Lottie or alternative

[Phoenix321]

Dd nearly a week old and still no name.struggling to choose one. We have the middle name Iris and a one syllable surname. Need a first name. Quite like Lottie but high up the popularity list and would want a longer name I think shortened to Lottie but don't like Charlotte. Other contender was Liliana (shortened to Lily) but again very popular and would be 2 flowers together with the middle name.

Having always disliked Harper dp mentioned it in passing and I love it but he isn't now liking it.

I'm starting to find the whole thing so stressful now when it should be fun. Just want us to decide upon a name for her so we can announce her arrival properly and start using it and getting used to it ahead of our registration appointment next week. I just look at her and she's this perfect little thing that deserves a name that acknowledges how precious she is! Any help appreciated.

Lottie and Lily are both lovely names you really don't need to worry about lengthening it

I've never even heard of the name Liliana let alone met any one called it. I think it's beautiful and would go very nicely with Iris .
I also like the name Lilias which is a slight variation and can also obviously be shortened to Lily.
I really dislike the name Harper.

Prefer Charlotte to Lottie. Not keen on Lottie. Charlotte is much nicer sounding.

Really like Lily but it is a popular pet name which would put me off.

Josie/Josephine Iris

Hattie/Harriet Iris

Hettie/Henrietta Iris

Lettie/Letitia Iris

Pippa/Philippa Iris

Amalia Iris

Lilah Iris

Delilah Iris

Mila Iris

Penny/Penelope Iris

Tallulah Iris

Sorry, should also have added . . .

(1) Many congratulations on the birth of your DD

(2) Start calling your DD by one of the names you have chosen ~ by the end of the day you will know whether or not it's right. If it's not right, move onto the next name and call her that for a day. Just carry on with this until you know you've got the right name. Good luck!

If you don't want Lottie on the BC (though I think it's fine as a full name) you could use Carlotta, Ottilie, Liselotte, Colette...lots of names with that kinda ette finish could work. But people will naturally assume if she has a long name that it's Charlotte.

Thank you so much all, Philippa, Henrietta and Harriet were on a very loose potential list antenatally but none of those seem to suit her. @AustenitesUnite Thank you and I will try point 2 - good idea!

Lois is a lovely name too.

Iris is a beautiful second name.
Others as sweet as Lottie ..

Charlotta - sh-LOT-uh
Cosima
Arrietta
Mietta
Harriet
Cressida
Isotta
Georgette
Adrienne
Louella
Maxima
Clotilde
Claudia
Audrey

If you do like Lottie, I wouldn’t be put off by the popularity.
There’s a much wider pool of baby names used these days, so a top 10 baby name isn’t given to as many girls as a top 10 baby name from 30 plus years ago.

Looking at Lottie in particular, in 2024 Lottie was ranked at no. 38 on the official ONS list, and a little less than 0.2% of babies born in England and Wales were named Lottie. About half of all babies are boys, so say that a little less than 0.4% of girls born in England and Wales in 2024 were named Lottie. That 0.4% works out as around 1 in every 250 baby girls named Lottie in 2024.

They won’t all be spread out evenly across the country, so there may be areas with a disproportionately high number of Lotties, but you’re still not likely to be falling over them in every baby group and school classroom.

Congratulations

I adore the name Iris, but I'm guessing there's a reason it's the middle name and not a first name contender?

I really like Charlotte and don't mind Lottie as a short form, but personally I wouldn't use it as a given name. Especially if you don't like Charlotte, as most people will assume she's a Charlotte on the BC.

Liliana is too fussy for me. I would just go for Lily, which works much better as a given name than Lottie imo.

Harper isn't to my taste at all.

Lily gets my vote. I don't think it matters too much that it's two flower names. They flow ok together and middle names are so rarely used anyway.

@BoleynMemories13 yes a family name so not wanting to use as first name. Funnily enough we have no doubts on that name at all and have had it from the beginning!

I think Liliana is beautiful and goes well with Iris

Or use Iris as first name?

Why not have Iris as a first name? It’s lovely.

I like Lottie, it’s really pretty. And like carlotta as a full name for it.

similar vibe - Callie, Lola, Harriet/hattie, Etta, Dorothy/dottie, elisabeth/libby, Heidi, hallie, Katie, Emmie

Victoria (Tori)

I think it's gorgeous too ~ I know a lady with this name and she pronounces it Lil-ayn-a but she's from another country. It sounds really pretty

I’m not a fan of Lottie as a stand alone name. Agree Liliana too much with Iris. How about

Ettie/ Etta (Juliet/ Harriet/ Henrietta)
Betty (Elizabeth/ Bethany)
Edie (Eden/ Edith/ Elodie)
Bonnie
cassie
hallie
connie
nellie (Penelope/ Eleanor)
leonie
lori (Lorelei)
sadie

The Iris is a distraction. Use whichever first name you like. Nearly every other Lily will be Lily Rose.

Lily is fineI but don't like Liliana, it's too long and vowelly. Lottie is ok but looks like it's short for Charlotte.

I love those three!

Would she suit Hattie, Hetty or Pippa?

I also know a Philippa who goes by Phippy.

I agree that Lily Iris is a bit too floristy, and I don't feel Lottie works as a name other than as a diminutive for Charlotte.

Yes, Etta is a good suggestion?

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Don’t like Lottie. Not a real name IMO

I think that pronunciation is getting a bit close to "little anus" in English !

I'm not so sure. I can hardly say it (and I don't normally struggle to get my tongue round things). It looks prettier written than it sounds.