Poll: Naming your child today “Maud” to honour 2 aunts named Matilda. Would you do it? Choose all opinions that apply to you:

Good Idea.

35%

Bad Idea.

20%

Don’t like the name but like the idea.

29%

I like the name, but wouldn’t do it.

11%

I wouldn’t do it because of the myriad of negative opinions on the name.

7%

No. I believe the name won’t fit on a child today, as it is very dated.

27%

Maybe another alternative (Tilly, Maudie, Madison, Tilda, Mattie, Mathilde)

45%

The name has a very unpleasant sound, so no.

44%

Yes, the name could use a comeback and it’s refreshing to hear on a younger person.

33%

Yes, but only with a nickname.

No, I do not like the idea of naming my kids after existing people. They have their own identity.

16%

Maybe with a good middle name to support it. The child could use it as their backup.

13%

Only as a middle name.

33%

I would use Maud over Matilda any day.

15%

I would use Matilda, despite there already being 2 alive humans in my life with the name.

22%

I would use Matilda because it has a better sound/more new than Maud

40%

I would use Matilda to make it more obvious that she’s named after the aunts. Matilda III!

27%

Only if it’s absolutely necessary to name the child after my aunts.

16%

No, I have bad associations with the name already.

7%

Depends on the significance of the aunts in my life.

49%

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