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[Opinions] WDYT of Edith?
Its been growing on me lately. She would probably get called Edie for short most of the time but I love the soft "ith" ending and its such a spunky little name.Ruby, Vivienne, Elisabeth and Edith as a sister-set perhaps? (would go by Ruby, Vivi, Bess and Edie)Any combo suggestions?Edith Emmeline just came to me but I'd love some more :-)Thank you!

This message was edited 2/8/2010, 2:47 PM

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It's really nice! It goes well with your other names, except maybe Elizabeth because of the repeated "th" ending.
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I was at school with an Edith Linda Marie who was a spoilt little brat who specialised in synthetic tears. And in a top South African comic strip there's an Edith who's an old English woman with a 19th-century mindset who drinks gin and tonic 24/7. But the name's good.Edith Valeria could work. Edith Philippa. Edith Joan - beautifully medieval!
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I love love love love love Edith. It's actually my pen name.Edith Susanne is nice.
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I love it!! Edith with the nn Edie is gorgeous! It's a very charming name. I love Vivienne (and Vivi) , and Elisabeth is nice too, but i'm not a fan of Bess at all. I love Betty though. Ruby is nms. All the names, apart from Ruby imo, go well together. And Edith Emmeline is nice, I love Alliterate names atm.

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Growing up in the 70's the name Edith was forever tied to the character Edith Bunker in "All in the Family." If you've never seen the show, Edith is a loveable, but hopelessly frumpy house wife. And that's the image I had of the name Edith.But then I learned that Edith was popular in Victorian times because it was part of the Anglo-Saxon / medieval retro-thing they loved. One of the great beauties of England was Edith Aylesford (sp?). So I began to see Edith in a new light. Names that transport me back in time delight me. An Anglo-Saxon maiden named Edith began to take poor Mrs. Bunker's place in my mind. The soft "-ith" part was intriguing.Then, I fell in love with the adorable nn Edie. So Edith, nn Edie, is aces in my book now. Love it to pieces.Ruby, Vivi, Bess and Edie are adorable together. I especially love Edie and Bess. (I thought I was the only person who liked Bess as a nn.)Edith Margaret / Marjorie
Edith Morwenna
Edith Matilda / Maude
Edith Eleanor
Edith Frances
Edith Winifred (too much "ed?")
Edith Beatrice
Edith Josephine

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Edith Eleanor is charming. Eleanor is a pretty big family name for me as well so bonus points!
Edith Matilda is lovely (and adds a bit of 'Aussie' to the name :-D)
I love the flow of Edith Gwendolen. Edith Cora is so so sweet! So is Edith Clara! So many great combos...so hard to pick a favourite!Edith Eleanor Clara? WDYT? My great-grandma was Margaret Eleanor and my cousin (who I plan to honour if I have a daughter) is Claire so that would actually be kind of perfect. Thanks so much!
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I love Edith! It's so cute. And Edie is such a cute nickname too.I was going to say that Elisabeth and Edith seemed a little close for siblings, but if they would be Bess and Edie (awww!) most of the time then it don't think it's a big deal, really.Edith Emmeline is really cute! My favorite Edith combo is Edith Felicity, personally.
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I like it a lot, and I love the sibset. It's a little retro and yet spunky at the same time.For combos, how about:
Edith Penelope
Edith Marianne
Edith Therese
Edith Ophelia
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Edith Penelope is adorable! I love it!
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I love Edith. I think it is beautiful and underused, though some people today may think it is just old. I think it would work well with Ruby and Vivienne, but I don't see it working with Elisabeth. Probably because both have the E beginning and -th ending.
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Edith Bellatrix is very striking. It flows so well!
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I think it's pretty much the most adorable name ever! I'd consider using it, but my DH doesn't like it.I think that's a decent sibset. Elizabeth is a bit odd in it, but with the nn Bess it fits better.I haven't worked on Edith combos in forever, but my combo is Edith Isobel. It's a fairly hard name to pair well, I've found.
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Edith Isobel is so cute! Isobel is my favourite spelling of the name too :-)
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