Which Girl Name?

[Babydo22]

37 weeks pregnant and don't have a name picked for a girl. Do you prefer Edith, Jessie or Rowan?

Rowan. Lovely name.

Edith is formal and old laddish. All the kids I know go by Edie.
Not a fan of Jessie.

Rowan and Jesse are popular boys names to me. Jessie or Jess could be a nice nickname but I prefer Jessica. Agree it does sound very 90s though. I’m nearly 30 and you couldn’t move for Jessica’s at my school.

Edith wins for me - I love the nickname Edie! Edith fits with the vintage type names that are popular right now too and then she has options.

Congratulations!

Rowan is more for a boy, I know a Rowena but not keen. Don't like Jessie and Edith was my grandmothers name, so I sort of like it.

Edith/Edie is nice but quite popular now I think - if that might bother you. And nickname wise quite similar to all the Evies, Emmies and Ellies.

I prefer Jessa to Jessie. I do like Jessica but it does sound quite American 90s.

I would assume male for Rowan, but it’s still a nice sounding name.

Defos go with it, I think it's lovely 🥰 I was also so worried about all my choices because of what other people will think but you will always find someone who really dislikes the name you choose. All the best when your little one comes 😊

Thank you all for your feedback, really appreciate it. I'm surprised at how many of you had said Edith. I think that's been my front runner but was worried about what others would think. We live in Scotland and Jessie is used as a derivative of Jean. It's definitely used more as a female name than male here so not worried about people mistaking her as a boy. My husbands Gran is Jean so he's keen on Jessie. I think you have all helped me rule it down to two though so thank you 😊

I noticed yesterday that Jessie was a fairly popular girls’ name in its own right in the early 20th century - so actually quite a classic choice!

@Merryclaire , not sure that being popular in the early 20th century makes something a classic (Doris, Gladys etc), but Jessica is a shakespearean name.

If you look back Jessie was actually popular from around the 1850s to early decades of the 20th century. So if the OP loves that name I think it counters any argument about it sounding like an American boy’s name. It has a good heritage.

Edith - I really like it and Edie is a cute NN. I also love the similar sounding Enid

Jessie - I love Jessica and don't mind Jessie but not as a standalone name. I prefer NN Jess

Rowan - I like it, I also like it on a boy. If I saw Rowan written down I would probably assume boy first but I think it depends on if you already know boy or girl Rowans's. I currently only know boy Rowan's (3 of them). Roisin@Babydo22
has a similar sound if you're looking for suggestions.

@17caterpillars1mouse , Enid is an old welsh name, and is pronounced Ennid. The Eenid pronunciation is an anglicisation.

Edith definitely! Sounds so cool yet cute at the same time:)

Edith is lovely. If you like it definitely go for it .

Edith Jean is a lovely name.

You could call her edie or Jessie as a nn.

Jessie but only if it's short for Jessica.... otherwise it's a boy's name.

Rowan..nice as a boy's name. Don't like it as a girls name...a bit too trendy for me.

Edith...best of a bad bunch. A bit too twee and old lady but without and old school glamour or elegance.

It's funny all the PPs saying Rowan is a boys name - to me (from Scotland) it is very much a girls name (and the first syllable is pronounced to rhyme with cow rather than low).

And in England, the only Rowan I know is a little girl. I always have to mentally remind myself to pronounce it the 'English' way.

Edith / Edie.