Most common/natural nn for Matilda? & Adele ques.

See the results of this poll: 1) Most common nn for Matilda?

Respondents: 61 (This poll is closed)

  • Tilly: 23 (38%)
  • Mattie: 10 (16%)
  • Tilda: 2 (3%)
  • I hear the nn’s Tilly and Mattie about equally as much: 12 (20%)
  • I hear all three nn’s about equally as much: 2 (3%)
  • I hear the name Matilda, in it’s full form the most: 12 (20%)

I don’t think either of those names immediately lend themselves to the nicknames you dislike. I don’t know anyone named [name]Matilda[/name] so I am not sure what is most common, but I think “[name]Tilly[/name]” would be a great nickname, and as long as you use it, so will other people. To me, the most natural nickname for [name]Adele[/name] would be “[name]Dell[/name]” if you use any nickname at all. (I love [name]Adele[/name] by the way! Please don’t scrap it! :slight_smile: )

aw, thanks! I reaaallly love the name [name]Adele[/name]. And nn’s [name]Dell[/name], [name]Della[/name], and [name]Elle[/name] are all fanstastic. [name]Addie[/name] is way to popular/trendy though, so not sure if that will cause an issue. I don’t want to have to constantly correct people, kwim? That would be so aggrivating to say the least, ha! hmm, I wonder if it’s an issue with this name?

I also worry about the name [name]Matilda[/name] turing into [name]Mattie[/name]. I don’t want to worry about anything with a name. I want it to be “care free” so to speak.

Maybe I just need to scrap both of these gorgeous names :frowning: Boo!

Honestly, I think you’re waaay overthinking it. [name]Matilda[/name] is not used nearly enough to have a go-to nickname like [name]Gabriella[/name]. And even if it was, it’s not that hard to say “my name is [name]Gabriella[/name], but call me [name]Ella[/name]”. Or “my name is [name]Matilda[/name], but call me [name]Tillie[/name]”. I actually see it as an advantage-- if [name]Matilda[/name] feels like her name doesn’t fit her, or if she just wants a change for whatever reason, she can go by [name]Mattie[/name], [name]Tillie[/name], [name]Tilda[/name], [name]Millie[/name], [name]May[/name], or [name]Maud[/name]. Choices are always a good thing.

For [name]Adele[/name], I think it’s even less of a problem. The name is only two syllables! No one’s going to feel the need to shorten it. Plus, I really can’t imagine an [name]Adele[/name] being called [name]Addy[/name]-- the stress isn’t on the first syllable, so it’s pretty nonintuitive. [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adele[/name] ([name]Adele[/name] in particular is a favorite of mine) are both perfectly lovely names and I see absolutely no reason to ‘scrap’ them. :slight_smile:

I think of miss mattie from Cranford but I know both an [name]Adele[/name] and a [name]Mathilda[/name] who are never called by a nickname.

Woodensandals mentioned “Cranford” (novel & wonderful BBC miniseries)…[name]Mattie[/name] was played by [name]Judi[/name] Densch (full name was [name]Matilda[/name]) and a dear friend’s little girl was named after her, but called [name]Tilly[/name]. It was the first time I’d heard that nn for [name]Matilda[/name] and I thought it was absolutely adorable!

[name]Tilly[/name] was on my short list of girls’ names…but we had twin baby boys.

I think [name]Tilly[/name] is a winner.

Aw, thanks guys! I had a really bad experience recently with the name [name]Gabriella[/name] and thr nn gabby. So I just want to make sure that I avoid that type of mistake again on the future ;).

I adore both [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adele[/name]. Good point about the nn [name]Addie[/name] being a non issue for [name]Adele[/name]. I think the only way that [name]Addie[/name] would be used I if the mother used it or the child liked it later on.

I doubt either [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Adele[/name] have the [name]Gabriella[/name]/gabby issue ;). Or the [name]Madeleine[/name]/ maddie issue. Nothing wrong with those names or nn’s. It’s just a personal preference is all

My first thought was [name]Mattie[/name] & [name]Addie[/name], but it’s whatever you make it.

I love both of these names, but I’ve never heard them with a nickname. Also of interest is the name [name]Matilde[/name]/[name]Mathilde[/name].

I voted [name]Tilly[/name]. I know a lovely little three year old named [name]Matilda[/name] who goes by [name]Tilly[/name].

