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Not told anyone but....

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JulyOrAugustThatIsTheQuestion · 08/07/2011 19:46

.....our names are now officially sorted..........I think.

I did have a wobble earlier today due to an article being in a paper, but I think we're happy

Girl - Eidith Lily (Eidi for short)
Boy - Seth Lucas

I'm hoping that I should be safe from other children in the class having the same name........???

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itsastrawpoll · 08/07/2011 20:06

Are you canvassing for opinions on the names themselves, or just whether or not they are popular?

SwearyMary · 08/07/2011 20:04

Won't people call her Eyedith?

Edith is a lovely name.

iMemoo · 08/07/2011 20:02

Sorry but there are 2 Seth's at the toddler group I go to.

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JulyOrAugustThatIsTheQuestion · 08/07/2011 20:02

It's an accepted one, it was in the books when I looked otherwise I wouldn't have thought about it I don't think.

If she chooses just to refer to herself as Eidi (which she probably will and I don't mind) then she'd probably end up spelling that all the time too.

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thisisyesterday · 08/07/2011 20:01

i have had 30+ years of spelling my name too.

it's an accepted spelling of an incredibly popular name....

smileychicken · 08/07/2011 19:59

I love Seth Lucas and Edith Lily but I am afraid the spelling of Eidith you have chosen doesn't appeal to me at all. Sorry! Do what you feel happiest with though.

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JulyOrAugustThatIsTheQuestion · 08/07/2011 19:58

Ah well, she'll get used to having to spell it out :) I'm possibly one of the strange people that liked having a surname that I had to spell out, my married name is boring and never a problem to spell so she'll get off lightly with that bit at least.

Seth, popular, really?? :(

I think both are meant to be around about the 125th on popularity lists.....so not way out there but not 'common' either.

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itsastrawpoll · 08/07/2011 19:56

Is Eidith an accepted spelling or a made up one?

TheOriginalFAB · 08/07/2011 19:55

If you are going to call her Edith but spell it Eidith she will spend her whole life spelling her name. I had 20 + years of having to spell my name and it is pants.

catsareevil · 08/07/2011 19:55

People might struggle with the non-standard spelling of Edith. Seth is reasonably popular, but you will probably be OK from a point of view of there not being any others in the class.

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JulyOrAugustThatIsTheQuestion · 08/07/2011 19:53

Thanks thisisyesterday - amazingly DH picked that name..............by opening the name book and it was the first one he saw and read out. Unbelivable considering I'd gone through about 3 books and had no ideas lol.

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JulyOrAugustThatIsTheQuestion · 08/07/2011 19:52

Because of the spelling? Its exactly the same as Edith, just think it looks much nicer written down with the 'i' as there's also an 'i' in our surname - also prefer Eidi rather than Edi and it will mostly be Eidi that we use.

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thisisyesterday · 08/07/2011 19:51

lovely names. specially Seth :)

moondog · 08/07/2011 19:48

Eidith?
Sounds like a Brummie trying to say Edith.