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| Edith | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | 'riches or blessed' + 'war' |
| Origin | Old English |
| Related names | Ditte, Edie, Edythe |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Edith " |
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Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ead, meaning 'riches or blessed', and gyð, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Edie and Edythe.
It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, where it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2007 it was ranked at 730th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It was more common as a name for children in the early 20th century than in the late 20th or early 21st centuries.
The name Edith has three name days; May 14th in Estonia, October 31st in Sweden and September 16th in France.
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Translations
- Old English: Eadgyth
- French:Édith
- Czech: Edita
- Hawaiian: Ekika
- Hungarian : Edit
- Italian: Editta
- Polish: Edyta
- Portuguese: Edite
- Serbian: Edita / Едита
- Tongan: Ite
Other uses
- USS Edith, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
- USS Edith II (SP-296), later USS SP-296, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
- USS Edith M. III (SP-196), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
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