I don’t think that either of these names would have nickname issues. While I don’t personally know a [name]Matilda[/name] or an [name]Adele[/name] I love both of these names as well but also have qualms with the nicknames [name]Maddie[/name] and [name]Addie[/name]. Simply stated, [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adele[/name] don’t need nicknames, especially the very short [name]Adele[/name]. As for [name]Matilda[/name] if you want to call her [name]Tilly[/name], others will follow suit and not think to call her [name]Maddie[/name]. My favorite of the nicknames would be [name]Tilda[/name] though, it’s adorable.

Well I looked it up and the name [name]Adele[/name] is the female form of the name adolf! Ugh, so I cantu use that one as pretty as it sounds.

[name]Matilda[/name] is definitely high on my list though. I still might want to go with a name in which there are either no nn’s or all of the nn’s I like. [name]Just[/name] for peice of mind. But I have plenty of time to think about it :wink:

That’s not true. [name]Adolf[/name] means ‘noble wolf’ from the Germanic elements adal and wulf. [name]Adele[/name] comes from the same element, adal, meaning noble, but that’s the only way in which it’s connected to the name [name]Adolf[/name]. You’d have to eliminate Adalheid, [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Heidi[/name], [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Ada[/name], [name]Adelia[/name], [name]Alina[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Alicia[/name], [name]Ailis[/name], [name]Alison[/name], [name]Elke[/name], and any other name and derivations containing the element ‘adal’. For accurate etymology, go to behindthename.com; it’s the only really reliable online source I’ve found. Plus the names don’t even sound alike, anyhow-- uh-[name]DELL[/name] vs. AY-dolff. I seriously doubt anyone will think you named your daughter after [name]Adolf[/name] Hitler (I’m assuming that’s what you mean?).

Oh, thanks for clarifying! I think I will keep [name]Adele[/name] on my list then. It’s a very beautiful name. To me, it sounds French. I think the [name]German[/name] variant is adella/[name]Adela[/name] right? That’s what I read but not sure how accurate the info is. If it’s origin is French then I’m all for it! I love that name. It’s elegant and underused. It has a subtle beauty and class that I love about it.

[name]Matilda[/name] is such a sweet name. And if she didnt like it a’s a teen. She could go by tilly or whatever she wanted.

Thanks!

All the Matildas I know go by their full name. [name]Imo[/name] you never know what your child is going to loe when they get older. However, I also find that if you start them off with a nickname you do love they rarely switch to a different nickname (unless it’s one that has nothing to do with their name…like being called shark because you swam so fast in summer camp). The issue is usually that you try and go by their full name and later they want something shorter for their friends. But if you start with ‘[name]Tilly[/name]’ or ‘[name]Del[/name]’ then that’s most likely what they’ll still with.

Yeah, that’s true. I love the name [name]Matilda[/name] but I wouldn’t want her to lose her full name either. Too bad I won’t have control of that! Haha. I might be better off going with a name that doesn’t have a nn or one that only has a shortening of the name. To me, tilly could become her name if she wanted it too. Other names like [name]Eloise[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name] or lulu and [name]Daphne[/name] nn daph, it’s different. They are shortenings of the name but i would never worry that it would become her name, Kwim?

Ok so with [name]Adele[/name], what is the origin?? I’m so confused with this name. Is it [name]German[/name] or French?

Thanks!!

[name]Adele[/name] (or actually [name]Ad[/name]”le, if you want to get picky) is French, while [name]Adela[/name] is [name]German[/name] (it’s also used in a bunch of other languages, but its origin is [name]German[/name]). Almost always, names of French origin do not end in A. So that’s how you get [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Isabelle[/name], and [name]Mathilde[/name], as opposed to [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], and [name]Matilda[/name]. :slight_smile:

I knew an [name]Adele[/name] growing up and she just went by [name]Adele[/name]. There’s no need to shorten it. The only [name]Matilda[/name] I know is a 6-mo old baby, and her parents alternate between [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Tilly[/name]. I agree with pp that what the parents call the child has a huge impact on what others call her, so if you don’t like [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Addie[/name], don’t use them and others will follow your lead. [name]Both[/name] gorgeous names! Good luck!

Thanks! Yeah, I really like both [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adele[/name]. I find them both very charming and sweet :-). With [name]Adele[/name] I wouldn’t shorten it. It’s short enough :). [name]Elle[/name] and [name]Della[/name] are cute if I ever did go the mm route though. And [name]Matilda[/name] would have the occasional nn of tilly ( in thr house only). So that she would associate with that nn. And then I would see what happens and play it by ear :wink:

So Im really liking [name]Adele[/name] more and more. [name]Adele[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]. [name]Do[/name] u find the name easy enough to say? I like the name in full. Nn [name]Elle[/name] is cute but I would have to play that one by ear. Hopefully she wouldn’t become an [name]Addie[/name] :wink: