What names would you suggest if we like Matilda and Jemima?

[Fairytalebloom]

Hiya,
I was wondering if you could help us name our daughter who was born yesterday. Our two favourite names are Jemima and Matilda.
However, we lived in America for 5 years before moving back to the UK and have lots of friends over there and so I worry about the racist connotations of Jemima.
I also think Matilda is really popular and so that puts me off that one slightly!
Any other ideas are very welcome please!
Thank you x

Gorgeous! What a beautiful choice. Enjoy your lovely girl.

Congratulations OP! Hope you're settling in together.

I understand Jemima has some connotations in the US, but I'd imagine that once it's someones name that the negatives would take a back seat. Met a baby Donald (Donnie) other day, I doubt many people were thinking much about the US president after the first minute.

I really love the name. Good choice and congratulations again ❤️

What a lovely name (first and middle), great choice. Congratulations!

Apphia. It’s an older English name which I think is beautiful. Also Jennifer, Susannah, Stephania?

What connotations does Jemima have?

Jemima made me think puddleduck.. no idea how it could be racist??

But.. Amelia, Carmella, Tabitha, Esme

Just popped on to say Imelda, but I see you've already made your choice. Congratulations!

Love all those.
Also Talulah / Cecily.

Good choice! I know a Jemima nn Jemmy

Love your final choice.

Absolutely gorgeous name! Congratulations

I had no idea Jemima was racist? I always thrift was lovely, less common, English name?

Cordelia
Genevieve
Freya
Anwen

Meredith nickname Merry!

Aunt Jemima is an American breakfast food brand emblazoned with a drawing of a black American woman which is somewhat caricature. The Aunt Jemima brand originated from 19th-century minstrel shows and the racist "mammy" caricature, but it was brought to life by Nancy Green, a real woman born into slavery who became one of America's first Black corporate models.

’The character helped sell an idealized version of the Old South at a time when the realities of slavery and racial violence were still within living memory. The cheerful Black woman presented as naturally devoted to cooking and serving white families stood in stark contrast to the actual experiences of enslaved Black women, whose labor and bodies had been exploited under slavery. Advertising transformed that painful history into something that could be packaged, marketed and sold to American families,’ African Archives post.

Mariella

Yup Tabitha is the one.

Just a heads-up to recent posters the OP has settled on Jemima ❤️ job done

Look up 'Aunt Jemima'.