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Help me decide between two names

81 replies

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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NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 12/07/2017 21:23

Oooh, tough one!

Eva. I love both but Edith will date more as "when everyone had granny chic names."

Wilhelminaaa · 12/07/2017 21:22

Edith... Love possible nn Edie, and there are plenty of DDs called Eva now.

OhTheRoses · 12/07/2017 21:00

Why don't you call her Helena. Nn Helly or Nel? Their mother was Eleanor Helena, doesn't scan well but she was known as Nell. I think It's rather charming. Nell's sister's were Bella (Isabel), Grace (Gracey) and Jane (Janey). Bro' s Frankie, Johnny and Billy.

Friolero · 12/07/2017 20:45

Edith Rose sounds lovely.

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MagnumAddict · 12/07/2017 20:37

Tricky, a lot of the opinions are echoing my own thoughts!

I really love the name Eva but worry about it becoming a name of the era if that makes sense. My own name is very 80's as opposed to classic. Another concern is popularity although my sons name is top 10 and we have yet to come across another one. Eva is significantly lower on the charts although may seem more popular because of the other variants, Ava, Eve, Evie etc

Edith I see as a more classic name although possibly slightly more old fashioned. I love Edith Rose but worry I don't love Edith as much on its own. I think Edie is cute when pronounced Eed-ee but where I live it would be Eed-eh which I don't think sounds as nice plus my son has a longer name we don't abbreviate so might be a bit odd to use an abbreviation for DD and use ds full name.

Or I may be over thinking massively and need to pick one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading if you managed through my rambling

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OhTheRoses · 12/07/2017 20:29

I had a great aunt Evie, short for Evelyn. Edith feels refreshing.

Alice Marina b 1913
Evelyn Helena b 1915

All lovely names.

Rainybo · 12/07/2017 20:29

Edith with Edie as a shortening. I'm not keen on Eva.

ImSoUnoriginal · 12/07/2017 20:28

Prefer Edith but don't like nn Edie. I used to like all the Eve variations but as pp have said, it's now way to popular.

Scrumpington · 12/07/2017 20:27

I like Eva and I like Edie.

But I do not like Edith. Granny un-chic in my book.

Glumglowworm · 12/07/2017 20:26

Eva Rose

Synecdoche · 12/07/2017 20:25

I'm the same as Susie ^^

I love Edith/Edie

glasshalfsomething · 12/07/2017 20:25

Love Edith!

Susiethetortoiseshellcat · 12/07/2017 20:24

Edith. Mainly because I like the nn Edie but not Evie.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/07/2017 19:46

100% Eva Rose.

MajesticWhine · 12/07/2017 19:25

Edith definitely.

BraveBear · 12/07/2017 19:24

I like Edith, but I don't like Edie - which I think is what the majority of parents seem to be thinking of when they pick the name. My house is two buildings from the local primary school and I hear "Eeeeedeeeeee" most days round school run time, so it must be pretty popular.

So if you want her to be known as Edith, yes. Otherwise I prefer Eva.

missyB1 · 12/07/2017 19:23

Edith for definite, Eva is over popular at the moment.

Dweet1259 · 12/07/2017 19:21

My option for a DD (I had a DS!) was Edie Rose, so classy I loved it!

Onedaysoooon · 12/07/2017 19:19

Eva

2ducks2ducklings · 12/07/2017 19:19

Definitely Edith. It's a lovely name.

Laniakea · 12/07/2017 19:18

Edith by far. Eva is so over done.

ASDismynormality · 12/07/2017 19:14

As above I love Edie too, would use it as a nickname for Edith.

ASDismynormality · 12/07/2017 19:13

I would choose Edith just because Eva is very popular. Rose is also probably the most popular middle name so that would sway me towards Edith too.

DramaAlpaca · 12/07/2017 19:12

Eva. I don't like Edith much, I'm not keen on 'granny chic' names really. I like Edie though.

bridgetreilly · 12/07/2017 19:12

Edith Rose. Lovely name.

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