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[Opinions] Re: Edith
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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.

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Yeah, me neither. :/
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