Matilda

[rubyslippers]

yay or nay?

and, any suggestions for names like it/of a similar ilk ...

TIA

yes lovely

yes. madeleine nice too.

Yes, we have one, so I love it!

There is another thread about it further up/down the page - it is now very popular so you may end up having more than one in a class, although my DD is coming up to 4 and I only know one other one here (who is 3 years older)

Nice although everyone will call her Tilda which will annoy you

ime

thank you all

hmm - i do like it

but Madeleine is so lovely

Another thread on this recently discussing its popularity.

I have a Mathilda. We call her Tilda through choice.

Don't like Tilly at all. Cutesy, twee, bleurgh.

SOH - do you spell it with an 'h'?

I am not made keen on Tilly and prefer Tilda or Matty as a shortening TBH

i do really like it, and DH agrees which is a plus!

like Matilda too - preferably without an 'h' in it

Tilda is another shortening that I like too

Love it! Would be on our list if it didn't sound silly with our surname, and I like Tilda as a shortening.
What about Jemima?

Yes I spell it with the 'h'.

Perfectly legitimate, non made-up, Germanic spelling. I know of another MNer who has the same spelling for quite poignant reasons.

I love it, I'm pushing my sister to choose it for her (overdue) baby, she likes the nickname Tilly but her Dp hates matilda

madelaine is nicer but both are good tbh

my friends say my daughter is like Matilda from the book I don't know what they mean...

don't like it! over used round here as well

Love it but do know four under 5