Ottilie?

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Is it a step to far?

I know a young Ottilie and yes, I believe it to be Too Much.

Yes. It's like utterly buttery. Don't do it

I like it but then my 2 have unusual names.If you like it why not?

how do you pronounce?Oh-till-ee?

it's very pretty - but she will spend her life spelling it

It's extremely pretty but rather twee. Does that matter to you? There's worse things than being twee!

I like it, but I like Aurelie better.

No!sounds like the audiology clinic on 6th floor

I like it - I know an Ottilie (pron. Ott-ill-ee); she was at the junior school I work at, but she was known as Lottie until year 6 when she decided she wanted to be called Tillie instead - so you do have a choice of short versions.

that was my great aunts name, she was austrian, and a lovely woman

I like it but DD2 has an unusual name so biased towards the out of the ordinary.

what wheresthehamster said - I knew one, instantly thought "otterly botterly" (seeing as how I didn't know how it was spelt at that time [duh]!)

I first came across it in a John Wyndham short story. It was so unusual then that it stuck in my mind and I grew to love it.

Number 2 would have been Ottilie (pronounced Ott-ill-ee) but he was a boy.

Actually, I'm quite surprised at how frequently it seems to crop up on baby name threads. I am sure it is becoming more popular.

Moomin - that's where I first saw it too- it was Random Quest, wasn't it, the one where the guy gets into an alternate universe & falls in love with Ottilie Harshom and then tries to find her in this universe, but when he does find her, her name's Belinda. I love that story-did you ever see the film with Joan Collins?

gorgeous name, I know 2 Ottilies.

Hmmm, a rather more positive reaction than I'd expected TBH!

I'm not in the UK (and very unlikely to live there again) so thankfully Utterly Butterly isn't an issue! I've not read the John Wyndham short story, I'll have to look out for that...

I knew an Ottilie who was shortened to Tilly. She had a little sister called Floriana (known, of course, as Florrie). I thought the names were a little overly-cute but for unusual names I thought they were a lot nicer than some I've heard.

I love it, but what do I know about anything?!

DD is Isabella and, yes, I know it's awfully popular in the UK ATM, but luckily it isn't here. Anyway, I'm not convinced the two names really go together, but, I'm pleased to be able to keep it on my list for a while

I actually really wanted Saskia for if DC2's a girl but DP is really not keen - apparently it's too 'common' in this country I have to take his word for it as I refuse to mention any name options to RL people and I still haven't found a decent `Dutch forum...

Ottoline is nicer, and not quite so twee.

Ottoline - mmmmm, maybe maybe not. Will mull it over...

I had a Dutch friend too who called her son Indigo (slight non-sequiteur I guess, since we are discussing girl names ) - not sure if that's a "known" Dutch name but I thought it was rather nice! She wanted something that would work in Holland and in Britain.

lol I have an English friend who called her DD Indigo! It's not a name I've ever come across here, it's not really may sort of thing anyway TBH.

I'm sorry but I think that is the worst name I have ever come accross

I like it but find it sounds much nicer in German - pronounced Ott-eel-ye.