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, 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 in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database.Social Security online database
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Edith

Edith of Polesworth Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s G C Baugh et al (1970)"Colleges: Tamworth, St Edith" in ''A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 3'', ed. M W Greenslade and R B Pugh (London, Victoria County History s ...

(died c. 960), abbess * Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England *

Edith of Wilton Edith of Wilton ( – 16 September 984) was an English nun, saint, and the only daughter of Edgar, King of England (r. 959–975), and Saint Wulfthryth, who later became abbess of Wilton Abbey. Edgar most likely abducted Wulfthryth from Wilto ...

(961–984), English nun *

Edith the Fair Edith the Fair ( ang, Ealdgȳð Swann hnesce, "Edyth the Gentle Swan"; c. 1025 – c. 1066), also known as Edith Swanneck,Her first name is also spelled Ealdgyth, Aldgyth, ''Edeva'' or Eddeva, and sometimes appears as ''Ēadgȳð'' and ''Ēadgif ...

(1025–1086), first wife or mistress of King Harold II of England * Edith Abbott (1876–1957), American economist *

Edith Vosburgh Alvord Edith Vosburgh Alvord (1875-1962) was an American suffragist and active Detroit clubwoman. Biography Alvord was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1875. At twenty years old (in 1895), she began attending Olivet College, where she would graduat ...

(1875–1962), American suffragist *

Edith Archibald Edith Jessie Archibald (7 April 1854 – 11 May 1936) was a Canadian suffragist and writer who led the Maritime Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), National Council of Women of Canada and the Local Council of Women of Halifax. For her many ...

(1854–1936), Canadian suffragist *

Edith Baird Edith Elina Helen (Winter-Wood) Baird (22 February 1859 – 1 February 1924) was a chess composer who in her day was the most prolific composer of chess problems in the world. She published under her married name as Mrs. W. J. Baird and was somet ...

(1859–1924), American chess composer *

Edith Bideau Edith Bideau (November 6, 1888 — 1958), later Edith Bideau Normelli, was an American soprano and music educator from Kansas. Early life Edith Mae Bideau was from Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Georges K. Bideau and Jennie Hale Bideau. Her fa ...

(1888–1958), American soprano, music educator *

Edith von Bonsdorff Edith Helena von Bonsdorff (née Anderson; 24 April 1890 – 19 April 1968) was a Danish-Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer. Biography Edith von Bonsdorff was born Edith Anderson on 24 April 1890 in Ringsted, Kingdom of Denmark. In 1909 ...

, (1890–1968) Danish-Finnish ballerina and choreographer *

Edith Bouvier Beale Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002), nicknamed Little Edie, was an American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer. She was a first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline Onassis and Lee Radziwill, Lee ...

(1917–2002), American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy *

Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (October 5, 1895 – February 5, 1977) was an American socialite and singer known for her reclusive and eccentric lifestyle. Known as Big Edie, she was a sister of John Vernou Bouvier III and an aunt of Jacqueline ...

(1895–1977), American socialite and aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy *

Edith Bosch Edith Bosch (born 31 May 1980) is a Dutch judoka. Her Olympic debut was at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney where she finished seventh. She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division. She was also European champion ...

(born 1980), Dutch judoka * Edith Bowman (born 1974), British television and radio presenter * Edith Cavell (1865–1915), British nurse * Edith Mellado Céspedes (b. 1938), Peruvian politician and educator *

Edith Brown Clement Edith "Joy" Brown Clement (born April 29, 1948) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Background Clement was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daugh ...

(born 1948), American judge *

Edith Clements Edith Gertrude Clements (1874–1971), also known as Edith S. Clements and Edith Schwartz Clements, was an American botanist and pioneer of botanical ecology who was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Nebraska. She was marr ...

(1874–1971), American botanist * Edith Cowan (1861–1932), Australian politician and member of parliament * Édith Cresson (born 1934), French politician and prime minister *

Edith Dimock Edith Dimock (February 16, 1876 – October 28, 1955) was an American painter. Her work was exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show in New York. She married fellow artist, William Glackens, but continued to use her maiden name professionally after the ...

(1876–1955), American painter *

Edith Durham Edith Durham, (8 December 1863 – 15 November 1944) was a British artist, anthropologist and writer who is best known for her anthropological accounts of life in Albania in the early 20th century. Her advocacy on behalf of the Albanian cause a ...

(1863–1944), British writer and anthropologist *

Edith Eaton Sui Sin Far (, born Edith Maude Eaton; 15 March 1865 – 7 April 1914) was an author known for her writing about Han Chinese, Chinese people in North America and the Chinese American experience. "Sui Sin Far", the pen name under which most of he ...

