Message: "Lotte?" - Behind the Name

Lotte?

by Catriona (guest)

6/6/2005, 4:48 PM

What do you think of the nn Lotte? I'm not a big fan of the name Charlotte but I like this nn...wdyt? Is there a pretty girls name that ends in lotte too??

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- Carlie (guest)

6/7/2005, 12:44 PM

Very cute...I forget about this one but its really cute.

- Elinor (Elly747)

6/7/2005, 2:52 AM

There's Lieselotte. I love the nickname form Lotty rather than Lotte :-)

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- Ylva +5

6/6/2005, 5:25 PM

I like Charlotte and Liselotte.

In Sweden Lotta is a common name, often as a nn for Charlotta.

People not used to foreign names will probably not understand that the E in "Lotte" is not mute.

- Bear (guest) +2

6/6/2005, 6:14 PM

Question for Ylva

Thanks. I couldn't remember exactly how to spell Liselotte. It's very pretty.

One question: Is Lotte pronounced "LOT-ee" or "LOT-eh/uh?" in Scandinavia/Germany?

I always thought it was an "-eh/uh" sound at the end. Maybe I'm wrong. I do like the "LOT-ee" pronunciation, but only as the English nn Lottie. Am I confused here? It wouldn't be the first time . . . .

- Ylva +1

6/6/2005, 6:25 PM

Lotte is pronounced as Lotte, not as Lotta. The e-sound is somewhat like the English ay-sound, Lott-ay. Hard to describe.

Just as in Anneliese. The last E is not mute, not is it pronounced as "ee", nor as "ah".

- Bear (guest)

6/6/2005, 6:53 PM

Thanks!

- Cait (guest) +1

6/6/2005, 5:40 PM

Hiya,

My mother is full-blood German so I'm pretty used to different pronunciations. Ex. I see Daniela and
say dan-EE-la, not Danielle-ah. Whenever I see Lotte, I say lot-tee. However, not everyone, as you
said, is used to this, so if someone was using Lotte and wanted to make sure the "e" was pronounced,
they could write it Lottë.

xx Cait xx

- Catriona (guest)

6/6/2005, 5:49 PM

I like Lotte specifically because of that TEE sound at the end...what if Lotte was a nn for Lotus or Lotta?

- Bex

6/6/2005, 5:13 PM

I like Lottie but im not fond of Lotte, it looks strange.

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

6/6/2005, 4:58 PM

I like Charlotte, and I only see Lotte as a nickname for it. I don't think the formal name decision should revolve around a nickname, as the nickname may not be used (I believe that nicknames should not be planned by the parents, but should be left up to the child).

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- Bear (guest)

6/6/2005, 4:58 PM

Lotte is a German nn for Charlotte (shar-LOTT-eh). I like it as a nn, as in Lotte Lenya (sp?), the actress.

The only other name I can think of is a combination of Elisabeth / Liesl and Charlotte. I can't remember how to spell it, but it's something like Lieselotte (LEE-za-LOT-eh). Maybe others could help me out here.

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