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Edith or Sylvie

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SilverBirdie · 25/03/2013 20:50

We've been set on Edith for a while bit I'm wavering the more I hear people grumble about it. Not that we've told anyone we like it but they know we like old names and have been guessing/passing comments on what they consider awful Sad
Sylvie we also love but it's very close to my DM's name and our sons name is a variation of DF's name so I don't know if that's a bit silly although unintentional.

Any thoughts.......?

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CruCru · 28/03/2013 10:41

I think Edith is amazing - like Edith Piaf.

TiredFeet · 28/03/2013 13:55

I really really like both names. I knew a lovely, feisty, pretty, kind Edith growing up and I think it is a very pretty name. Ignore what other people think!

yawningbear · 28/03/2013 15:05

Sylvie by far.

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SilverBirdie · 30/03/2013 18:28

Bumping as so far the reactions are pretty much 50/50 Grin

Other suggestions welcome Flowers

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CPtart · 30/03/2013 18:54

Edith. There are far far too many ie ending names at the minute.

Mummynotmum · 30/03/2013 18:58

Ivy? Livvy? Livia?

delilah88 · 30/03/2013 19:50

Hello! I have already commented but feel motivated by this threat as we did, at one point, consider one of these names. They're both very classy and sort of daring being as they are so grannyish. FWIW a French friend told me that Sylvie is like Lynn or Carol in France, so also grannyish but in a different way. I reckon you can think up a better, third alternative! This is how it starts, with the daring vintage names and hopefully you find something with the same level of vim and surprise but less obviously trendy.
I like Mummynotmum's suggestion of Livia but how about just Liv -- Julianne Moore's daughter is called this, it's a Scandinavian name.
Agatha is nice, and European.
How about Claudia? Or Helena. Or even just plain Helen. Now that's classy.
Oo, oo -- Tess, or Ruth.

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SilverBirdie · 30/03/2013 20:18

I like your thinking delilah and hadn't realised that about Sylvie in France...... Mmmmmm
We have a good friend with an Olivia and my sister is also pregnant with that on her top three so wont be using that or a variation, although very nice.
My middle name is Helen! Dh isn't keen for us to have H names as in our area of Yorkshire they are not always pronounced Sad
Not mad on Ruth but think I do need to compile a list of granny chic names Smile
I wonder if someone's already started a thread on this to make life a bit easier.... Find it hard to find names' lists out of top 100

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delilah88 · 30/03/2013 20:23

I will list some I can think of:
Blanche (!)
Blythe (?)
Greta
Olga
Vivien
Mary
Maud (?)
Dorothy (awesome)
Agnes
Imogen
Beatrice
Laura

otherwise....
Bridget
Cassia

LynetteScavo · 30/03/2013 20:24

Edith.

Please, I beg you. It's soooo much nicer than Sylvie.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 30/03/2013 20:26

DD is an Edith, she is beautiful, strong willed, determined.

FingersCrossedLegsNot · 31/03/2013 00:20

Sylvie is lovely but Sylvia would be super adorable!

Dixiebell · 03/04/2013 22:31

Hi Silver!!

Like both your names. I have two friends though with an Edie and an Edith respectively. So I think I'd lean towards Sylvie, more unusual and v pretty. For Granny chic, we would have gone with Betty for a girl, but as you know it's boys all the way for us so far !

AndWhenYouGetThere · 03/04/2013 23:43

I'll suggest

Elsa/Elsie
Mabel
Hazel
Audrey
Ada
Norah
Lilian
May
Jemima
Ivy
Laurel
Rosemary
Gwendoline
Dorothy
Margaret
Flora

sassy34264 · 04/04/2013 07:38

how about,

Ivy
Mabel (love love love)
Avery (love this, wanted it for dd3)

bigbluebump · 04/04/2013 07:41

Edith sounds harsh and unfeminine imo. Also hard to pronounce for non English speakers.
Sylvia / Sylvie is gorgeous, feminine and underused these days. Great choice!

Choccyjules · 04/04/2013 07:48

My Grandma was called Edith and it's on my list to consider if we ever have another DC.

I don't know any children called Edith but do know one Sylvie.

I think go with your gut.

joby21 · 04/04/2013 07:48

Love Edith, but it was our name is DS was a DD so maybe slightly biased!

joby21 · 04/04/2013 07:49

Love Edith, but it was our name if DS had been a DD so maybe slightly biased!

GummyAdams · 04/04/2013 08:03

I love the sound of Edith. It isn't hard-sounding at all to me. If you're bothered, I think it feels very English.
It also feels like a name in itelf, whereas, although Sylvie is beautiful and I had considered it in the case of a dd, it sounds more of a nickname because of the 'ie' ending.
I'm not keen on Edie though, mainly because of its similarity to the other (lovely but overued,) 'Evie', 'Ellie' etc.

DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 04/04/2013 09:40

Edith. But it's about to become very popular, so get in now before it explodes. Wink

SugarMouse1 · 04/04/2013 11:39

Edith reminds me too much of 'Allo 'Allo! Sorry!

I prefer Sylvie

cinnamongreyhound · 04/04/2013 14:45

Of the two most definitely Edith. You will know when she's born and once it's her name no one will comment negatively on it ime.

thermalsinapril · 04/04/2013 18:04

Edith is lovely and underused. Edie is a pretty nickname too.

Sylvie is a little bit faddy IMHO, but I like Sylvia.

Iris1 · 04/04/2013 18:35

Both Lovely, I think I prefer Sylvie but although I think it is nice to honor your mum you might want to gauge a reaction from her first as it is practically the same name (which may be a nice thing for you to do). I know for me I couldn't eg my mums name is Lynn and I love Evelyn but just couldn't do it its too similar.

Other names I think are similar and lovely - Martha, Anna, Ivy, Florence, Esther, Violet, Betty?