Message: "Enid" - Behind the Name

Enid

by Danno (guest)

11/2/2017, 7:42 PM

What are your thoughts on the name, Enid? E-nid

I added it to my list a few weeks back and I'm starting to really like it. I can definitely see the "dated" aspect of it but I also think its cute\adorable and usable. Or, at least in my opinion anyway.
A bit surprising for me since there isn't many really dated names hardly ever used anymore that I'm a fan of.

So what's everyones input?

#Enid

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- sambchop

11/5/2017, 12:49 AM

Are you a fan of Worst Witch? I've been obsessed with Enid since watching that show. I also love Mildred.

- erb816

11/4/2017, 10:11 AM

Enid is a GP of mine. I doubt I'd ever get to use it, since it seems to be a very... acquired taste. But I love it. Enid has a certain "geeky" quality, I find. Makes me think of an entomologist!

And, of course, there's the Barenaked Ladies song.

This message was edited 11/4/2017, 10:12 AM

- Laslow (Buneary)

11/4/2017, 8:19 AM

I think it's hideous.

- foxgloves

11/3/2017, 10:44 AM

i love it, though i have an association with it so i wouldn't use it. i can definitely see it getting popular- it has a quirky feel to it, though it's also very short and simple. i really like how it's feminine but doesn't end with an -a or -e or similar ly common letter. and it doesn't feel dated at all to me (though i don't usually care about that).

i like Elaine as a name to go with Enid.

- Wordsmith

11/3/2017, 8:47 AM

I adore Enid -- it's one of my favorite names. It has an earthen, preternatural quality that greatly appeals to me.

- summitseeker (theparkite)

11/3/2017, 7:49 AM

I like, mostly because it's dated. It has that 19th century retro style which makes it really interesting.

- Anneza

11/3/2017, 7:24 AM

I like it, but not enough to use. A friend of mine is married to a very nice Enid whose family nn is Dinnie.

- Wisteria (Tawnee) +1

11/3/2017, 7:08 AM

I think it's cute and ready for a comeback.

The kids in Despicable Me had great-grandma era names that are probably going to make a big comeback. One was named Edith, which isn't too far from Enid.

- summitseeker (theparkite)

11/3/2017, 7:51 AM

Agreed, but maybe Edith more so than Enid? Edith has never left the top 1000 while Enid definitely has, so people are more familiar with Edith.

- Eden (eden_eli)

11/3/2017, 5:18 AM

I like it a lot. I don't think it's dated, or if it is, I think it's on the very emerging edge of dated.

- mommymurphy

11/3/2017, 4:38 AM

I think it's sweet and charming.

- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)

11/3/2017, 3:05 AM

It's really, really dated. And it's not as ugly as Ethel, but not far either.

- queenv +1

11/2/2017, 7:44 PM

I'm starting to like Enid. A little clunky, but charmingly so. I'd like to see it make a comeback.

- Danno (guest)

11/2/2017, 7:46 PM

Same here (:

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