So many good suggestions!
Has anyone mentioned [name]Ardith[/name] [name]Corrine[/name] yet?
If your friend is not up on baby names she really may have no idea what is stylish for names these days. [name]Edith[/name] is lovely. She may have also just been surprised, or she may have a bad connotation about the name- whatever her reason for laughing it’s ok. If you and your partner like [name]Edith[/name] than go for it. (My husband and I got similar reactions when we said we were considering naming our son [name]Clyde[/name].)
[name]Edith[/name] [name]Corrine[/name] is lovely. [name]How[/name] about [name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]? [name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]? I like the [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Corrine[/name] suggestion, too.
I agree that [name]Vera[/name] [name]Corrine[/name] is gorgeous and unique.
I adore [name]Edith[/name]! It’s one of my favorites! 
So strong and beautiful. And [name]Edie[/name]? J’adore! So cute!
[name]Agatha[/name], [name]Edwina[/name], [name]Gertrude[/name], [name]Hester[/name], [name]Myrtle[/name], [name]Martha[/name], [name]Thelma[/name]
I really like [name]Edith[/name]!! :). [name]Edie[/name] is a cute nn, too.
What about [name]Eloise[/name]? I do envy you being able to use [name]Lily[/name] though. My in-laws had a dog named [name]Lily[/name] so that is forever out of reach…
[name]Eva[/name] -[name]Evie[/name]
[name]Joelle[/name]-[name]Elle[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]- [name]Gigi[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name]- [name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]-[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Annette[/name]- [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]- [name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]- [name]Cece[/name]
[name]Robin[/name]
Or I love [name]Corrine[/name] as a possible first?