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Ok... Not planning on actually using it, but a Cabbage Patch Kid I got back in the 80s had this name and it's always seemed old ladyish to me... I think of my great aunt and another woman I know who's prob'ly in her 90s or beyond if she's still alive...
Thoughts? Do you like it or no? I have mixed feelings on it, though it doesn't have the same turn-off as Edith (strongly dislike Lilith too... maybe I don't like the -ith sound at the end of a name). Do you think anyone would ever be likely to use it these days? How do you think it would be received?
Guess it's an alternative name to use for those who like Edie, but dislike Edith.
Thoughts? Do you like it or no? I have mixed feelings on it, though it doesn't have the same turn-off as Edith (strongly dislike Lilith too... maybe I don't like the -ith sound at the end of a name). Do you think anyone would ever be likely to use it these days? How do you think it would be received?
Guess it's an alternative name to use for those who like Edie, but dislike Edith.
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One of my cousins-once-removed is named Edna. Even as a child, I thought the name was very old ladyish for someone her age (I believe she was in high school when I was just starting elementary school). [Maybe not... just checked my family tree, she'll be 39 in January)
She's actually the only Edna I know.
It's sort of old and ugly to me, but in an ugly-sweater sort of way. I can easily imagine a hipster using it.
She's actually the only Edna I know.
It's sort of old and ugly to me, but in an ugly-sweater sort of way. I can easily imagine a hipster using it.
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names go in and out of fashion and what was hot back in 1970 is no longer trendy today. Edith and Edna strike me as being very trendy in their day. maybe in the year 1950 a name like Edith was a hot choice. i really think that Edie is pretty sounding as a nickname. today there are brand new names that i haven't heard of before. for example the names Grayson and Kaybree are newer names, and so is the Madison name. and that's how i see the Edith name, i see that it was a trendy name from a different era.
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but that era was a couple decades before 1950... Edith was already moving out of fashion by then.
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Personally I have decided this name is adorable. I mean, try to remove from it all the associations you have from it and look at it from a phonetic standpoint. It has a lot going for it! It's short, snappy, has a cheery, bouncy sound; it has some great nickname options as you said, with Edie or even Eddie as possibilities. It's easy to spell, easy to say, has a nice meaning, and is even featured in the Bible. Lots of pluses!
I would use it if a partner was open to the idea, and since it is so universally reviled I think the hipsters might adopt it... after all I don't see how it's any more hideous, outdated, and crotchety-old ladyish than Matilda, which has gained status among the rich and famous. If Matilda can be cool, why not Edna?!
I would use it if a partner was open to the idea, and since it is so universally reviled I think the hipsters might adopt it... after all I don't see how it's any more hideous, outdated, and crotchety-old ladyish than Matilda, which has gained status among the rich and famous. If Matilda can be cool, why not Edna?!
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