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01-02-2013 at 12:24 PM
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wanting to generate discussion - WDYT of Ottilie?

I LOVE this name. I don't know if it's too weird to use, but I think it's gorgeous. It's pronounced oh-TILL-ee, as far as I can tell. NN's could be Tillie or Lottie, according to Nameberry. It appears to be a French feminine variation of Otto, a GP name for DH and I.

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01-02-2013 at 12:26 PM
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I don't mind the way it sounds but I hate the way it looks. I like the nn's Lottie and Tillie a lot. 
 
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I don't like the name or the nicknames, sorry. 
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I think the child would be doomed to a life of spelling and pronouncing their name every time they meet someone.  If you love it go for it, but I'm not a fan.

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01-02-2013 at 12:31 PM
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I think the child would be doomed to a life of spelling and pronouncing their name every time they meet someone.  If you love it go for it, but I'm not a fan.

I've heard that criticism before, but I wonder what about the spelling makes it difficult to pronounce? It seems pretty straightforward to me, and I didn't know how to pronounce Eloise. Embarrassed

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I don't like the way it looks

I do like the way it sounds

I do not like Tillie or Lottie as nn's, like the full version only
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magpie1127:

kestock120:
I think the child would be doomed to a life of spelling and pronouncing their name every time they meet someone.  If you love it go for it, but I'm not a fan.

I've heard that criticism before, but I wonder what about the spelling makes it difficult to pronounce? It seems pretty straightforward to me, and I didn't know how to pronounce Eloise. Embarrassed

The two T's and only one L make it wierd to say for me.

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I'm not sure how I feel about the full name. It's pretty, but there might be issues with people being able to spell or pronounce it. I LOVE both nicknames though. They're adorable. 
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I think its cute. FWIW, I pronounced it OTT-ill-ie, with emphasis on the first syllable, when I first read it. Not a huge thing to correct when people mispronounce it, though.
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01-02-2013 at 12:45 PM
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Behind the name lists this as a German with a slightly different pronunciation.  They have it related to Odilia (female) and Uda (male).

I thought it was pronounced ott-i-lee at first glance.

I want to like it.

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01-02-2013 at 12:53 PM
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Hm...there are a TON of different pronunciations, according to Forvo:

http://www.forvo.com/word/ottilie/

The German pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-yeah, and the French pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-ee.

So my inclination would be to pronounce it with that syllabic pattern, but with an American accent. That's where I got oh-TILL-ee. However, there doesn't seem to be a consensus!
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01-02-2013 at 12:57 PM
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magpie1127:

The German pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-yeah, and the French pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-ee.

I've now walked around work with this name rolling in my head.

I really like the pronunciation oh-tee-lee-uh (which is what BTN says) or oh-till-yeah.  

oh-till-ee is nice, too.  

You have me liking this name. 

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01-02-2013 at 12:58 PM
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Joy2611:
magpie1127:

The German pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-yeah, and the French pronunciation seems to be oh-TILL-ee.

I've now walked around work with this name rolling in my head.

I really like the pronunciation oh-tee-lee-uh (which is what BTN says) or oh-till-yeah.  

oh-till-ee is nice, too.  

You have me liking this name. 

Yay!!!! I've been hoping someone would jump on board with me for a while now! Big Smile

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01-02-2013 at 2:19 PM
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I like it. :)

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I love it!  It is now on my list lol.
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01-02-2013 at 2:59 PM
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This was my grandma's name and she was german and promounced it (I am really bad about writing these out) so basically liek Ophelia with a t instead of the ph.
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01-02-2013 at 3:00 PM
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At first I thought it was a bit much.  But I don't know....after reading it 15 times in this thread and saying it in my head a lot, I think you can pull it off. 

It sounds very feminine to me, and soft.  I'm kind of picture Chantilly lace, probably just because it rhymes.  I prefer the first pronunciation you have, I think that one is pretty straight forward.

BUT I still prefer Eloise.  Stick out tongue
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01-02-2013 at 3:29 PM
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I really like this name! I think it has a very sweet charm to it. I also think it would age really well. Chances are that DH will hate it (he hates everything pretty much), but I will keep it in the back of my mind just in case...
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It will always be mispronounced. This is what I thought when i saw it: ott-ah-lee, it makes me think of otter.

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01-02-2013 at 9:38 PM
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The two Ts make it sound like a short vowel to me, so I also pronounced it Ah-tih-lee. It isn't my style, but I don't think it is a crazy name. I have looked on a million French baby name lists and don't recall seeing it (or ever hearing it -- my husband is French Canadian and my son attends a French school). If the mispronunciations don't bother you, then go for it. 
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01-02-2013 at 10:48 PM
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I like the name. I have a great-great-great aunt named Ottilia. I think that side of the family was either Welsh or Austrian but I don't really remember which.
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