How do YOU pronounce Ottilie?

Girl Names
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The name [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] has been mentioned here a few times recently, and I’ve been pronouncing it like [name_m]OTT[/name_m]-uh-lee, but apparently the [name_m]German[/name_m] pronunciation is o-TEE-lee-uh. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you say it?

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I pronounce it oh-[name_m]TIL[/name_m]-ee but my great grandmother was [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and she said it oh-[name_m]TIL[/name_m]-ee-ah (sort of).

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Like “utterly”, only with “illy” in the end. Have no idea if that’s terribly wrong.

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Otterly - like utterly but for otters.

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ott-ill-lee

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I say “oh-[name_m]TILL[/name_m]-ee.”

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Not a long O but Au-til-lee
The beginning syllable I pronounced like Otter or [name_m]Otto[/name_m].
The ending I pronounce like [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] which probably sounds different in [name_m]German[/name_m] as well. However in [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u], I would expect the [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] like pronunciation of the ending.

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I say it ah-till-ee.

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I have a good friend named [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and she pronounces it like “Otter-lee”.

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I flip flop between:

‘o-TEE-lee-a’

and

‘[name_m]OTT[/name_m]-ill-ee’

‘o’ like the short ‘o’ in hot and pot.

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Oh-tee-lee

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I pronounce it [name_m]Ott[/name_m]-Ill-lee.

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Like [name_m]Ott[/name_m]-uh-lee.

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I pr . it Oh - tee -lee .

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The birth of influencer Zoe Sugg’s daughter Ottilie Rue has everyone interested in all things Ottilie! So let’s revive this — how do you say Ottilie? Type it out or upload a recording!

I’m an American and I’ve always said AH-till-ee — but I’ve never met anyone with this name!

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I say OH-till-ee

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I say OTT-il-ee, rhymes with “dottily”. It’s a sweet and quirky name with an upscale feel, fashionable where I live in [name_f]England[/name_f] for a few years now. I know a one-year-old nicknamed [name_u]Ottie[/name_u] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: and know of a couple of slightly older girls too.

[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is a lovely name, congratulations to the family!

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o-TIL-ee with the emphasis on the middle syllable

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@katinka and I pronounced Ottilie for our Accent Challenge last year. Ottilie is at 7:19 (I tried to post a clip, but my files are too big :weary:)

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] watched the accent challenge and yep, I do say it like oddily (odd-ih-lee). :laughing:

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