Edith, Frances, Maude, Olive, or Phoebe?

Which do you prefer as a sister to [name]Willa[/name], [name]Cora[/name], and [name]Sybil[/name]?

[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]

Our boy name is [name]Hugo[/name], if that helps.

Thanks!

I love [name]Phoebe[/name], perky without being cutesy, classic and a good fit.

[name]Maude[/name] I quite admire, such an old strong name, but its a bit brave for me. It has a lot of old lady baggage left to shed, way more than such newly-cute retro names like [name]Hazel[/name] or [name]Mae[/name] or [name]Olive[/name].

[name]Olive[/name] is one of the ones that’s back. I do like it, but I don’t love it.

I like [name]Olive[/name]. I’d lean towards [name]Maeve[/name] or [name]Mauve[/name] before I’d go with [name]Maude[/name], though. Great choices - happy picking!

Sigh. I really love them all! [name]Frances[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] would be my favorites.

I think [name]Willa[/name] and [name]Cora[/name] pair off nicely so I’m going to rate the names according to which one I think goes best with [name]Sybil[/name]. :slight_smile:

1 [name]Frances[/name]
2 [name]Edith[/name]
3 [name]Phoebe[/name]
4 [name]Maude[/name]
5 [name]Olive[/name]

I still think [name]Maude[/name]! It is perfect with your other girls.

[name]Every[/name] one of your names (including your boy’s) is a favorite of mine. I’m especially partial to [name]Edith[/name] ([name]Edie[/name]), as that’s what we plan to name our daughter.

With a [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Sybil[/name], I’d steer clear of [name]Edith[/name]. People are going to think you chose all your names off the Downton [name]Abbey[/name] script! I also think [name]Frances[/name] is a little too heavy with your other names. [name]Maude[/name] is probably my favorite for you, but I also love [name]Phoebe[/name]. I like that while [name]Willa[/name] and [name]Cora[/name] share the “a”, [name]Sybil[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] both have very prominent "b"s. [name]Olive[/name] is nice, but [name]Cora[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] is a whole lotta O.

[name]Man[/name], you have great taste! I love all of these so much and they all go well together. [name]Frances[/name] would be my first choice, followed by [name]Edith[/name].

USE THEM ALL!

Haha, what a fantastic list you have! I think I like [name]Olive[/name] or [name]Edith[/name] best with [name]Willa[/name], [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Sybil[/name].

Beautifully named children <3

[name]Edith[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] are my favorites! I also have respect for [name]Frances[/name]. [name]Maude[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] I’m not particularly fond of but nothing wrong with either.

Edited to fix a typo.

[name]Maude[/name] is so perfect! I love it! [name]Frances[/name] is great too but it doesn’t make me smile the way [name]Maude[/name] does…
[name]Maude[/name] [name]Frances[/name] works for me!

I love [name]Edith[/name]…one of my all time favorites!

I love [name]Edith[/name] with your names. I think that it has the same quality of being charming, clunky and vinatge. It’d also go very well with the boys name [name]Hugo[/name], should you ever get the chance to use it. [name]One[/name] person mentioned that should you use [name]Edith[/name], everyone would think of Downton [name]Abbey[/name], but as even though I’m a huge fan of the show, it didn’t really occur to me until it was mentioned. I think [name]Edith[/name] would be a fantastic name choice.
I hope that helps!

  • [name]Athena[/name]

Thank you ladies! I’m so happy to see our list is getting positive reviews.

As for the Downton dilemma, [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Sybil[/name] were both named before anyone (at least here in the US) had heard of the show, and [name]Edith[/name] has been on our list for years. So it’s purely coincidental. I guess that just confirms that they go well together though. Ha. I’m not sure how we feel about using [name]Edith[/name]. We love the name, so on the one hand I don’t think that it should matter. In fact, my husband thinks it’s kind of fun (and funny). But on the other hand, it is a bit strange. Something else to think about. I’ve never seen the show (not much time for TV around here) but I am looking forward to watching it on maternity leave.

Keep the feedback coming!

Thanks!

I love [name]Willa[/name], [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Sybil[/name] and your entire name list! My favorite with your others girls (and with [name]Hugo[/name]) is [name]Olive[/name], but [name]Maude[/name], [name]Frances[/name] and [name]Edith[/name] are so great, too, that it’s hard to choose! [name]Phoebe[/name] is my least favorite with your other names - it’s a great name but seems to fit least to me.

This is SO hard because I have every single one of these names! I’d put them in this order:

1.) [name]Olive[/name]
2.) [name]Maude[/name]
3.) [name]Phoebe[/name]
4.) [name]Edith[/name]
5.) [name]Frances[/name]

And honestly, the margins in between are almost invisible… so I am no help! Haha.

[name]Olive[/name]!!! :slight_smile:

[name]Phoebe[/name] or [name]Edith[/name]

[name]Olive[/name]!! :slight_smile:

~[name]Jasmine[/name]