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36 replies

mummyluf · 17/03/2018 21:00

Really finding it hard to pick a girls name! What does everyone think of Edie?

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emmeline7725 · 17/03/2018 21:02

Gorgeous. My niece is called Edie. I think it works on its own or with Edith as a full name.

ChocolateCrunch · 17/03/2018 21:13

I like it and also Edith.

Catinthecorner · 17/03/2018 21:17

I’d use Edith and shorten to Edie (maybe) but wouldn’t use Edie alone on the birth certificate

notangelinajolie · 17/03/2018 21:22

I love it. It is a lovely name. Congrats OP Flowers

iklboo · 17/03/2018 21:24

I like it (it's also my favourite song by The Cult).

mummyluf · 17/03/2018 21:55

don't really like Edith, is it okay on its own? Thanks!

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Tuttytoffee · 17/03/2018 22:18

Love Edie! Was going to call my daughter this but my partner wouldn't agree. We went for Evelyn in the end but Edie is a lovely name.

KalindaBlack · 17/03/2018 22:19

Cute name Smile

RosieCotton · 18/03/2018 03:48

I have an Eden, she gets called Edie by all her friends. While I love Edie I hate it as a nickname... I'd just use Edie if its a name you love.

pipilangstrumpf · 18/03/2018 07:49

Looks like a boys name, a nickname for Edward.

BrutusMcDogface · 18/03/2018 08:33

Love Edie, Edith and Eden. Dd was nearly one herself! Smile

Pipi- long vowel, one consonant. Short vowel, two consonants. Not sure if you're not English (German?) so just explaining to you that the nickname for Edward is Eddie- two ds)

DuggeeHugs · 18/03/2018 18:50

Love Edie on its own and as a short form of Edith. Have also heard Edie as a nn for Meredith which worked well.

MikeUniformMike · 18/03/2018 18:54

I'm not keen - it's ok short for Eden but she will just get called Ede.
Could it be short for Edwina?

pipilangstrumpf · 19/03/2018 09:03

Thanks Brutus. But when I see Ed or Edie my brain still thinks Ed-ie, but thanks for the explanation.

BelfastSmile · 19/03/2018 09:46

I like it, but slightly prefer the spelling "Eadi" - it looks more like how I think it should be spelt!

Winchester13 · 19/03/2018 09:49

Edie is a fab name :) did you watch Desperate housewives? I mainly know it from that !

mischiefmanaged01 · 19/03/2018 10:16

Edie is on our list 😍

Snoopysimaginaryfriend · 19/03/2018 12:34

I have a Meredith and everyone calls her Edie

pipilangstrumpf · 19/03/2018 12:38

Yes, Eadie is much more phonetic than Edie!

Crunchymum · 19/03/2018 13:18

We have an 8 week old Edith.

She is Edie mainly but Edith on BC.

Lifeaback · 19/03/2018 15:39

I have an edie (Edith on birth certificate) so I'm biased but I love it! We've had so many compliments on what a beautiful name it is, and I think it will travel with her perfectly as it's quite cutesy but also elegant and classy for when she's older

5LeafClover · 19/03/2018 17:21

Loved it, but OH vetoed it. Still think it's pretty.

Greenyogagirl · 19/03/2018 17:29

Love Edie Smile

Crunchymum · 19/03/2018 20:08

@Lifeaback

Out of interest, how do you introduce your little one? (We introduce as Edith even though we call her Edie)

Snooks1971 · 19/03/2018 20:16

Edie was always on my list, mainly because of the absolute beauty of Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol's muses. Might not be aspirational as such but my god she was seminal!
In the end we both settled on Pearl Smile
Edie is a beautiful, underused name IMO, OP.

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