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HelpEdith or Enid?
Which?
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Enid. Even with the song.
It's a lot cooler, imo. And there are few names I like that end with 'th'.
It's a lot cooler, imo. And there are few names I like that end with 'th'.
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Edith
I've always loved the -th sound at the end of names (Gwyneth, Lilith, etc). In the case of Edith, it seems to sound the long E at the start of the name. I think Edith is so lovely.
I've always loved the -th sound at the end of names (Gwyneth, Lilith, etc). In the case of Edith, it seems to sound the long E at the start of the name. I think Edith is so lovely.
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Edith today, but it could be Enid tomorrow. I think Enid has more snap and spunk to it, but Edith is more elegant, and has a more distinguished feel.
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I think both are lovely names, but for me it would have to be Edith, as I LOVE the name Edie.
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Edith
I've always liked it, and it's one of Mr Pie's favourites for family reasons. (Edith Marion and Edith Frances were combos we liked) But Enid is nice too.
I've always liked it, and it's one of Mr Pie's favourites for family reasons. (Edith Marion and Edith Frances were combos we liked) But Enid is nice too.
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Why don't we have both?
I like them both a lot. It's really hard for me to pick.
I guess, Edith, simply because I can see a lot more people with the name, where Enid is a pretty specific personality/look.
I like them both a lot. It's really hard for me to pick.
I guess, Edith, simply because I can see a lot more people with the name, where Enid is a pretty specific personality/look.
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This needs to feature on this board more often imo.
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Edith!
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Enid.
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Edith!
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I like both, but...
If you are planning to use only the full name, i'd say Enid. If you want the possibility of a nickname, I'd say Edith and call her Edie.
If you are planning to use only the full name, i'd say Enid. If you want the possibility of a nickname, I'd say Edith and call her Edie.
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I really like both, but I prefer Enid because of its sound and meaning.
Edith lends itself to Edie, which I think is cute. Enid is a bit harder as far as nicknames go, but it's short enough that it doesn't necessarily need one. If I named a daughter Enid, I might call her E here and there.
Edith lends itself to Edie, which I think is cute. Enid is a bit harder as far as nicknames go, but it's short enough that it doesn't necessarily need one. If I named a daughter Enid, I might call her E here and there.
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Enid, probably.
Oddly enough, Edith is used now and then in my area, (French-speaking), in spite of the difficulity EVERYONE has in saying the "th" sound. So it's Edit. (Ee-dit.)
Actually, Ruth, also..Root.
Oddly enough, Edith is used now and then in my area, (French-speaking), in spite of the difficulity EVERYONE has in saying the "th" sound. So it's Edit. (Ee-dit.)
Actually, Ruth, also..Root.
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That reminds me of how my preschooler kept mispronouncing Edith after seeing Despicable Me: Eat it.
Edith was lucky one--poor Agnes was mangled into "Assness."
Edith was lucky one--poor Agnes was mangled into "Assness."
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Ee-dit is how fictional New Yorker Archie Bunker said his wife's name. That's why every time I see Edith written out, I think, "Ee-dit." Then I think of a dingbat. Which is why I'm not overly fond of Edith. But I wasn't going to say so initially, because I think that associations can get tiresome and out-of-hand.
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Edith!
I really, really like the name Edith.
I really, really like the name Edith.
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That's a tough one. I love Edie. But Enid is so adorably simple and has a lovely meaning.
I think I'd have to pick Enid. Because Edith sounds a bit more like a cranky old lady who disapproves of my sinful ways. I'd love to have a friend named Enid. It's poetry.
Hey what about Enid Alexandra as a combo. It's so Sweet Valley. That's the first place I saw the name Enid. :)
I think I'd have to pick Enid. Because Edith sounds a bit more like a cranky old lady who disapproves of my sinful ways. I'd love to have a friend named Enid. It's poetry.
Hey what about Enid Alexandra as a combo. It's so Sweet Valley. That's the first place I saw the name Enid. :)
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Edith seems as classic as Elizabeth or Dorothy to me, but Enid seems antique. Edith seems graceful at all ages, to me, while Enid always sounds like a crone, sort of shrewd and tough - and I find it hard to name a baby daughter names that are all crone. Also I think Enid sounds like a type of insect or worm. I'm assuming it's pronounced EN-id, but if it's pronounced EEN-id I think it sounds way too much like a type of insect, maybe a larva. Weird.
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I've *never* heard it pronounced EN-id. Only EEN-id.
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Honestly, neither have I. But I am really just that boggled, that you could like it if it were pronounced EEN-id. I can only imagine anyone thinking it was nice if it were EN-id. I think Enid (EEN-id to me, too) is quite awful. Something about the way my nose closes when I make the sounds.
This message was edited 7/7/2012, 11:16 AM
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Yeah, me neither. :/
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Enid!
My number one name of the moment. :)
I like that Enid is a bit more "crisp" and looks cleaner. The -th ending of Edith is a bit off putting for me. It's not my favorite sound.
My number one name of the moment. :)
I like that Enid is a bit more "crisp" and looks cleaner. The -th ending of Edith is a bit off putting for me. It's not my favorite sound.
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Wow! Nice number 1! What are your combos?
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Thanks! I have this "vision" I'm trying to stick to and it has me a bit restrained at the moment. I only have three: Enid Lily, Enid Iris & Enid Romilly.
:)
:)
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Definitely Enid. I don't like names that end in -ith very much.
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Edith
They're really similar, but I think Edith is so much nicer. I don't know why! I also really like Edie as a nickname for Edith.
They're really similar, but I think Edith is so much nicer. I don't know why! I also really like Edie as a nickname for Edith.
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