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Etta or Blythe

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BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay · 15/12/2019 09:10

Which of these names do you prefer and do you have any other similar suggestions?

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Lobsterquadrille2 · 15/12/2019 22:10

I like Etta as an abbreviation of Henrietta. Blythe is nice - the only one I can think of is Gwyneth Paltrow's mother (I think).

Katnissx · 15/12/2019 20:36

I love Etta or Ettie
Another similar that's nice is Hattie x

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BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay · 15/12/2019 20:30

@Cbeebiesrehab this is a very good point

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Cbeebiesrehab · 15/12/2019 18:14

I love both, think Etta wins for me though.

However OP I think as you feel very passionately about Blythe...you’ve found your name.

BennyTheBall · 15/12/2019 18:12

I love them both.

Bette - no.

PlantPotting · 15/12/2019 18:09
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PlantPotting · 15/12/2019 18:09

Love Etta

@BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay 🤣🤣 st horrific ! So OTT

ooooohbetty · 15/12/2019 18:05

Blythe is a town in the North East. Not really a name to me. Etta is ok.

CottonSock · 15/12/2019 17:19

Etta

Rainbowqueeen · 15/12/2019 17:18

Hate Etta, love Blythe

Etta sounds really harsh to me plus the whole “eat a” thing would put me off

balletpanda · 15/12/2019 17:10

Love Etta hate Blythe

Mamabear88 · 15/12/2019 17:02

Blythe is fine if you're 90. I can't imagine a baby Blythe, sorry. Etta is fab! Reminds me of Etta James.

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BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay · 15/12/2019 16:41

“Horrific” Grin - only on mumsnet would a perfectly normal name get called horrific.

Thanks all for the input.

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Buttons4me · 15/12/2019 16:21

Blythe is awful just like the town Blyth. Horrific.

minipie · 15/12/2019 16:20

I like Blythe, though more as a middle name. Etta is ok.

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OublietteBravo · 15/12/2019 16:15

It’s not like calling a child Scarborough. It’s more like calling them Adelaide or Virginia. People might associate it with the place, but it’s a totally normal and well-established name.

puds11 · 15/12/2019 16:13

Call her Blythe then Hmm

diddlediddle · 15/12/2019 16:00

Of course people won't be thinking of a town in northern England OP. Blythe is a nice name. Etta blends in to a lot of other names in my mind. Blythe is a bit more solid.

Serabi · 15/12/2019 15:51

I love Etta, id not be able to use it due to our / the local accent I know the T's would be dropped and ruin the name. Where do you live?

OneFootintheRave · 15/12/2019 15:49

Love Blythe. If I'd have had a boy it ......

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BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay · 15/12/2019 15:43

I mean it’s actually nothing at all like calling my child Scarborough because Blythe is, you know, an actual name. Whereas Scarborough isn’t! It’s just a place name.

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BoomBoomBoomLetMeHearYouSay · 15/12/2019 15:42

I genuinely don’t think anyone I know will be thinking of an unknown town in England - I’m in Scotland.

You realise Blythe is already a well used name, it’s not like I’ve decided to call my Chigago or Camden or something? It’s a name that has been in use for some years, both as a first name and a surname.

Seem to have chosen very decisive names, I didn’t think they would be that controversial to be honest. But the input is helpful.

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ArlenesWoodBurningStove · 15/12/2019 14:09

In some places Etta sounds like ‘ate a’ so it could be a negative if your child is fat.

I like Blythe.

TatianaLarina · 15/12/2019 13:49

(The one who mentioned Agatha Christie).

TatianaLarina · 15/12/2019 13:48

I think the poster is thinking of Noel Coward - Blythe Spirit.

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