Edith

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/ˈidɪθ/

proper noun

A female given name from Old English.

OriginOld English Ēadġȳþ ← Proto-Germanic *audaz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Old English.

    Edith's pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books.

    1809, Charles and Mary Lamb, Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name
    2 more examples

    But suppose she had had an elder sister with a beautiful name like Edith. My conviction was deep and immovable that had I been named something really pretty like that, I would have found it easy to sew neatly and know my lessons.

    1903, Elizabeth Bisland, A Candle of Understanding, Harper&Brothers, page 11

    - - but they went and gave it to this woman named Edith, if you can believe that any woman with a name like Edith would have a clue about what's fashionable." "Edith Head?" I said. "The Oscar-winning costume designer?"

    2009, Linwood Barclay, Fear the Worst, Banrtam Books, →ISBN, page 76
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz“wealth, riches”
  2. Old EnglishĒadġȳþ
  3. EnglishEdith

Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.

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Translations

Bulgarian Еди́та
  • Еди́та (Edíta)female given name
Czech Edita
  • Editafemale given name
Danish Edith
  • Edithfemale given name
French Édith
  • Édithfemale given name
German Edit, Edith
  • Editfemale given name
  • Edithfemale given name
Hungarian Edit
  • Editfemale given name
Latvian Edīte
  • Edītefemale given name
Lithuanian Edita
  • Editafemale given name
Norwegian Edit
  • Editfemale given name
Polish Edyta
  • Edytafemale given name
Portuguese Edite
  • Editefemale given name
Russian Эди́та
  • Эди́та (Edíta)female given name
Swedish Edit
  • Editfemale given name
Ukrainian Еді́та
  • Еді́та (Edíta)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Heidt
Cite this entry
APA

Edith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edith

MLA

“Edith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edith. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edith,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edith.

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