I wasn’t even pronouncing this right ahh that doesn’t happen 2 often I’m not sure this would work without again someone bringing up cloth or clot but I love the meaning of the name
If u where outside of the us is say go for it
I think it’s a possibility, but be prepared for lots of questions on how to pronounce and spell it. Also, I think it’d help your future daughter a lot if there was a story or something behind why you chose it (i.e. “We named you after this historical person/book character etc.”) so that way she doesn’t get the feeling that you guys picked the name just to torture her (since she’ll be dealing with the questions/comments even longer than you will).
So I’d say yes, it’s a possibility, although personally I’d never use it because I think it’d be too much of a hassle for a future daughter to deal with. I love the nicknames, though!
Coming from someone with a [name_m]French[/name_m] name that was / is commonly mispronounced (even by well-meaning relatives) I’d say don’t use it unless you have a really good reason for it. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t burden a kid with all the things the above posters mentioned just to be different. [name_m]How[/name_m] many people will be able to say it the [name_m]French[/name_m] way, which is the only way it sounds attractive?
I like it. I prefer [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f].
NMS, [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f], [name_f]Clotilde[/name_f] and [name_f]Clotilda[/name_f] remind me of blood clots, particularly arterial blood clots. I think that [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f] is the most attractive, and I can see its appeal, it’s just not my cup of tea. I don’t think any of those nn’s are too much of a stretch either, but I think that obtaining the right pronunciation would be an absolute pain. The correct pronunciation is quite pretty, but I don’t really like it on paper, and I imagine that the average person would think it was either: CLOTH-thild ([name_f]Clothilde[/name_f]), CLOT-tild ([name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]) or CLOT-til-dah ([name_f]Clotilda[/name_f]). Everything sounds better in [name_m]French[/name_m] :).
I agree whole-heartedly with this.
Like others, I think if you really love the name then give it to a pet who doesn’t care what its name is. A child needs a sense of belonging to the people around, and a badly chosen name (like this one) that gets butchered or derided all the time is not good for a kid.
I think [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f] is a fabulous name (prefer this spelling), it might be difficult to pronounce if you aren’t familiar with it, but only the first time, after that there isnt an issue.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the nns [name_f]Tilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Hilda[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and [name_u]Teal[/name_u] would work too.
I really like it, though I slightly prefer the spelling [name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]. It’s a name that has Gallic elegance and a queenly history.