Much nicer than the obnoxious Maddie, and it has some nice vintage charm to it as well. As a nickname for Matilda, I prefer it to the silly and country-sounding Tilly.
My little sister's name is Mattie Renee and I think it's soooooo cute! It is not a nickname or anything in her case, it is just her name. Although we call her Matilda or MattieLoo as nicknames. She is named after our Great-Great-Great Aunt Mattie. It suits her very well.
I liked this name, thinking it tomboyish but still sweet. Then I read Ethan Frome, was incredibly annoyed by the simplicity and naivite of Mattie's character, and will never look at that name as being anything other than plain.
― Anonymous User 1/27/2010
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So cute! Not sure which I like better, Mattie or Maddie.