Edith

Edith \e-dit(h), ed-i-th\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Edith is pronounced IYDih-TH in English or EHDihT in German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Edith: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Edith?

Edith's origin is Old English, and its use, English and German. The meaning of the name is 'rich in war'. Derived from ead + gyth which mean 'wealth, blessed' + 'fight, battle' respectively. Eadgyth (Old English) and Otgunde (Germanic) are older forms of Edith. Edith was an Old English two-element name in use before the Norman Conquest. The name was popular among medieval English speakers, promoted by the fame of Saint Edith of Wilton (961-984), daughter of the English king Edgar the Peaceful. Her name bore the same element ead ('wealth, blessed') as was consistent with the family naming practice then. The name dropped off in use after the Middle Ages but saw a revival in the late 19th century when Saxon names were popular. Edith is a widely used name; it has 40 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variations of the name used in English consist of name Dita (also used in Czech and Spanish), Eadgyth meaning, Eadie name, Eadith meaning of name, Ede name variations, name Edelina, Edeline meaning, name Edelyna origin, baby name Edelyne, Editha definition (also used in German), meaning of Edithe, short names for Ediva, Edyt meaning of name, short names for Edyte, Edytha definition, short names for Edytta, nicknames for Eruini, Eyde name variations, and what does the name Eydie mean. Other English forms consist of the contraction baby name Edi (also used in Hawaiian), the familiar forms Eda name popularity (also used in German, and Polish), Edee name variations, nicknames for Edie, and what does the name Edy mean, and the variant spellings baby name Edyth and Edythe meaning and origin. Foreign variations consist of Ditka definition (Czech), short names for Duci (Hungarian), Edda meaning (Polish), name Edetta meaning (Italian), Edit definition (Hungarian), Edita meaning (Czech, Italian, Lithuanian, Slavic, and Spanish), name Edite origin (Latvian and Portuguese), short names for Editta (Italian), Edka meaning and origin (Polish), Edyta meaning and origin (Polish), short names for Ekika (Hawaiian), Édith name variations (French), and Ita meaning of name (Polish). Another foreign variant is the familiar form nicknames for Ditte (Scandinavian). Edith is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.733% of baby girls were given the name Edith. It was #32 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked decline in popularity since then, and in recent years it is of only modest use. In 2010, it ranked at #820 with a usage of 0.017%, however it was nonetheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Edith has primarily been a girl name, although in the last century it has also been used for boys. In 1910, 92 times as many girls than boys were given the name Edith.

The following famous people share the name Edith:

• Actress Edith Evans, born Edith Mary Evans 8 February 1888 - 14 October 1976, London, England
• Actress Norma Shearer, born Edith Norma Shearer August 10, 1902 - June 12, 1983, Montreal, Canada
• Author Edith Wharton, born Edith Newbold Jones 24 January 1862 - 11 August 1937, New York, New York
• Author Edith Nesbit, born 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924, Kennington, Surrey, England
• Author Ellis Peters, born Edith Mary Pargeter September 28, 1913, Horsehay, Shropshire, England
• Fashion Designer Edith Head, born 28 October 1897 - 24 October 1981, San Bernadino, California
• Jurist Edith Brown Clement, born 29 April 1948, Birmingham, Alabama
• Nurse Edith Cavell, born Edith Louisa Cavell 4 December 1865 - 12 October 1915, Norfolk, England
• Poet Edith Sitwell, born Edith Louisa Sitwell 7 September 1887 - 9 December 1964, Scarborough, England
• Singer Edith Piaf, born Edith Giovanni Gassion 19 December 1915 - 11 October 1963, Paris, France.

List of baby names that sound like Edith:

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The baby name Edith fun facts:

The name Edith in reverse order is "Htide".

The numerological value of the name Edith is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Edith?

Edith is in the top names in USA.