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Help[Opinions] Re: Esther, Enid, Ethel
in reply to a message by Billina
Esther!
Being realistic, Ester (this is my prefered spelling) would most likely be the name I would go for if I were to name a baby. Here in the Czech Republic, naming is much more conservative and we also have quite strict naming laws, so other favorites of mine like Cosima and Cosmina wouldn't really work.
Ester has a long history of usage but was never popular to the point that it would be associated with one generation. Ester's name day here is Dec 19, which is an important date to me. I also like the sound of the name - it feels strong and would stand out among currently popular vowel heavy names.
Enid could work here as well but will probably be considered fancy / hipster-ish. I like it if pronounced EN-nid. EE-nid, not so much.
Ethel would not work here. I like it for English speaking people, though. It has medieval charm to it. I prefer it as a NN for longer names like Etheldred and Etheldreda.
Being realistic, Ester (this is my prefered spelling) would most likely be the name I would go for if I were to name a baby. Here in the Czech Republic, naming is much more conservative and we also have quite strict naming laws, so other favorites of mine like Cosima and Cosmina wouldn't really work.
Ester has a long history of usage but was never popular to the point that it would be associated with one generation. Ester's name day here is Dec 19, which is an important date to me. I also like the sound of the name - it feels strong and would stand out among currently popular vowel heavy names.
Enid could work here as well but will probably be considered fancy / hipster-ish. I like it if pronounced EN-nid. EE-nid, not so much.
Ethel would not work here. I like it for English speaking people, though. It has medieval charm to it. I prefer it as a NN for longer names like Etheldred and Etheldreda.
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