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Edie?
Hi !!!I read that it is the name of Keira Knightley's daughter.I read that it is the short form of Edith. But I think that they are not so similar.Do you think that the link Edith-Edie is so clear? I mean..if you hear Edie on its own do you automatically think of Edith?Do you like it (as FN or as NN for Edith)?I say that because ehen firstly I saw it my mind goes to names like Avery, Everly, Payton...these kind of trendy names.Augusto Aurelio Bruno Filippo Flavio Leone Luigi Stefano ValerioAnastasia Angelica Cassandra Clarastella Corinna Dafne Diana Dora Fiammetta Flora Gelsomina Ginevra Lavinia Luna Morgana Olimpia Perla Rosa Rossella Serena Stella Susanna

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Yes, Edie is a short form of Edith and it makes sense to me. I like Edie as a nn for Edith or as a full name on its own. I actually think Edie is a great name, I really like it.
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I know a girl named Edie so I think of her. Who would think of Edith? Wow.
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Yes, I would always assume Edie is short for Edith. That is the usual way of it.I love Edie, I think it's adorable (not like Avery et al. but more like Ellie, Addie, Rosie, Evie, those sort of sweety-cute trendy names). I think Edith should be way more popular than it is because Edith nn Edie fits in so well with current name trends.I would've considered Edith nn Edie for a daughter but my husband doesn't like Edith.
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I don't think I'd assume Edie was a nickname for Edith, especially where I live (England) nickname names aren't exactly rare. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was short for Edith. I really like Edie as a first, or a nickname for Edith. But personally I prefer using given names more than nicknames, so I'd use Edie in full if I liked it enough to use. I have both Edie and Edith on my list.I don't see Edie as trendy in the way Avery, Everly, Payton etc. are. Again, from a U.K. perspective it fits the trend of nickname names and vintage style names, plus it is increasing in popularity so it can be described as trendy. But it's not a more modern, unisex style trendy name like the ones mentioned.
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Yes, Edie is a classic and long used diminutive of Edith. I think its cute and even knew an 80 year old Edie and it fit her well, too.
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Yes I do.
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I like Edie. It is firmly linked with Edith in my mind. Reminds me of the documentary Grey Gardens.
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Yes, when I hear Edie on its own I automatically think of Edith.
I guess it might seem trendy in the way that most NNs used as FNs sound to me (like Tori as a FN instead of a NN for Victoria), but it's been so long since Edith was really popular, at least in the US, that Edie as a FN mainly comes across as a bit twee to me...I don't dislike it, but I prefer Edith.
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Do you pronounce them with different sounds? Edie is pronounced ee-dee, not like Eddie which is pronounced eh-dee. Edith is pronounced ee-dith, so Edie makes perfect sense as a nickname.
I like it as a nickname and honestly I see it aging well enough that it wouldn't be the worst standalone first name. But if I met one, I'd assume her name was Edith.
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