Chloe vs. Clothilde with nn of Chloe

carolynhunt

DH and I had decided on the name Chloe if we have a girl (we're team green)... watched a French movie last night with the name Clothilde in the credits. Do you think it's better to keep it Chloe for the full first name, or to have a Clothilde who everyone calls Chloe? As someone who's never really had a nickname, I'm not sure of the full impact of the decision... thanks for your help!

carolynhunt

It's pronounced like cloh-TILD

==N==

I always thought it was Clo-TEEL. I like it but I think you'll end up with more spelling/pronunciation problems that are unnecessary if you're just going to call her Chloe anyway.

emmy236

On the fence on this one. I like Chloe and in theory I like Clothilde but it doesn't look pretty for some reason. If you're of French/Beligian decent than I like it. If you're not than I'd totally side eye it thinking you're trying too hard and stuck your baby with a name she'll have to constantly explain to people as "well my parents liked Chloe but then they watched a French movie and I got stuck with this....so yeah call me Chloe"

BulgariHeart

I believe the two are entirely different names so I don't see how Clothilde can generate Chloe; correct me if I'm wrong! I would stick with Chloe. FWIW, I pronounce Clothilde Clo-thil-deh.

tealowl

I have a Chloe, so I'm bias =]. As long as someone doesn't spell it Khloe or Kloe or Cloe. Gross.

Also, I pronounced it Clo-Theeld incorrectly.

MusicFanatic

letsgobowlingx said:

Chole all the way. I can't seem to even wrap my head around Clothilde it makes me think of some chemical used for cleaning.

lol this.  I just don't like it, at all.

I LOVE Chloe.

carolynhunt

Thanks ladies for all your comments! I was tempted -- especially fwiw we are expats living in Belgium so have some connection to the French type names -- but I agree with the crowd.

WashingtonQueen

Definitely Chloe.

BulgariHeart

Oh, I meant that I wouldn't shorten it to Chloe but I do love Clothilde as well!

DogfishHead

bromios said:

==N== said:

I always thought it was Clo-TEEL. I like it but I think you'll end up with more spelling/pronunciation problems that are unnecessary if you're just going to call her Chloe anyway.

The d at the end is a little more subtle, but it's definitely there.

We had a French exchange student named Clothilde and she pronounced in Clo-Teel. She was from Marseille, so maybe there are different ways to say it. But, she corrected us when we said her named with the D.

Any way, I love Clothilde.

diamondduck13

emmy236 said:

On the fence on this one. I like Chloe and in theory I like Clothilde but it doesn't look pretty for some reason. If you're of French/Beligian decent than I like it. If you're not than I'd totally side eye it thinking you're trying too hard and stuck your baby with a name she'll have to constantly explain to people as "well my parents liked Chloe but then they watched a French movie and I got stuck with this....so yeah call me Chloe"

This exactly

veetveet

That is possibly one of the worst names I have heard yet. Stick with Chloe!

vandelay

I love the sound of Clothilde, but don't like the way it looks, in that it begins with "clot."  I like Chloe much better.

DanandVan

I pronounced it Clo-til-de, and I really dislike it. I imagine little Chloe being embarrassed by her longer name whenthe teacher calls on her on the 1st day of school.
I love Chloe, as is. I begged dh to use Chloe Noelle as dd name, but he had his heart set on Charlotte.

L0L0

If you want her to be called Chloe, just name her Chloe. I do like Clothilde, but I think it will just be a burden and complication if you won't be using it regularly and don't have a good reason to use it. Chloe can stand on its own.

BC&LM

Definitely Chloe.

Lisa&Mark

Looks like the name of a laundry detergent or something. No one will EVER know how to pronounce this. I'd stick with Chloe.

apmom

I prefer Chloe