! Clementine is only rescued by being more well known as a fruit, the 'ine' ending and Clement as a boy's name being very rare indeed.

I don't know... they seem a bit dated and not very pretty but they're not bad. I know a Clement and a Clementine but they're not children.

Paulina and Geraldina sound a bit less dated. I can't separate Clementine from the image a round female Tango man.

same here. A very northern accent and it’d be o’ill-een almost.

I think these types of names are the middle class version of what people refer to as 'chav' names of which i will not give an example but i'm sure people can guess.
There are so many beautiful names to choose from that aren't following a trend.

There’s a character in a Danish series on channel 4 called Ottilia. Very pretty I think.Ottilie Morrell was a bit of a one, I read that DH Lawrence based Lady Chatterley’s Lover on her relationship.

It’s pretty
I would say “Otto - leen”

Caroline, Ottoline, so I’d say Otto-line (line like line!)

I quite like Clementine and Albertine.

Clementine was a name before it was a fruit. It was named after the guy who found it, Clement, but Clementine already existed as a name I believe.

I see them a bit like Harriet (for Harry) and Henrietta (from Henry), which I like.

It reminds me of the book, Ottoline and the Yellow Cat.
I think it's fine, though bear in mind it will be pronounced with a glottal stop in some areas.

I would assume it had the same pronunciation as Caroline. In my head, it might end in the ‘leen’ sound if it was spelled Otteline, following the similar pattern for names such as Emmeline, Evangeline etc. It’s the second ‘o’ in Otto that makes me assume that it is ‘line’ (as in ‘washing’) that follows it.

I like it, it’s from a famous book I can’t remember. However I know an Ottoline and her nickname seems to be ‘the otter’, which isn’t as pretty…

I really dislike it. It’s heavy, clunky and lacking in style.

I don’t like it.