Edith

See also: Édith

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Edith

  1. 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?"
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Edith in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Edith c

  1. a female given name from English

References

  • [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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Edith in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Edith f

  1. a female given name from English

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Edith f

  1. a female given name of popular usage, variant of Edit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Edith f

  1. a female given name of popular usage, variant of Edit

Spanish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Edith.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /eˈdid/ [eˈð̞ið̞]
    • Rhymes: -id
    • Syllabification: E‧dith

    Proper noun

    Edith f

    1. a female given name from English

    Swedish

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    Proper noun

    Edith c (genitive Ediths)

    1. a female given name, a less common spelling of Edit
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