This article is about the female given name. For other uses, see Edith (disambiguation).
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ēad, meaning wealth or prosperity, in combination with the Old English gȳð, meaning strife,[1] and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie.
It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century and has remained in steady use. It has been among the top hundred most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2017.[2] It has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the top 50 names for American girls between 1880 and 1927, the height of its popularity. It was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls in 2022, according to the Social Security online database.[3] It was the 518th most popular name for newborn girls in Canada in 2021, with 55 uses that year.[4]
^Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN0-19-861060-2.
^Campbell, Mike. "Popularity of Name Edith in England and Wales". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^. www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^"First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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This article is about the female given name For other uses see Edith disambiguation Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ead meaning wealth or prosperity in combination with the Old English gȳd meaning strife 1 and is in common usage in this form in English German many Scandinavian languages and Dutch Its French form is Edith Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte Dita and Edie EdithGenderFemaleOriginWord nameOld EnglishMeaningProsperity wealth and strife Other namesRelated namesDitte Edie Edythe It was a common first name prior to the 16th century when it fell out of favour It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century and has remained in steady use It has been among the top hundred most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2017 2 It has been among the top 1 000 names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the top 50 names for American girls between 1880 and 1927 the height of its popularity It was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls in 2022 according to the Social Security online database 3 It was the 518th most popular name for newborn girls in Canada in 2021 with 55 uses that year 4 The name Edith has five name days May 14 in Estonia January 13 in the Czech Republic October 31 in Sweden July 5 in Latvia and September 16 in France Hungary Poland and Lithuania Contents 1 Edith 2 Edith 3 Fictional characters 4 Translations 5 See also 6 ReferencesEdith editEdith of Polesworth died c 960 abbess Edith of Wessex 1025 1075 Queen of England Edith of Wilton 961 984 English nun Edith the Fair 1025 1086 first wife or mistress of King Harold II of England Edith Abbott 1876 1957 American economist Edith Aitken 1861 1940 British headmistress Edith Vosburgh Alvord 1875 1962 American suffragist Edith Archibald 1854 1936 Canadian suffragist Edith Baird 1859 1924 American chess composer Edith Bideau 1888 1958 American soprano music educator Edith von Bonsdorff 1890 1968 Danish Finnish ballerina and choreographer Edith Bouvier Beale 1917 2002 American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale 1895 1977 American socialite and aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy Edith Bosch born 1980 Dutch judoka Edith Bowman born 1974 British television and radio presenter Edith Cavell 1865 1915 British nurse Edith Mellado Cespedes b 1938 Peruvian politician and educator Edith Brown Clement born 1948 American judge Edith Clements 1874 1971 American botanist Edith Cowan 1861 1932 Australian politician and member of parliament Edith Cresson born 1934 French politician and prime minister Edith Dimock 1876 1955 American painter Edith Durham 1863 1944 British writer and anthropologist Edith Eaton 1865 1914 Canadian writer Edith Efron 1922 2001 American journalist Edith Ellis 1861 1916 British writer Edith Evans 1888 1976 British actress Edith Falco born 1963 better known as Edie Falco American actress Edith Fisch 1923 2006 American jurist and legal scholar Edith Flagg 1919 2014 American fashion designer Edith M Flanigen born 1929 American chemist Edith Willis Linn Forbes 1865 1945 American poet and writer Edith Frank 1900 1945 German mother of diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank Edith Gonzalez 1964 2019 Mexican actress Edith Green 1910 1987 American politician and