[name]Edith[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] is now at the top of our list for our baby girl due in a few months. [name]Edith[/name] was my grandmother and [name]Abigail[/name] was my husband’s great grandmother. We would definitely call her [name]Edie[/name].
I know [name]Edith[/name] is not everyone’s style, and that many in the U.S. still consider it fusty and old fashioned (not in a good way), although I also know that it’s rising in popularity in the UK.
Personally, I think it’s a stately, dignified name, reminiscent of the [name]Golden[/name] Age and [name]Edith[/name] [name]Wharton[/name]. Others may only think of [name]Edith[/name] Bunker. [name]How[/name] do you perceive it?
I honestly find it a little old lady still, but I think if I met a girl with the name it would grow on me fast (I met a little [name]Ethel[/name] the other day and that won me over fast!)
I think there was a thread last night about [name]Meredith[/name] nn [name]Edith[/name]/[name]Edie[/name], so you could always go that route too
I love it! I imagine it’s only a matter of time before those “fusty” images associated with it are gone. [name]Edith[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] sounds lovely, and I adore [name]Edie[/name]!
I think it’s quite nice in an old lady way but so many vintage names are coming back now so I wouldn’t worry. I’m sure a little girl called [name]Edith[/name] would be very cute! My only issue is the nn [name]Edie[/name] but only because it reminds me of the less than pleasant character on Desperate Housewives lol but am sure that connection will fade fairly quickly
I’ve known 2, an older woman and a 20 something. The older lady went by [name]Edie[/name] while the young was [name]Edith[/name]. The young was Latina and pronounced her name “ay-deet”
[name]Edith[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] is a lovely vintage combo. I think it’s a dignified name with a lot of antique charm. The sassy nn of [name]Edie[/name] balances the serious [name]Edith[/name] quite nicely. The fact that it honours two family members is icing on the cake!
Thanks, all, for the responses. I think [name]Edith[/name] is due for a comeback soon, although I admit to having a soft spot for vintage names. I love [name]Edna[/name] and [name]Ethel[/name] too, though neither was a name I’d ever considered. [name]Esther[/name] is another one of my favorite vintage names, but unfortunately, it doesn’t work with our last name.
I personally love [name]Edith[/name] and think [name]Edith[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] is lovely. Hubby can’t get into the name or it would be up there on my list for future girls.
I really love [name]Edie[/name], but I’m not a fan of [name]Edith[/name]. I think it’s way too old lady to work today. It also reminds me of [name]Edith[/name] Crawley from Downton [name]Abbey[/name], and I really dislike her on the show. Thanks to [name]Jimmy[/name] [name]Fallon[/name]'s parody of the show, I will forever associate [name]Edith[/name] with He-dith, which might be an unpleasant nn.
That said, if she always just goes by [name]Edie[/name], I suppose [name]Edith[/name] isn’t a bad way to get this nn, and would carry well from baby to grandmother. ^^
I think it’s beautiful and like you said it is rising in popularity in the UK, and I imagine it will in the US soon enough too. It’s rose pretty steadily since 2005 in the UK and there were 194 babies named [name]Edith[/name] in 2010 (#259) but I imagine another increase for 2011 too. The nickname [name]Edie[/name] is super cute and I used to have it as a nickname for [name]Eden[/name].
I think [name]Edith[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] is gorgeous, and the nickname [name]Edie[/name] could not be spunkier and more lovely. I know an [name]Edie[/name] who is about 7-8 years old now ([name]Edie[/name] is her full name, after a grandma [name]Edith[/name]), and she fits her name so perfectly!
I think as more little girls are named after family members and as more “old-fashioned” names are becoming the style, people will lighten up. Yes, compared to [name]Kaylee[/name] and [name]Madison[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Edith[/name] might sound a little heavier, but to be honest, I’d much rather have a name with wonderful history (and notable people in history with the name) than something cutesy and fluffy like [name]Kaylee[/name].
