I have a friend from college named Matilda who went by Mattie (“Maddy”) in high school and Tilda in college (When the actress was better known…)

Give your kid a name with the flexibility to be what she wants, not only what your husband wants. She will be using the name a lot longer than he will.

Call her Marigold or Matilda with nn Maddie

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like Maddie is dated by about 10 years. It was really popular.

+1. It's a cute name, but very 2010s.

So true. Know a few “Maddie’s” from early 2010s. It’s a little girl’s name. Great for a little girl / baby, but a bit weird for a grown up. But yes, times are changing so it may be ok by the time Maddie is looking for a job.

Anonymous wrote:I know three 13 year olds named Madeline, Madeleine, and Madison. All go by Maddie. I don’t any 10 year old Maddie’s. We’ve all moved on.

There are two Maddie’s on my daughter’s second grade soccer team (in DC). A bunch more at her school (some short for Madison and some for Madeline)

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Anonymous wrote:Names signal class. A nickname as a full given name indicates a lower to middle class background. Of course there are exceptions. I would not do it.

Prince Harry named BOTH of his kids nicknames-as-given-names. He is literally a titled aristocrat, from a family that is the apex of the aristocrat class.

Well his wife is an attention seeking contrarian so I don’t think you’re making the point you intended.

My daughter is called Maddie but it is a nickname. I personally would not have put “Maddie” on her birth certificate.

Anonymous wrote:I like your husband's reasoning but the name Maddie is just awful.

Agreed. The two Maddies I know are both absolutely horrid people. Ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who's just "Katie" and gets asked what it is short for a lot. It's not a huge deal but it will come up.

I'm "just" Katie. It's actually a family name, so we've had "just" Katie's since the 19th century. Sometimes people ask, but it's not a big deal. That said, I wouldn't name a kid Maddie, and I have a cousin nicknamed Maddie.

I think this was a lot more common historically in America, yes.

I have been to a friend's cabin in West Virginia and spent some time walking in a few old Appalachian graveyards. There were a lot of Katies and Lizas and Lizzies from long ago. My LDS friend from Utah who was there said these were really common "pioneer names" from her part of the country too. It's a really cool way to continue your family's history by keeping those old name trends alive.

Anonymous wrote:Names signal class. A nickname as a full given name indicates a lower to middle class background. Of course there are exceptions. I would not do it.

Prince Harry named BOTH of his kids nicknames-as-given-names. He is literally a titled aristocrat, from a family that is the apex of the aristocrat class.