Girl's name Edith

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What do people think of Edith for a girl? Chose a boy's name ages ago and really cannot think of a girl's name. Edith came to us last night it was my DH grandmother's name. Like the shortened version Edie. What do you think?

Love it. A really nice name which also has a really pretty shortened version.

Does your dh like it as well?

I love the name Edie. It was my nan's name. She was Edith Emily and I always fancied it for a girl's name, I had all boys though.

my grandma was called Edith.

I always think it is very old fashioned, but they're the kind of names at the moment that are really cool, aren't they.

I think I like it.

It's lovely. I like old fashioned names like Edith, Iris, Mabel etc

I think Edith is a lovely name!

I LOVE that name. It's so lovely and soft and Anglo-Saxon.

Hubby loves it. Very fond of granny, so I know he and his family would love it. Only well-known Edith I can think of is Edith Bowman?

We have a very common surname so I need something a little bit unusual, but not silly!

another famous Edith

E.Nesbit (Treasure Seekers, Phoenix and the Carpet etc) was Edith.

Of course - je ne regret choosing the name Edith!

Like it - and Edie. What about Esme?

I like Esme and Iris, but think it would be nice to go with a family name. Everyone seems positive and the well-known Ediths are a decent bunch - thanks .

Aah, not everyone! Good to be honest though!

Lovely

E.Nesbit was a great writer.

Edith, is lovely, it was my grandmothers name. I prefer the english pronounication. In Norway the H is silent, so it is pronounced like Edit.

I think it's lovely. Elegant, classy, unusual - and Edie is sweet too.

As hubby is Irish, could be confused with eejit!

I prefer Edie to Edith tbh BUT I think that if i were to go for Edie I would make Edith her formal name. There are a lot of Evies around at the moment so Edie is a little different but more so if you put Edith on the birth certificate.

Edie and Evie are my favourite names but I wouldn't bother with a 'long' version

Unfortunately dh hates them so at the moment our fantasy daughter is called Olivia.

Edith is lovely

I love old names

and there will not be another 3 in her class I bet like there are with other names I could mention

I imagine she would be known as Edie until she grew out of it. So would put Edith on Birth certificate incase she wanted to be Prime Minister!

i like it and love edie!

can think of:
edith piaf
edie sedgwick
edith wharton

One of the nicest, sunniest people I know is called Edith so I think it's a lovely name.

She came to work here as a placement student though and before I met her I have to say I assumed she was a lady of more mature years... (not that there's anything wrong with that obv)

There is a baby Edith at one of my groups. It is a lovely name. I think it is becoming more popular, as I know of another as well.