Edith
See also: Édith
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈidɪθ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editEdith
- A female given name from Old English.
- 1809, Charles and Mary Lamb, Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name:
- Edith's pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books.
- 1903, Elizabeth Bisland, A Candle of Understanding, Harper&Brothers, page 11:
- 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.
- 2009, Linwood Barclay, Fear the Worst, Banrtam Books, →ISBN, page 76:
- - - 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?"
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editfemale given name
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Edith in the 19th century.
Proper noun
editEdith c
- a female given name from English
Related terms
editReferences
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 32 166 females with the given name Edith have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Edith in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEdith f
- a female given name from English
Norwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editEdith f
- a female given name of popular usage, variant of Edit
Norwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editEdith f
- a female given name of popular usage, variant of Edit
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Edith.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEdith f
- a female given name from English
Swedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editEdith c (genitive Ediths)
- a female given name, a less common spelling of Edit
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