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I like Charlotte, but I would never use it. It's like a beautiful artifact held behind glass; lovely to look at, but I'm not supposed to touch it.

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I don't care for Charlotte Catherine Elspeth, NN Lottie or Cecee (though I do like Cece.) It's too...upper-crust, and hoity-toity to me. There is nothing warm about it, even with Lottie/Cecee.

It flows nicely, but I really dislike Elspeth, and wouldn't use it even as a second middle name. It's so lispy. I feel like I can't say it without spraying spittle. Elspeth does throw in some interest next to the classic-and-tasteful-but-therefore-somewhat-boring Charlotte and Catherine, but since I dislike it, I'd try to find something else that fits the bill. I'd like any of puck's Jane middle names in the slot, except Ariadne and Eurydice.

I've grown weary of Charlotte, especially after having taught at a WASPy prep school for the past year, but Charlotte Catherine Elspeth is quite lovely. Lottie is definitely my favorite nickname.

Charlotte is a very classic name and that's why I'm not against it per se. But then again, I find Charlotte someway too fluffy and frilly; instead I prefer other feminine forms of Charles, that is Caroline and Charlene.

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In my opinion Charlotte Catherine Elspeth is too long: I'd prefer just Charlotte Catherine, Charlotte Elspeth or Catherine Elspeth (the latter one being my favorite). Af for a NN, I think Lottie is OK.

I love that combo, and I personally like Lottie better, but that's just my opinion.