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Edith

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pixieloux · 19/08/2018 20:46

Honest opinions on Edith please...

Not that we should be adding to our ridiculously long girl's list but I've been liking it a lot recently... I'm curious to know how well received it is. Thanks!

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Goostacean · 19/08/2018 23:09

Meh, to be honest. Although other posters have strong opinions, it seems.

I don’t love it, but I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow to meet a little Edith. I think the gentle “th” at the end, and Edie is cute- but it is definitely an old lady name.

I’ve only ever met someone with Edith as a middle name, she’d be late twenties now and she is Florence Edith.

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pixieloux · 19/08/2018 23:22

@Goostacean Florence is on our list too lol

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pixieloux · 19/08/2018 23:24

@newnamechange1234 We have discussed Eden but I don't think it fits as well as with our other children's names plus I prefer Edith.

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MaddeningtheUnhelpful · 19/08/2018 23:27

My third was going to be Edith if he was a girl. I think it's gorgeous!

clary · 19/08/2018 23:32

Best girl's name ever!

It always gets shouted down on MN as sooooo popular but in fact I know one (she is 17 :) ) and I know of a couple of others, that's all.

Other names I like if it helps are Florence, Agnes, Mabel, Constance, Cecily, Martha.

MollyHuaCha · 19/08/2018 23:32

Lovely name.

Bezm · 19/08/2018 23:33

Lovely name, could be shortened to Eddie or Edie.
My DD, who is very hipster, wants to call any future DD she has Olive!

theunsure · 19/08/2018 23:35

Love it!

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pixieloux · 19/08/2018 23:49

@clary Florence and Cecily are on our list as are Beatrix, Elodie, Felicity, Imogen, Margot, Penelope and Phoebe :)

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pixieloux · 19/08/2018 23:58

Also it ranks #249 here which is only 8 spots behind DD1. What I'm shocked about is the fact it's much more popular than DD2's name... Violet is SO popular on here but only ranks #365 in Ireland.

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Yika · 20/08/2018 00:02

Lovely name.

meadowmeow · 20/08/2018 00:03

Edith Bowman has carried it well. She is only in her 40's, literally every other Edith I have know of is double that age.

moredoll · 20/08/2018 00:42

Sorry, don't like it at all. Agree with pp - it's too frumpy.
I like Edie, but as nn for Eden.

BasiliskStare · 20/08/2018 03:29

I like Margot. But then I like Celia. and Stella and Grace and Fiona and Nancy and Pamela so ignore me Grin

flumpybear · 20/08/2018 04:04

Sorry, but I think it's a marmite name, I really don't like it because it sounds so old fashioned - like Imogen and Phoebe from your list, much prettier Names

TheDowagerCuntess · 20/08/2018 04:50

I like it.

It's a very different sort of name from Eden (much nicer).

ReginaPhalange89 · 20/08/2018 05:13

I think I quite like it actually ! I do really like it shortened to Edie, that's cute.
I just rhinkt of Edith Bowman when I hear it rather than an old woman

Oblomov18 · 20/08/2018 05:46

Horrible. Old ladies name. My mum hates it and also like pp uses her middle name.

gigi556 · 20/08/2018 06:18

Love it. Was my top pick for a girl but we got a boy :)

ladycarlotta · 20/08/2018 10:40

Lovely! If some friends of ours hadn't name their baby that recently, it'd be on my list.

It's very noble. I think of Anglo-Saxon queens rather than old ladies.

Flamingosnbears · 20/08/2018 10:47

Good name choice

LeeMiller · 20/08/2018 11:09

Edie and Edith are lovely, much more so than Eden for me. I think Cavell, Piaf and Sedgwick.

I wouldn't use it if I lived somewhere where th is regularly pronounced as f in the local accent though, I have a friend who constantly gets called 'Edif' and finds it annoying.

Florence, Imogen and Beatrix are also very nice.

PyjamasForever · 20/08/2018 11:12

Love Edith. It was my great grandmother's grandmother's and mum's name and it's my middle name. Would definitely call a future daughter Edith too.

cholka · 20/08/2018 11:13

Reminds me of Allo Allo

Pompom42 · 20/08/2018 11:21

I'm was my nans name although I never knew her as Edith as she didn't like it but was known as Edie. She didn't like that much as most people pronounced it as Eddie. I mean why would you?
In her Xmas cards people used to write Dear Eddie!
I thought it was a strange name growing up but only because I'd never really heard it apart from my nan