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2 weeks to go: Edith, Elsa......

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 18:56

DH isn't budging from Edith which I do love but still have a fear that she may one day hate us for it Sad
Elsa has always been on the list but now I'm throwing Ivy and Cara in there too........ Help....... Throw me some similar names or tell me I'm being daft being afraid to use Edith when we love it

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squoosh · 24/06/2013 19:16

If you both love Edith well then you should use it.

I wouldn't use it in a million years, it's virginal old spinster name. Edie is ok for short though and much cooler.

However Elsa is GORGEOUS.

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 19:37

See.... This is why I have doubts. There will always be a fair amount of people that dislike the name which I know shouldn't bother me but I'm afraid it might bother her ikswim. Whereas..... Elsa I don't think falls into peoples' 'how could you' list as easily if at all... Except maybe for the Born Free association.
Over thinking I know Confused

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kelda · 24/06/2013 19:38

Edith is lovely.

squoosh · 24/06/2013 19:42

Hmmm, maybe, but Edith seems to be one of the trendy old lady names these days so it won't have the same dusty image for da kidz!

If you really love it just go for it. As I say Edie is cool and Edie Sedgwick is a fashion icon for many people.

Flossiechops · 24/06/2013 19:45

Completely agree with Squoosh. It's a name for an elderly woman not a baby ifkwim. Other throw back names eg Lilly, Rose etc are pretty names - Edith is an ugly name imho. But then your not me and if you and your dh like it then go for it, I do know if my mother had called me Edith I would not be thanking her!

night1971 · 24/06/2013 19:51

Edith is very pretty and when you name your daughter it, she will grow into it and other people will see her not some old fashioned image.

Yes it's unusual but in an interesting way. Plus she will never be known be her surname like the mass of isabellas/eves/sophias etc.

If you are your husband love it, that is all that counts. I bet in 25 years time, it will be the coolest name in her peer group.

It's refreshing!

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 19:52

I don't want to use it 'because Edie is a nice nn' I know it would get shortened by some but I definitely prefer Elsa to Edie. I think Edith is nicer than Edie

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lotsofcheese · 24/06/2013 19:53

I prefer Elsa - it's a beautiful name. What about Carla?

squoosh · 24/06/2013 19:56

Elsa is very elegant and long limbed.

(that's how I picture Elsas anway)

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 19:58

I am 5'9 and dh 6'3 Grin

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Squigglypig · 24/06/2013 19:58

I named my daughter Edith, we call her Edie for short. I was partly inspired by Edith Bowman who was chatting in an interview about her old lady name - she didn't seem too devastated by it. And I wanted a name which wasn't too girly so that if she decides to be an astrophysicist or brain surgeon then it would work okay ifswim?! (no pressure)

Elsa is also a gorgeous name however.

squoosh · 24/06/2013 20:01

Well she'll definitely be a long limbed and elegant Elsa then!

Scarletbanner · 24/06/2013 20:05

I like Edith, Edie and Elsa. I also know 3 Edith's, aged 12, 6 and 5, so it's not totally out there. (Also know 2 Elsas)

Scarletbanner · 24/06/2013 20:05

Apostrophe fail! (Stupid phone)

StiffyByng · 24/06/2013 20:10

We have an Edith, and it is an increasingly popular name where we live (to my annoyance). It was my grandmother's name but we also thought it was quirky, strong and with a shortening if wanted. We have had mostly positive responses to it, although I'm aware of the view expressed on here.

I think all names have their fans and not. To me, Elsa is the Baroness in the Sound of Music! Go with one you love. I'm pretty confident an Edith won't get mocked for the name.

Ours, by the way, calls herself Didi, at the age of two. I can see it sticking.

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 20:13

Didi is fabulous!! [Grin]

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squoosh · 24/06/2013 20:16

Yes, there is no name that is universally loved. Go for Edith, you clearly love it. At the end of the day the person makes the name and not the other way around.

Redblackcar2 · 24/06/2013 20:42

Elsa is lovely

VBisme · 24/06/2013 20:43

Love Edith, such a beautiful timeless name.

Elquota · 24/06/2013 20:45

I prefer Edith to Elsa. Edie is a pretty nickname, whereas Elsa is a bit insipid. I like Ivy and Cara even more though.

Rhubarbgarden · 24/06/2013 20:49

I think Edith is incredibly beautiful.

Littlecherublegs · 24/06/2013 20:51

Much prefer Elsa to Edith.
I know a baby Elsie too which isn't to my taste but is kind of cute!
Don't like Ivy but do like Cara.

You might like Cora, Carla, Elise, Eliza, Betsy, Daisy, Molly, Iris, Ingrid, Enid, Edna...!!

squoosh · 24/06/2013 20:53

Enid?! Edna?!

Edith sounds positively musical compared to those two.

Rhubarbgarden · 24/06/2013 20:56

I have an Audrey which is a similar sort of name. There will always be people who think it's an old lady name which smells of wee. I think this viewpoint is going to fade though and to be honest, it doesn't bother me anyway because there are plenty of names I dislike but I wouldn't hold that against a child called one of them.

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SilverBirdie · 24/06/2013 21:26

Thanks all.... littlecherub Eliza is the only one I like there but not enough Sad
I know canine: Betsy, Enid,Daisy x3 and Molly x 2

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