Pros and cons of Edith vs Edie

[MummyofMunchkins123]

Thoughts please, thanks. X

How many threads do you need to start on these names? Have already given my thoughts previously.

Edith can be Edith or Edie. Edie can only be Edie. Edie can be mispronounced as Eddie.

You've done so many threads on these names 😁

As PP said, I'd go for Edith as it can be shortened to Edie

Edith for sure. People will think Edie is Eddie and expect a boy to appear.

Plus autocorrect puts the extra d in whether you like it or not.

I’d think Edie was short for Edwina. Not Edith. I’m seeing Ab Fab characters now and singing that wheels on fire song...

Both are lovely

Edith nn Edie

Edith is nice. I think Edie sounds like a nickname and I could see it being mistaken for Eddie.

I like both

Edith. I much prefer names with definite endings.

Well plenty of people havent seen this before now.

I prefer Edith because it can be edith or edie but edie can only really be edie.

Edith is probably more fashionable at the moment as it’s sweet and vintage. I personally feel it’s kinda clunky old lady-ish but it’s not the worse of the lot and it could possibly grow on me.

Edie is a little less dated, super sweet and cute. Probably only downside is that written down it looks like Eddie, and maybe it’s a little trendy/hipster-ish because of the Edie Sedgwick connection.

Have the best of both worlds and name her Edith with Edie as a nickname 🙂

If I saw Edie written down I would assume that a girl called Edie was going to appear. It’s really not unusual enough for me to think it was a boy called Eddie and someone had written it down wrong!

I would go for Edith though. I’m not a fan of ‘cutesy’ names for girls (Edie/Evie/Maisie/Milly) unless they’re short for something as I personally wouldn’t like to be called one of them as a grown woman. Your daughter might completely disagree with me and go by Edie for her entire life, but as least you’ll have given her the option?

I love the name Edith. I wanted to name my DD Edith but husband didn't like it. It's my grandmother's middle name so a special meaning. I prefer Edith to Edie - you can always use Edie as a nn for Edith x

Edith is granny chic. Edie is rock n roll cool.

Go for which one instinctively appeals.

I have one of the above.

Edith is very frumpy. Edie is nice.

Edith. Edie is a bland non-name.

If you envisage using Edie, but like a more rown up name go for Edith and use Edie as a nn.

Not everything can pronounce 'th' 🤷‍♀️

Edith is a horrible name. Awful. Edie feels much fresher and prettier