(1865–1914), Canadian writer *

Edith Efron Edith Efron (; 1922 – April 20, 2001) was an American journalist and author. Biography Efron was born in New York. Graduating from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where Efron studied under journalist John Chamberla ...

(1922–2001), American journalist *

Edith Ellis Edith Mary Oldham Ellis (née Lees; 9 March 1861 – 14 September 1916) was an English writer and women's rights activist. She was married to the early sexologist Havelock Ellis. Biography Ellis was born on 9 March 1861 in Newton, Lancashi ...

(1861–1916), British writer *

Edith Evans Dame Edith Mary Evans, (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was no ...

(1888–1976), British actress *Edith Falco (born 1963), better known as Edie Falco, American actress *

Edith Fisch Edith L. Fisch (March 3, 1923 – August 3, 2006). was an American jurist and legal scholar. Fisch was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn. She was disabled by poliomyelitis at age 12 and lived the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She ...

(1923–2006), American jurist and legal scholar *

Edith Flagg Edith Flagg (née Faierstein, also known as Feuerstein; November 1, 1919 – August 13, 2014) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer, fashion industry executive, and philanthropist. She was the first designer to import polyester as a fas ...

(1919–2014), American fashion designer *

Edith M. Flanigen Edith Marie Flanigen (born January 28, 1929) is a noted American chemist, known for her work on synthesis of emeralds, and later zeolites for molecular sieves at Union Carbide. Early life and education Edith Marie Flanigen was born January 28, ...

(born 1929), American chemist *

Edith Willis Linn Forbes Edith Willis Linn Forbes (, Willis; after first marriage, Linn; after second marriage, Forbes; pen name, E. W. L.; February 19, 1865 – September 29, 1945) was an American poet and writer. Active in clubs, she founded the Rochester Poetry Societ ...

(1865–1945), American poet and writer *

Edith Frank Edith Frank (; 16 January 1900 – 6 January 1945) was the mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank, and her older sister Margot. After the family were discovered in hiding in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation, she was transported to Auschwitz- ...

(1900–1945), German mother of diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank * Edith González (1964–2019), Mexican actress * Edith Green (1910–1987), American politician and congresswoman * Edith Julia Griswold (1863-1926), American lawyer and patent expert * Edith Grossman (born 1936), American literary translator *

Edith Hacon Edith Hacon (1875 – 25 August 1952) also known as Rhyllis Llewellyn Hacon, later Mrs "Amaryllis" Robichaud, was a leading Scottish suffragist from Dornoch, a World War One nursing volunteer, as well as an international socialite. Biography ...

(1875–1952), Scottish suffragist from

Dornoch Dornoch (; gd, Dòrnach ; sco, Dornach) is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray ...

, a World War One nursing volunteer, as well as an international socialite *

Edith Halpert Edith Halpert or Edith Gregor Halpert (née Edith Gregoryevna Fivoosiovitch; 1900–1970) was a pioneering New York City Art dealer, dealer of American modernism, American modern art and American Folk Art, American folk art. She brought recognitio ...

(1900–1970), American art dealer *

Edith Hamilton Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she also studied in Germany ...

(1867–1963) American classicist and educator * Edith Head (1897–1981), American costume designer *

Edith Heath Edith Kiertzner Heath (May 24, 1911 – December 27, 2005) was an American studio potter and founder of Heath Ceramics. The company, well known for its mid-century modern Ceramic art, ceramic tableware, including "Heathware," and architectura ...

(1911–2005), American studio potter *

Edith Henderson Edith Harrison Henderson (1911–2005) was an American landscape architect who practiced largely in the American South. She wrote a column for the ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'' and was the first woman to be elected an officer of the American S ...

(1911–2005), American landscape architect *

Edith Heraud Edith Heraud (died 1899) was an English actress. Stage appearances included the Shakespearian roles Juliet, Ophelia and Lady Macbeth; she was also well known for giving readings of plays. Life Heraud was born in London, daughter of the dramatis ...

(died 1899), English actress * Edith Hermansen (1907–1988), Danish film actress *

Edith Holden Edith Blackwell Holden (26 September 1871 – 15 March 1920) was a British artist and art teacher. She was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. She became famous following the posthumous publication of her ''Nature Notes for 1906'', in facsimile f ...

(1871–1920), British artist and teacher *

Edith Howes Edith Annie Howes (29 August 1872 – 9 July 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, educationalist, and writer of children's literature. She was a Member of the Order of the British Empire and received the King George VI Coronation Medal for her servi ...

