Edith?

[name_f]Edith[/name_f]

What’s your thoughts and how popular is it in your area? I don’t know any [name_f]Edith[/name_f] but loads of Eden’s - making [name_f]Edie[/name_f].

What similar names do you think of?

Thanks!

I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f]! And the nickname [name_f]Edie[/name_f]. I have never met a young [name_f]Edith[/name_f], though I have met a few young Edens but they did not go by [name_f]Edie[/name_f].

It makes me think of:
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorie[/name_f]

That’s interesting! What nickname did the Eden’s go by?

All the little Edens I know just went by [name_u]Eden[/name_u]. No nicknames.

I have met a couple of Edie’s but no Edith’s.
I really like [name_f]Edith[/name_f], it is a lovely name that’s underused. I’d love to see it used a little more.

I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f], just that my husband’s last name too poncy / lispy sounding for it to work. I prefer [name_f]Edith[/name_f] to [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (though [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is more relaxed and contemporary-sounding). It’s [name_f]Cate[/name_f] Blanchett’s daughter’s name (and I went to school with an Edith). I don’t know any among the under 10s in my network/area (east coast of Oz).

It reminds me of fusty but pretty vintage names such as [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]. More directly similar names to me are [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f].

Didn’t know it was [name_f]Cate[/name_f] Blanchett daughter’s name! Despite googling the name and looking at meanings etc :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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[name_f]Edith[/name_f] is gorgeous!

She’s wholesome, cosy and warm. [name_f]My[/name_f] Jewish Grandma adored [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and really wanted to bestow this name onto a child but never got [name_f]Edith[/name_f] past my grandad who wanted a name that was trendy at their synagogue. Anyways I completely see why my Grandma loved [name_f]Edith[/name_f] she’s just so sweet. A really gorgeous wholesome choice that feels like an oversized cosy jumper on an an autumnal day. I suggested this name when it came to naming my daughter but it was dismissed by my partner. If you can get this past your partner go for her. Personally I do not know any Edith’s and I think she would be refreshing to come across.

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] makes me think off

[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
Sylvie/Sylvia
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

I like [name_f]Edith[/name_f]! It’s not very popular at all in my area; I have never met an [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. To be honest, Edie’s nms, and I prefer it in the full.

Makes me think of (sorry for any repeats):
[name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], Dorothy/Dorothea, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f]! It makes me think of [name_u]Eden[/name_u] while not being as popular. I would totally use it, but my sister already has!

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] is so sweet!! I would love to meet a little one. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] / [name_f]Eadie[/name_f] is one of my favorite names, and though I’ve met many Edens, never one that went by [name_f]Edie[/name_f]!

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] makes me think of similar soft vintage names that haven’t quite come back into style:

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] / [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] / [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] / [name_f]Ettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] / [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] is fantastic! It’s not popular at all where I live.

I also really love the [name_f]Edythe[/name_f] spelling. I might prefer it, actually.

Some similar names—

[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]

I had a classmate named [name_f]Edith[/name_f], always loved that name and she made me love it even more. She was a cool kid with a kind heart, a very [name_f]British[/name_f] sense of humor, and a talent for drawing.

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] is strong but sweet, ‘warrior with a heart of gold’ is the vibe I get from it, along with vintage charm.

I’ve met one [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and one [name_f]Edie[/name_f].

Some names similar in sound/letters:

[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
Eadlin/Eadlyn
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elswyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edana[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edmee[/name_f]
[name_f]Eda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] ‘Edie’
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Freda[/name_f]

Names in a similar style:

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] Edith!! Not popular at all in my area but also very familiar / definitely not unheard of.
Others like [name_f]Edith[/name_f]:

[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Edeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Edelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edda[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. I have not met any little girls with the name, perhaps I know no Ediths.

Similar in sound:
[name_f]Ardith[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eda[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
Eva/Eve
[name_f]Freda[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]

Stylistically similar names:
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]