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Oh, Slight add.
I pronounce it
Oh-till-ee-ah.
Nothing like Atilla.

This is my middle name [otillia, version slightly varied]

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Tell him that is sounds elegant, and she was the patron saint of the blind.

What is it today? Everyone is bringing up beloved names of mine that I thought no one else liked? I'm the only one allowed to have good taste in names. Stop it.

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While Ottilia is new to me, Ottilie (with the stress on the first syllable) and Ottoline ("OTT-uh-leen") are dear to my heart. And I've recently fallen in love with Odile.

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Ottilia is so good I'm adding it to my long list. Don't be surprised if you see it cropping up in a list of suggestions on another thread. ;-)

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Perhaps your dh could get into Ottilie, nn Tillie?

This message was edited 12/5/2007, 4:18 PM

It reminds me of the hun too much, too, sorry.

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I love all your other names, though. :) I have a son named Finley and we call him Finn.

Unfortunately, when I first saw the name, I thought it was a variation of Attila! And, although Ottilia is actually very pretty in it's own right, most people will pronounce it like Attila, just with a short 'o' sound at the beginning. Sorry!

Don't care much for Ottilia, it reminds me of "otitis". What about Odile?

I'm sorry, but I agree with your boyfriend

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I know they aren't the same, but they are similar.

I really like Ottilia!
The hun was named Attila and I defintely do not pronounce it the same way as Ottilia so I don't think they are similar. I'm not sure how you can convince your boyfriend though. All I can say is that I think it's a pretty, sophisticated and feminine name.