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Edith 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'.
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EdithI'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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EdithI'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.
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This needs to feature on this board more often imo.
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I prefer Edith, which is one of my absolute favorite names, but I also love Enid.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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. :)
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I was thinking MAYBE Enid Frances. She might have to be Hester's sister.
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Ooh, I love Enid Frances!
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Aw Enid Frances is so sweet! So green and contemplative. Hester & Enid is fabulous. Nice nice nice.
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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.
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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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EdithThey'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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