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Help me decide between two names

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MagnumAddict · 12/07/2017 17:44

Opinions positive and negative will really help as feeling quite stuck......

Eva Rose or Edith Rose

Essentially Eva or Edith since the middle name won't get much of an outing!

I have a preference and DH has his but we do like them both.

Thanks!

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MagnumAddict · 15/07/2017 11:33

Sincerely, thank-you to everyone for your opinions. It has been really useful and I feel like we are close to making a decision!

To those who have offered alternatives, thanks but it will definitely be Edith or Eva although interestingly (to me at least!) wobbling over middle names now. Trying out Pearl and Skye and a few others in my mind although the main thing I wanted to decide on was the first name.

Almost there! I will definitely come back to the thread when we have 100% decided.

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PandaCat · 13/07/2017 23:22

I would go with Edith, purely because there are quite a lot of Evas 🙈

daisypond · 13/07/2017 20:26

Edith. Or how about Edina or Edwina if you want to keep the Anglo-Saxon vibe without being too out there?

ButterfliesandMoths · 13/07/2017 18:54

Edith, traditional & beautiful name.

CherriesInTheSnow · 13/07/2017 18:50

Edith/Edie - I love it! Our second baby is a boy, but I was stuck between Edie and Luna for a girl :)

Newandneurotic44 · 13/07/2017 18:46

I have a 99 year old great grandmother called Evelyn, a 70 year old grandma called Evelyn and a newborn called Evelyn so I will disagree with it being 'the 2010-2020 Tracey' myself.

Both pretty but love the nn Edie more than I like the name Edith

Flofferton · 13/07/2017 17:52

Eh?

pawpatrolfan · 13/07/2017 17:50

Omg so coomin please avoid Eve names are the 2010-2020 sarah or Tracey just no more

Boring

!
Helena is lovely

TurquoiseOwl · 13/07/2017 13:36

I hate Eva, it's so overdone. Therefore, Edith Rose by default, but Eden Rose would be even better. I like the NN Edie Smile

glitterlips1 · 13/07/2017 10:52

Eva for me don't mind Edie but really dislike Edith. I just don't find it a very pretty name.

toledanosunshie · 13/07/2017 10:50

Eva, Edith is just dreadful, the worst of the old lady names

Shiftymake · 13/07/2017 10:44

Both names are beautiful and along the line of names I would use. Think I would personally go with Edith Rose, as it isn't mainstream

thisismadness77 · 13/07/2017 09:30

Both are lovely. I like Eden too

Itsaninlawsone · 13/07/2017 09:24

Eva is my favourite girls name.

DaisyDaisydoo · 13/07/2017 09:21

Edith, 100%

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 13/07/2017 09:07

How about Eden Rose, you could still have Edie ?

Mothervulva · 13/07/2017 08:05

I much prefer Edith of those, infact DD2 was going to be Edith. However I had a change of heart as I'm really not keen on Edie.

FluffyMcCloud · 13/07/2017 08:02

Both beautiful names and I only know one Eva who is 14 so I'm not sure about over popular where I live!
I think I prefer Edith but only just...

Ilovewillow · 13/07/2017 07:59

Edith Rose was my grandmas name so this would be my favourite! I also know an Eadie. Eva is pretty too!

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/07/2017 07:32

I like both but prefer Edith as there are so many Evie names about at the moment. I find Rose so dull in the middle name but each to their own

Kazzawazza69 · 12/07/2017 23:39

Eva, even though it is quite popular, Edith is too "granny" for me.

indigox · 12/07/2017 23:38

Edith

Sophronia · 12/07/2017 23:37

Edith

marmitecrumpets · 12/07/2017 22:54

Edith

BraveBear · 12/07/2017 22:41

I really love the name Eva but worry about it becoming a name of the era if that makes sense.

I agree with Noncommital that Edith is more likely to date badly.

How about the pp's posters suggestion of Evelyn, with Eva as a nn?

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