I live in the US. To me it has a bit of a South American vibe. I also think of medieval Germanic stuff and British suburbia.
I think there are a lot of Americans who would perceive old Germanic names as clunky and popular British names as stylish.
I wouldn't really call it fresh...it's just one of those names that's been around for centuries yet is still used enough that it seems current.
I prefer the sound of
Mathilde and
Matilde, but if I were going to use a variation of it IRL, I'd most likely go with
Maude or
Matild.
The only NNs I really don't like for it are
Mat and
Mattie, although I'd prefer Tildy /
Tilde /
Tilda over
Tilly.
This message was edited 4/23/2018, 7:07 AM