I was thinking about it the other day and I realized I can’t think of a single girls’ name that ends in -ith that I don’t like. [name]Meredith[/name] has been in my top three for a long time now, and before that I was considering my grandmother’s name, [name]Judith[/name], as a name for a future daughter. I also like [name]Lilith[/name], [name]Edith[/name], and [name]Elspeth[/name] (not technically an -ith, but close enough!). I don’t even mind the sound of [name]Ardith[/name].
[name]How[/name] does everyone else feel about names that end in this sound? Are they too lispy in your opinion? Can you think of any I’ve missed? [name]Just[/name] curious!
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Elspeth[/name] but, like [name]Lillith[/name], it’s a little busy and lispy to roll off the tongue for some people. [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name], [name]Edith[/name], and [name]Judith[/name] don’t have that problem though, and my favourite is [name]Edith[/name].
I do like the -ith names, even if some people say they’re old fashioned or whatever. I heard one I think when I read a book- Edgith. I’m not sure if that’s a real name or what, but I like it. I also like [name]Elspeth[/name]
Eadgyth is the Anglo-[name_m]Saxon[/name_m] (Old English) version of [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. Well, kind of. They had some different letters and there was spelling variation, but Eadgyth is pretty close. Maybe the book you read was trying to give it an Anglo-[name_m]Saxon[/name_m] (or generally “historical”) flavour.
I like [name_f]Edith[/name_f], mostly because it’s one of very few Anglo-[name_m]Saxon[/name_m] female names that seem easily usable today. And “[name_f]Edie[/name_f]” is cute, with a bit of a spunky vibe thanks to [name_f]Edie[/name_f] Sedgwick.
I’m [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]! A few rarer options (some aren’t technically -ith, but I figured I’d include them):
Aldith
Anath
Aseneth
[name_f]Jacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Neith[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]
A handful of Welsh ones, which in ‘old Welsh’ are spelt with ‘ydd’ on the end (which makes an -ith sound, the ‘dd’ in Welsh makes a th sound, so ‘edd’ would be an -eth sound), then when modernized/anglicized it’s ‘yth’ on the end. However they can be spelt with ‘ith’ on the end too. I’ve used the ‘yth’ endings, convert to ‘ith’ as you see fit. (Meanings in brackets).
I like a lot of -ith, -yth names too.
My favorites being [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], and [name_f]Gwenyth[/name_f].
I’ll now be adding Rhianyth to that list. [name_u]Love[/name_u] that!!
I was just looking at [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] a few moments ago! I personally prefer [name_f]Orla[/name_f], but the meaning (“golden princess”) is wonderful
I had brought up the name [name_f]Delyth[/name_f] a week ago ([name_u]Del[/name_u]-ith) and I got mostly positive remarks with some “lispy” concerns. I came to the realization that the name [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] does just fine in the world and my concerns for that lisp sound are gone.
I generally lovely this sound too, it’s so light and ethereal. My favourites are [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]. [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] looks lovely but the pronunciation is actually the same as [name_f]Orla[/name_f] - it’s the Gaelic spelling.
