Sister for Matilda Jane

Hello!

Opinions please on names that go well with [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tilly[/name_f]. We really love [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] but not sure with using the same initials. Is it too matchy?! Open to any suggestions!

Thanks :blush:

I love [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]! I really like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] too, but I see what you mean about matching initials.

Beatrice
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

1 Like

I donā€™t think [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] are too similar, especially if you use the nickname [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] for [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], which doesnā€™t sound like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] at all.

If you find they are too similar for your taste, maybe consider:

Amabel nn [name_f]Amy[/name_f] or [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] nn [name_u]Winn[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] nn [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_m]Isadore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Izzy[/name_u] or [name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Elli[/name_f] or [name_f]Nora[/name_f]

1 Like

Thank you. I should have added that we would like to use [name_f]Iris[/name_f] as a middle name!
Really love your suggestions of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_m]Isadore[/name_m]! These are definitely going to be put to DH. Iā€™m finding it so hard as all my friends have girls so quite a few of these suggestions have already been taken.
What nickname would you suggest for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]?!

Thanks again for your help

Also I realise [name_f]Iris[/name_f] doesnā€™t go with some of the names I like above! But it isnā€™t set in stone itā€™s a family name we are considering.

Matching initials are not a problem! [name_f]My[/name_f] brother and I share initials and I have never thought badly of that - in fact, itā€™s a nice extra connection we have and my mum used to joke about how it made naming easier. Go for the name you love and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is GORGEOUS.

1 Like

Thank you! I think Iā€™m more worried people will think weā€™re going for a theme! We just seem to love M names! I do think [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] is super cute so would mean I can use the family name too. There are some great suggestions here though so Iā€™ll see what DH thinks! Xx

What about
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]

1 Like

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is gorgeous :purple_heart:

[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is a nice name itā€™s upbeat, spunky and I can definitely see why people are using it. A family friend recently named his daughter [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] and I thought it was lovely. I do think [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] & [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] are a bit matchy and could be restricting if you were to have future children however if you love it go for it.

Suggestionsā€¦
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] & [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]

1 Like

I love [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]! But [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] and [name_f]Tabby[/name_f] is too much.
[name_f]My[/name_f] nieceā€™s are [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], also love these though. [name_f]Verity[/name_f] is nice!

I canā€™t use [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f] or [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] but all of these are great suggestions too.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] thank you!

Matilda andā€¦

Amabel
[name_f]Anabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]

1 Like

As nicknames for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], I like [name_f]Mae[/name_f] best, or maybe [name_f]Bella[/name_f]/Belle or [name_f]Ella[/name_f]/Elle. You could also use [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], or [name_f]Emmie[/name_f], depending on how much of a stretch you are willing to have.

1 Like

Yeah I agree [name_f]Mae[/name_f] is best, wasnā€™t sure if [name_f]Belle[/name_f] would work but I like that too! I only had Mabes as another option so thanks!

Maybe Maeve/Mabe as a nickname for Mabel or Maby (Similar to Navy)?

Iā€™ve been crushing on [name_f]Emmanuella[/name_f] lately, like [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] but with the uh ending instead
[name_f]Emmanuella[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Emma[/name_f]/ Emme / Nellā€
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]ā€
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ā€œ[name_u]Joss[/name_u]/ Josie ā€ (or [name_f]Josepha[/name_f]/ Josefa )
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Viv[/name_f]/ Vivi / Evie / Gen / G/ Gigiā€
[name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Gwenny[/name_f]ā€
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ā€œ[name_u]Rory[/name_u]/ Rosie ā€
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] ā€œPrim / Rosie / Posieā€
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] ā€œ[name_u]Scout[/name_u]ā€
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolina[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Nina[/name_f]ā€
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Azure[/name_u] / [name_f]Azula[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]/ Nonie / Ninaā€
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Willa[/name_f]ā€ (or Mina ? )
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Sera[/name_f]/ Sena ā€
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Margo[/name_f]/ Goldie ā€
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] ā€œ[name_f]Florie[/name_f]/ Renny ā€
Opal
Poppy
Lydia
Sylvie or Sylvia
Eloise
Elodie
Dahlia
Delilah ā€œLilahā€
Amada ā€œAma / Maddieā€

1 Like

Tabitha you donā€™t necessarily have to have [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]. You could have [name_f]Beth[/name_f] or Bitzy
I think [name_f]Verity[/name_f] itā€™s very pretty with [name_f]Matilda[/name_f].
Also thought maybe felicity and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. Fliss and [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] x

1 Like

I think [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] would be super cute together! They are only slightly matchy to me (itā€™s hardly a [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_u]Mack[/name_u] situation), and I think the subtle connection is very sweet. I also like that they both have a vintage vibe.

2 Likes

Matilda Jane is lovely! I like Mabel and think it goes well with Matilda, although I personally have an issue with repeated initials. Thatā€™s just me though and itā€™s certainly not a big deal. Some other ideas:

Amelie Iris
Margot Iris
Pearl Iris
Ruby Iris
Thea Iris
June Iris
Scout Iris
Maribel Iris
Willa Iris
Maeve Iris
Luella Iris
Frankie Iris
Ophelia Iris
Aurora Iris
Freya Iris
Astrid Iris
Elowen Iris
Clementine Iris
Della Iris
Eleanor Iris
Daisy Iris
Eloise Iris
Juniper Iris
Noa Iris
Wilhelmina Iris
Olive Iris
Zelda Iris
Phoebe Iris
Stella Iris
Tallulah Iris
Winifred Iris
Allegra Iris
Zella Iris
Adeline Iris
Francis Iris
Juno Iris
Marigold Iris
Nell Iris
Clara Iris
Paloma Iris

I love Iris BTW, itā€™s beautiful both as a first and a middle name!

1 Like

Thanks everyone some really great suggestions! I really like lots of them so have got a short list now but I think hubby is set on [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]! I do still love [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and Iā€™m glad everyone thinks it would go with [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], the few people I have told so far didnā€™t like the matching initials but I donā€™t mind it as they donā€™t sound similar so Iā€™m still swaying towards that too. Thanks for all your help :blush:

1 Like

Hi there.

Matilda [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is so cute. I really like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] too. I wouldnā€™t personally prefer to repeat initials. However, if [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is the only name that you absolutely love I also wouldnā€™t let the repeating initials thing be a deal breaker. [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] go really well together style wise, & arenā€™t too match-y sounding.

A few more ideas for [name_f]Tilly[/name_f]ā€™s little sister-

Alice

Audrey

Beatrice

Beatrix

Dorothy

Eloise

Ellen

Eleanor

Frances

Imogen

June

Josephine

Louise

Lucille

Lucy

Olive

Phoebe

Penelope

Rosalie

Tabitha

Violet

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

What about [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Louella[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] - [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] & [name_u]Lou[/name_u] or [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] & [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] & [name_f]Lulu[/name_f].