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I would love to see more. Edith is sophisticated and classic.

Not pretty. Not even cute. Edith is perfect if your child comes out of the womb aged 70+. Don’t care for the nn Edie either. Sounds like gibberish or a sound a siren or an alarm makes, not a name

I'm in favor. I don't see it as old-ladyish anymore. If it's dated, it's just in the sense that I picture it on a young character in fiction about the 1920s.

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I proposed it as a name for our daughter, back in 2006. My husband said it'd be a "statement" and I guess he meant he thought it was unfashionable. I'd be happy if Edith was her name today, though.

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I wonder if one reason people don't go for it is because it's pretty blatantly Germanic, like Mildred.

I try to be open-minded and see the "old lady" names of my youth with new eyes, and sometimes I succeed. I've never succeeded with Edith. It will forever be "old lady" to me. Hard to imagine on a child.

I think it’s way too dated for a little girl, plus the Eddie nickname isn’t really desirable. What about maybe Esther?

I LOVE it!! It’s one of my absolute favourite names

I really like it. I love the -th ending (also, Judith, Lilith, Gareth, etc) and "Edie" is a great nickname. I think I would use it.

I think this name is slowly coming back into favor, but I still don't like it. It's like Evelyn (which I still don't like): stiff, overly formal, humorless.

I think it’s cute, especially with the nn Edie.

Very charming. It grows up well, and Edie is a nice nickname.

I don't like it

I don't like it