congresswoman Edith Julia Griswold 1863 1926 American lawyer and patent expert Edith Grossman 1936 2023 American literary translator Edith Hacon 1875 1952 Scottish suffragist from Dornoch a World War One nursing volunteer as well as an international socialite Edith Halpert 1900 1970 American art dealer Edith Hamilton 1867 1963 American classicist and educator Edith Hancox 1874 1954 British born Canadian socialist feminist and journalist Edith Head 1897 1981 American costume designer Edith Heath 1911 2005 American studio potter Edith Henderson 1911 2005 American landscape architect Edith Heraud died 1899 English actress Edith Hermansen 1907 1988 Danish film actress Edith Holden 1871 1920 British artist and teacher Edith Howes 1872 1954 New Zealand writer Edith Jacobson 1897 1978 German psychoanalyst Edith Jones born 1949 American judge Edith Katiji known professionally as Edith WeUtonga born 1979 Zimbabwean musician Edith Kellnhauser 1933 2019 nursing scientist educator and writer Edith Balfour Lyttelton 1865 1948 British novelist Edith Hyde Robbins Macartney 1895 1978 first Miss America Edith Massey 1918 1984 American actress and singer Edith Master 1932 2013 American equestrian Edith Mathis born 1938 Swiss soprano Edith May pseudonym of Anne Drinker 1827 1903 American poet Edith McAlinden born 1968 Scottish murderer Edith Kawelohea McKinzie 1925 2014 Hawaiian author genealogist and traditional hula expert Edith Maryon 1872 1924 English sculptor Edith Morley 1875 1964 British literary scholar Edith Nesbit 1858 1924 British writer Edith Northman 1893 1956 American architect Edith Olivier 1872 1948 British writer Edith MacQueen 1900 1977 Scottish historian Edith Pargeter 1913 1995 British writer Edith Marion Patch 1876 1954 American entomologist Edith Pechey 1845 1908 British doctor and suffragette Edith Penrose 1914 1996 British economist Edith Philips American writer and educator Edith Pitt 1906 1966 British politician Edith Quimby 1891 1982 American medical researcher Edith Ramirez born 1967 American lawyer and chair of the Federal Trade Commission Edith Roosevelt 1861 1948 American first lady and wife of Theodore Roosevelt Edith S Sampson 1898 1979 American judge and diplomat Edith Schippers born 1964 Dutch politician Edie Sedgwick 1943 1971 born Edith Minturn Sedgwick American model and actress Edith Sitwell 1887 1964 British poet and critic Edith Sodergran 1892 1923 Finnish poet Edith Somerville 1858 1949 Irish novelist Edith Stein 1891 1942 German philosopher and nun Edith Summerskill 1901 1980 British politician Edith Sutton 1862 1957 first woman councillor in England Mayor of Reading and suffragist Edith Thompson 1893 1923 English murderer Edith Thompson historian historian and lexicographer Edith Unnerstad 1900 1982 Swedish author Edith Wall 1904 2012 New Zealand Australian artist Edith Wharton 1862 1937 American writer Edith Wilson 1872 1961 American first lady and wife of Woodrow Wilson Edith Windsor 1929 2017 LGBTQ Rights Advocate Edith Woodhouse c 1860 1918 Scottish born New Zealand artistEdith editEdith Audibert born 1948 French politician Edith Cresson born 1934 French politician Edith Girard 1949 2014 French architect Edith Piaf 1915 1963 French singer songwriter cabaret performer and film actress Edith Scob 1937 2019 French film and theatre actress Edith Thomas 1909 1970 French novelist archivist historian and journalistFictional characters editEdith Gru a character in the Despicable Me franchiseTranslations editAlbanian Edita Czech Edita Finnish Eedit French Edith Edyth Hawaiian Ekika Hebrew Idit עידית Hungarian Edit Italian Editta Latvian Edite Lithuanian Edita Polish Edyta Portuguese Edith Edite Serbian Edita Edita Slovak Edita Spanish Edit Swedish Edith Edit Tongan ItetiSee also editEadgyth disambiguation Ealdgyth Edythe disambiguation References edit Hanks Patrick Hardcastle Kate Hodges Flavia 2006 Oxford Dictionary of First Names Oxford University Press p 24 ISBN 0 19 861060 2 Campbell Mike Popularity of Name Edith in England and Wales behindthename com Behind the Name Retrieved 3 June 2023 Popularity of Name Edith www ssa gov United States Social Security Administration 12 May 2023 Archived from the original on 2 February 2018 Retrieved 3 June 2023 First names at birth by sex at birth selected indicators www150 statcan gc ca Statistics Canada 9 May 2023 Retrieved 3 June 2023 Behind The Name Etymology Online United States Social Security Database nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en 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