We’re having another girl - our two-year-old is [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f].
We like old fashioned names, obviously. Because our surname has five letters, and our daughter’s first and middle names also have five letters, I was hoping to do a five letter first and middle name for daughter #2.
So far [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is the front runner…but there are the Despicable Me sisters named [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]…though my husband says we shouldn’t worry about that (“f**k that movie” were his words 
). I liked Sibyl for a while too - but definitely won’t do that due to Downtown Abbey. I’m not tied to the five letter idea necessarily, I like names that are strong and can be nicknamed into something cute ([name_f]Edith[/name_f] gets [name_f]Edie[/name_f] for short). Any suggestions? Other thoughts have been [name_f]Doris[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_f]Norma[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] - but we can’t use it cause a family member already has. Also love [name_f]Olive[/name_f], but my sister-in-law is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - so too close. Starting to wish we saved [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] for this baby rather than using it as a middle name for [name_f]Edith[/name_f]!! Would appreciate your thoughts!
What about:
Viola
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
Edith [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is beautiful
Edith and…
Heidi
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
Like [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] kids have seen that movie a million times and I didn’t even remember that those are the sisters names until u mentioned it.
That is good to know! I think I’ve been over-thinking it.
Hilda has been a contender too … and I’m starting to really like [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] now!
Love [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]! The third Despicable Me name ([name_f]Margo[/name_f]) would also work beautifully, and I don’t think the connection is too strong.
Hazel, [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] are all right up my street too — you have great taste!
More old-fashioned five-letter names for girls you might like…
Frida
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Annis[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Theda[/name_f]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
Violet would be lovely with Edith Mabel! The other names that came to mind are Tilda ‘Tilly’ and Flora. Some others that would go nicely, both five letters and otherwise:
Margo(t)
Pearl
Iris
Willa
Alice
Beatrix
Harriet
Clementine
Della
Flora
Marigold
Etta
India
Frida
Theodora
Stella
Elinor
Florence
Luella
Maple
Zelda
Nell
Anouk
Ruby
Ophelia
Sylvie
Rosalind
June
Astrid
Olive
Paloma
Matilda
Zella
Daisy
Wilhelmina
Ottilie
Maeve
Billie
Thea
Amélie
Love the idea of the five letter names!!
I really don’t think [name_f]Edith[/name_f] & [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] would be too strong a connection to Despicable Me. I’ve seen that movie a lot and I always forget that there’s an [name_f]Edith[/name_f].
Seconding suggestions of:
Clara
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] (or [name_f]Adelle[/name_f])
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f] (or Maemie)
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I actually know someone who used their first girls middle name for their second daughter… So you could do that. They loved the name and didn’t know if they’d have anothet daughter so they used it and then regretted it so they just went, screw it, and used it again! Always an option!
I would have suggested:
Mabel
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]/Elma
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] / [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
I agree with PPs who have said that the Despicable Me girls’ names are not that memorable for some reason! I’ve watched the films with my children numerous times, too 
5 letter ideas
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Kezia[/name_f]
[name_f]Erica[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Irena[/name_f]
Not 5 letters but may be your style:
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Morven[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Eartha[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Adah[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjory[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] 
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_u]Marion[/name_u]
5 Letter Wildcards:
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alora[/name_f]
Sorry for any repeats!
Beryl
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] as a middle spot maybe?
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and little sis [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f].
I also love [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]!
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] is so sweet.
I like Penny too. Penny Olive or Penny Agnes.
Okay I might be a little obsessed with [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] 
I LOVE [name_f]Edith[/name_f], it’s been on my name lists for years. [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] was there at one point too, though I’ve fallen out of love with it since then.
How about:
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] + [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] + [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] + [name_f]Trudy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] + [name_f]Greta[/name_f]
Edith + Fern
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] + [name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
Sorry for any repeats!
Some names that remind me of your list (near five letters):
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] ([name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_u]Jules[/name_u])
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] ([name_f]Susie[/name_f])
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Jeanine[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]!! I think the Despicable Me reference is pretty endearing actually.
What about:
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] “[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] “[name_f]Fern[/name_f]”
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Magda[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Marla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
edit: what about Martha? Love this one and has endless nicknames. Marty, Maude, Molly.
Good luck!
Violetta
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
An(n)a
[name_f]Ann[/name_f](e)
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ros[/name_f](i)e
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
EVer(ly)
Hope this helps! Good luck on your baby naming journey, @JemC!
On tiktok there was a group of girls that had the same names as the sisters - [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], and [name_f]Margret[/name_f] ([name_f]Margo[/name_f])! They all thought it was a nice coincidence and I also think that (positive feedback by others too) But I agree with your husband plus the girls name are hardly ever remembered!
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Margo/name_f (Although this has the same problem as [name_f]Agnes[/name_f])
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
Edith [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is so pretty! What about:
Lilia
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] ([name_f]Lucy[/name_f])
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
Sorry for any repeats!