Edie

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Opinions on the name Edie?

It's one of my favourite names.

Edie is shirt for Edith. I love it actually . By naming her Edith you will eliminating Nate the uncertainty expressed above as regards pronounciation and/ or spelling. It also provides a dignified name for an adult if ever she wants to use one.

I like it. The two young ones that I know are just called that - it’s not short for anything.

Pronounced E-Dee.

I'd definitely give her a proper name eg
Edith
Edwina
Eden
Edna

Edie alone looks like a short form and could be mispronunced Ed ie, like Ed

Sorry, I don't like it at all. If it was short for Edith or something, it would be better. But Edie is twee and bland and will get muddled up with the other million Ellies, Effies, Adas, Evies, etc.

If you want it pronounced Eedie, I'd spell it like that.

But why would you spell it in a new way Sunflower when there is an accepted pronunciation of the spelling in the OP.

Because there may be others like me who see Edie and assume Ed-ie rather than EEd-ie, to avoid any mispronunciations.

I like it!

It's pronounced Ee-dee because that's the sound the vowel E to consonant D to vowels ie makes. It's basic English language. Eddie/Eddy has a double D.

Lovely name OP!

But Ed is Ed and not Eed

I think it’s weird giving a longer name you don’t even want to use lol. Edie is a lovely name :)

And edible, edify, educate etc...?

I know a little Edie and I think it's lovely. Nobody has had problems knowing how to pronounce it!

Long E, long D. I think most people would know that.

I love Edie, and know one currently. I think it stands alone well, but I also like it as a familiar name for the classic Edith.

My niece is Edie, stand alone name. Not a nick name. Suits her perfectly.
No issues with how it's pronounced.
Go for it.

Totally love it but got overruled by hubby who says it’s too old lady 😞😞

Thank you all for your comments, I think you've made up my mind :)

I have an Edie. Just that on BC. No pronunciation problems or being called Eddie.

Would Edie shortened to Ed still be Eed?

Love it! My Nan was Edie (Edith).

I know a 2 year old Eden and that gets shortened to Edie too.

Gorgeous. I much prefer it as a nn for Eden or Edith though.

Just thought of another example: Edinburgh isn't pronounced Eedinburgh

It's Edie (Eedie) in the same way as it's Rosie and not Rossie, Jodie and not Joddie. It's to do with the way the vowels and consonants combine in a certain order, and where the emphasis goes, which means the vowels (E or O in my examples) are long and not short. Ellie has a short vowel at the start (to do with the double consonant LL), but Edie has a long vowel at the start.