EDITH! And her sisters?

[lesliemarion]

I love that [name_f]Cate[/name_f] Blanchett named her newly adopted daughter [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]. Patrician names I would expect from a patrician actor.

It got me wondering about [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and her sort of “sister” names.

If you’d like, please supply an image or association with the names below.

1. [name_f]Edith[/name_f]

2. [name_f]Edna[/name_f]

3. [name_f]Edwina[/name_f]

4. [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]

5. [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]

6. [name_f]Eunice[/name_f]

7. [name_f]Enid[/name_f]

8. [name_f]Eluned[/name_f]

9. [name_f]Evadne[/name_f]

10. [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]

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@lesliemarion

I love that [name_f]Cate[/name_f] Blanchett named her newly adopted daughter [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]. Patrician names I would expect from a patrician actor.

It got me wondering about [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and her sort of “sister” names.

If you’d like, please supply an image or association with the names below.

1. [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
   I will confess that prior to recent times I always found [name_f]Edith[/name_f] an extraordinarily ugly name! I thought of poor [name_f]Edith[/name_f] Bunker on All in the Family and the word edit and the sound dith. [name_f]Edith[/name_f] on Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] made me look at it anew, though I still wouldn’t have chosen it for a child, but now I feel more positive about it. [name_f]Edith[/name_f] Head, the incredible movie clothes designer springs to mind quicker too.

2. [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
   Now, I’ve always loved [name_f]Edna[/name_f]. I picture a cowgirl who is practical and attractive.

3. [name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
   There was an [name_f]Edwina[/name_f] on a soap opera whose ads I sometimes saw, back in the 70’s or 80’s, so I picture someone like her: blonde, attractive in a Northern European way, but a bit odd with a sour look sometimes.

4. [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
   [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] is too connected to Seinfeld for me to see clearly. It has a whiny sound to it in my opinion.

5. [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
   I’m a big fan of [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]. I always loved [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] on I [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], in fact I thought [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] was the most beautiful name in the world when I was a kindergartener. Odd, I know. Unfortunate gasoline associations but I still see a plump, cheery woman.

6. [name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
   [name_f]Eunice[/name_f] is so ugly that I admire it. I do picture an older woman with large nose and ears and can’t quite see it on a little girl as I can most of the rest of these names.

7. [name_f]Enid[/name_f]
   [name_f]Enid[/name_f] I love. I picture a strong, creative woman in her 30’s, a writer or filmmaker. Probably because of the writer [name_f]Enid[/name_f] Bagnold. It’s hard to imagine an indecisive or weak [name_f]Enid[/name_f].

8. [name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
   [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Eluned[/name_f] too. One of [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_m]Sayers[/name_m]'s [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_m]Vane[/name_m]'s single woman friends, independent and feisty. I can definitely see [name_f]Enid[/name_f] and [name_f]Eluned[/name_f] on little girls.

9. [name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
   I love [name_f]Evadne[/name_f] too. So much fun to say. I see an attractive grown woman or a darling little girl. Nickname [name_f]Edie[/name_f] maybe. The v sounds refreshing to me.

10. [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]

One of my surprising new favorite names. It flew in under the radar. I always thought it was a boring name, a non-name, but it is calm and crisp and efficient while pretty as well. I picture twin girls, [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f], classics.

[lesliemarion]

No one has opinions on these e names?

[grackym]

I was excited to hear about a real life [name_f]Edith[/name_f] too!
I’m not sure I see these other names in the same light though - I think [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] goes best with [name_f]Edith[/name_f] from you list.

When I think of sisters for [name_f]Edith[/name_f]:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

However, I don’t really see [name_f]Edith[/name_f] as ‘clunky’ as some others do, I could just as easily see [name_f]Edith[/name_f] with [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] or [name_f]Esther[/name_f].

[lesliemarion]

@grackym

I was excited to hear about a real life [name_f]Edith[/name_f] too!
I’m not sure I see these other names in the same light though - I think [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] goes best with [name_f]Edith[/name_f] from you list.

When I think of sisters for [name_f]Edith[/name_f]:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

However, I don’t really see [name_f]Edith[/name_f] as ‘clunky’ as some others do, I could just as easily see [name_f]Edith[/name_f] with [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] or [name_f]Esther[/name_f].

Oops! I didn’t mean to be literal. I meant names that remind me of [name_f]Edith[/name_f], or seem to fit in that category. The “WOW, I can’t believe this name could be coming back yet I kinda like it” category.

[grackym]

@lesliemarion

Oops! I didn’t mean to be literal. I meant names that remind me of [name_f]Edith[/name_f], or seem to fit in that category. The “WOW, I can’t believe this name could be coming back yet I kinda like it” category.

Oh, haha!
I guess with [name_u]Eden[/name_u] gaining popularity, [name_f]Edith[/name_f] is going to seem more accessible. I’ve met/heard of a surprising amount of [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]'s lately also, which could help [name_f]Edith[/name_f] seem more modern.