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Matilda is a lovely name, I like it a lot. Not a huge fan of the name Tilda and don't like it as a full name. Tilly is my fave nn for Matilda and actually like it as a full name too. Matilda is common here in Australia already.

I knew a Tilda once. She was a teacher (Mathematics) at a very successful school, and her name seemed a little too frivolous for her! But I got used to it.

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The only human Matilda I've known was French and actually Mathilda with a th and an a. She was always called Mattie, which suited her just fine.

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Then there was my wonderful dog: a rescue dog, probably with a lot of Border Collie and Scottie in the mix. She was used to her old name so we kept it and mostly called her Matilda but occasionally Matt the Mutt. Best dog ever.

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I rather enjoy Tilly, but I've never met one or encountered it IRL so clearly people do avoid it if they want to!

I use to know a woman named Mathilde (French speaking), she was always called Tildie.
I think she got off easy, she had a sister named Antoinette, perfectly ok name, but the poor woman was always called Tuna!

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so, Matilda. I tend to think"Waltzing Matilda", but likely that's because I lived in Australia for a while.

I think Matilda is a nice name, although I slightly prefer Matilde.

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I actually like Tilly. I like it better than Tilda. Tilda makes me think of the tilde, which is that squiggly line that Spanish-speakers place over N's and Portuguese-speakers place over A's.

It's alright; I think Milla is a cute nn. I'm not a fan of Tilda as a nn or on its own as I just don't like the sound, but I think it could work on its own. I don't think it'll ever get 'very common', but I can see it rising in the rankings, though still nowhere what most people would consider 'popular'

I like Matilda but do not care for Tilda at all. It's only half a name IMO. I do think Tilly is avoidable, especially if you offer an alternative nickname.

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I don't think it'll get super popular. Clunky sounds are not in right now.

Love Matilda and nickname Tilda / Tillie. OK with nickname Mattie but feel it's a lost opportunity for Tilda / Tillie. :0)

I like it, but not enough to use. Ilda would be cute, but Tilda sounds sort of ugly to me. I also prefer Mathilda or Mathilde, but Matilda is nice too.

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I don't think so.

Matilda is already very popular in England and Tilly is a popular shortening - it's been used frequently as a given name in the past 10 years. I don't like Matilda personally, and though I think Tilly is very sweet for a little girl, it doesn't work on an adult. I think it's perfectly avoidable though - of 3 friends who have daughters named Matilda only 1 is known as Tilly, the others are Tilda and Mattie