what do you think of the name....

[DimpledThighs]

Edith

for a girl - Edie for short.

Brutally honest please.

[GhostOfMumsnet]

i quite like edith but not sure about edie

[TheArmadillo]

lovely

only problem with it I can see is the link to Balamory, but thats not a biggy.

[Tutter]

like

[MuminBrum]

I love both and it would have been my top choice if DS had been DD.

[norkmaiden]

I like that

[trillium]

Like both.

[MintChocChippyMinton]

like Ede too

[tribpot]

I'm the opposite, dislike Edith but like Edie.

On the other hand, I think it's a name of distinction. You can imagine the feminist heroine of the 21st Century being called Edith.

[nickytwotimes]

edith. not edie, especially with "factory girl" coming out

[Posey]

Like Edie, not Edith

[SoupDreggon]

don't like either

[Boco]

both are lovely

[MrsBadger]

yes
don't get set on Edie though

[pinkchampagne]

Personally, I'm not keen!

[rantinghousewife]

Like Edie, although forever be associated with sienna miller. Not sure about Edith.

[littleEasterlapin]

Bit old ladyish, but I like it

[Chattea]

Edith sounds very old-fashioned, Edie's OKish

[cece]

Can't decide if I love it or don't like it at all

[DeviousDaffodil]

Like both.
Really nice
Heard of an Esme born the other day, thought it was a fantastic name.

[edam]

I like both - and agree with you that it's good to put the full, formal version of a name on the certificate.

[edam]

My cat is Esme...

[bramblina]

Find Edith very old lady-ish, but Edith Bowman gets away with it. Edie nice but it's quite "popular" IYSWIM.
You can't go far wrong with old, classical names really.

[littleEasterlapin]

OOh, Esme, reminds me of Salinger's "To Esme, with love and squalor".. very cool.

Couldn't ever have an "E" named child, so perversely I like them...

[cece]

Now Esme .... now you are talking - very stylish and cool