Edith?

[pgwithnumber3]

Not for my DC3 to be but a name I heard today on a 9 month old baby, I was quite shocked as not a name I have ever heard a child called. I asked the grandmother whether they called her Edie but she said no, just Edith.

I am alone is thinking it was quite an "unusual" name for a baby?

[pgwithnumber3]

Am I alone in

[Hulababy]

I know a child called Edith - infct her mum is a MNettter.

I think it is a nice girl's name, and I also quite like the shortenin Edie too. But like Edith in its own right.

[fishie]

it is a lovely name. perhaps you haven't heard of edith nesbit? she wrote 'the phoenix and the carpet' and many other books.

edie is short for edith.

[thisisyesterday]

love it, I know someone with an edith who is just over a year

[DorrisMcWhirter]

I love it, was on our shortlist.
Love Edie as well.

[MamaG]

I like it TBH

[MsDemeanor]

It's very fashionable.

[pgwithnumber3]

I am not averse to it as a name, just a bit surprised as have not heard it for a long long time.

Nothing wrong with standing out from the crowd!

[edam]

Darn, I thought this was going to be the baby name thread where I could finally go 'yes, great name, love it'. You have to have dc3 now, and it has to be a girl called Edith!

[controlfreakyagain]

do you lead a rather sheltered life op? edith's / edie's 2 a penny round here.....

[edam]

hang on, you are p/g with no 3 but are determined not to call her (if it is a her) Edith?

[pgwithnumber3]

Sorry edam!

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

I think it is beautiful.

[edam]

spoilsport!

[halogen]

I think Edith is lovely.

[hester]

I love it - it's a family name and the latest bearer is my six year old niece. But yes, it nearly always gets shortened to Edie (love that too).

[umberella]

no. it's awful.

[umberella]

i love hester though

[WendyWeber]

I know an Edith (siblings Tom, Alice & Mary) - she is 16 & a Very Nice Girl

[Pruners]

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[hester]

Me too, which is why I picked it - I have no non-MN connections with the name whatsoever. (Though a rather prolific MNetter told me it is her name in RL.)

[Tinker]

I think it's quite a trendy name in particular circles. Not sure I like it though.

[Tommy]

very fashionable now - and quite pretty IMO

I had a friend called Edith but she was Hungarian and it was pronounced "Ed-eet"

[GrapeJelly]

It's lovely- very elegant and cool fashionable rather than over fashionable (eg Lily, Lucy, Isobella)