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Middle name for Edith

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elsa2424 · 01/09/2020 18:05

Hello,

If I have a daughter, I decided to name her Edith after my grandmother who passed away peacefully this year and also of course because I like the name !
As for the middle name, I hesitate between Rose and Elizabeth. Do you prefer Edith Rose or Edith Elizabeth ? I'm also open to suggestions.
Many thanks!

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FawnDrench · 01/09/2020 21:19

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Firebird83 · 01/09/2020 23:05

Edith Elizabeth

dinostars · 02/09/2020 00:57

Edith Rose and Elizabeth sound great! I prefer Rose, as it doesn't have the double E, but here are some more that I like!

Edith June
Edith May
Edith Louise
Edith Aurora
Edith Lucie
Edith Penelope
Edith Arabella

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MadisonAvenue · 02/09/2020 01:00

My Nan was Edith Amy.

Mashingthecompost · 02/09/2020 01:19

Edith Bryony came to mind. I prefer Rose, of your two options.

MaryST7 · 02/09/2020 01:24

I love the alliteration, Edith Elizabeth is lovely. How about Edith Eliza? Agree that Rose is a tad boring!! I like a middle name to mean something, so both my daughters have their grandmother's names as middle names, but as you have done that with the first name just go creative with it and enjoy!

zigaziga · 02/09/2020 06:22

Edith Elizabeth works I think.

I bet something like 2/3 of Ediths in the last few years are Edith Rose.

sashh · 02/09/2020 07:10

Before opening I thought, Edith Alexandra.

If you like Rose but find it 'dull' what about Rosemary? Or Rosaria, Rosanne or Rosamunde?

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elsa2424 · 02/09/2020 14:47

Thanks for the useful comments! I’m leaning towards Edith Rose.
I see that there are other precious grandmothers named Edith!

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dinostars · 02/09/2020 18:52

Go with your heart OP! I wouldn't worry about a middle name being too common, it is a middle name, after all. Smile

Astronica · 03/09/2020 08:11

Both sound good (and I love Edith), but I like Edith Elizabeth better.

BeKindItCostsNothing · 03/09/2020 08:14

Rose is a bit of a filler middle name.

Edith Elizabeth sounds and looks good.

FizzingWhizzbee123 · 04/09/2020 10:15

Rose is massively overused as a middle name.... however I think Edith Rose sounds lovely and would be tempted to use it

Viletta · 07/09/2020 03:09

Edith Josephine
Edith May

unimaginativeusernamehere · 07/09/2020 21:53

I usually think Rose is overused but actually it's lovely with Edith

IAmAMother23 · 10/09/2020 01:08

Since you're open to suggestions, I think you should make the middle name dishwasher. It really calls to the thing she is going to be meant to do on this Earth.

mabelandivy · 11/09/2020 09:18

Why not Edith Elizabeth Rose Surname?

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