(1872–1954), New Zealand writer *

Edith Jacobson Edith Jacobson (german: Edith Jacobssohn; September 10, 1897 – December 8, 1978) was a German psychoanalyst. Her major contributions to psychoanalytic thinking dealt with the development of the sense of identity and self-esteem and with an ...

(1897–1978), German psychoanalyst *

Edith Jones Edith Hollan Jones (born April 7, 1949) is a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge and the former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Jones was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on Febr ...

(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 Edith Norman Hyde Robbins Macartney (1895 – April 1978) became the first-ever "Miss America" in 1919 in a contest held in New York City. She later became a fortune teller under the pseudonym Pandora. Family and marriages She was born Edith Norma ...

(1895–1978), first "Miss America" * Edith Massey (1918–1984), American actress and singer *

Edith Master Edith Louise Master (August 25, 1932 – August 18, 2013) was a Jewish-American equestrian. Early life She was born in New York, New York on August 25, 1932, daughter of Dr. Arthur M. Master and Hilda Altschul Master. She studied at Cornell ...

(1932–2013), American equestrian *

Edith Mathis Edith Mathis (born 11 February 1938) is a Swiss soprano and a leading exponent of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worldwide. She is known for parts in Mozart operas, but also took part in premieres of operas such as Henze's ''Der junge Lord' ...

(born 1938), Swiss soprano * Edith May (pseudonym of Anne Drinker; 1827–1903), American poet * Edith McAlinden (born 1968), Scottish murderer *

Edith Kawelohea McKinzie Edith Kawelohea Kapule McKinzie (October 22, 1925 – October 21, 2014) was a Kanaka Maoli genealogist, educator, author, and an expert in hula and chant. She published two books on Hawaiian genealogy, was Director of the Hawaiian Language Newspape ...

(1925–2014), Hawaiian author, genealogist, and traditional hula expert. * Edith Maryon (1872–1924), English sculptor *

Edith Morley Edith Julia Morley, (13 September 1875–18 January 1964) was a literary scholar and activist. She was the main twentieth century editor of the works of Henry Crabb Robinson. She was a Professor of English Language at University College, Readin ...

(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 Marion Patch Edith Marion Patch (27 July 1876 – 28 September 1954) was an American entomologist and writer. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she received a degree from the University of Minnesota in 1901 and originally embarked on a career as an Englis ...

(1876–1954), American entomologist *

Edith Pechey Mary Edith Pechey (7 October 1845 – 14 April 1908) was one of the first women doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights. She spent more than 20 years in India as a senior doctor at a women's hospital and was involved ...

(1845–1908), British doctor and suffragette * Edith Penrose (1914–1996), British economist *

Edith Philips Edith Philips (November 3, 1892 – July 19, 1983) was an American writer and academic of French literature. Her research focused on eighteenth-century French literature and French emigration to the United States. She was a Guggenheim Fellow (1 ...

, American writer and educator *

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

(1915–1963), French singer *

Edith Pitt Dame Edith Maud Pitt, (14 October 1906 – 27 January 1966) was a British Conservative Party MP for the Birmingham Edgbaston seat. She had also sat on Birmingham City Council, and sought several Parliamentary seats before being placed in the C ...

(1906–1966), British politician *

Edith Quimby Edith Hinkley Quimby (July 10, 1891 – October 11, 1982) was an American medical researcher and physicist, best known as one of the founders of nuclear medicine. Her work involved developing diagnostic and therapeutic applications of X-rays. One ...

(1891–1982), American medical researcher *

Edith Ramirez Edith Ramirez (born May 28, 1968) is an American attorney who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 2010 to 2017. Ramirez served as FTC Chair from 2013 to 2017, the first person of color to lead the agency. Early life and educa ...

(born 1967), American lawyer and chair of the Federal Trade Commission *

Edith Roosevelt Edith Kermit Roosevelt (née Carow; August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. She also was the Second Lady of the United States in 1901. ...

(1861–1948), American first lady and wife of Theodore Roosevelt *

Edith S. Sampson Edith Spurlock Sampson (October 13, 1901 – October 8, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge, and the first Black U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations on 24 August 1950. She conceded that Black people did not have equal rights in Amer ...

(1898–1979), American judge and diplomat *

Edith Schippers Edith Ingeborg Schippers (born 25 August 1964) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman serving as President of the DSM Company since 1 February 2019. Schippers, a political consultan ...

(born 1964), Dutch politician * Édith Scob (born 1937), French actress * Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), born Edith Minturn Sedgwick, American model and actress * Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), British poet and critic * Edith Södergran (1892–1923), Finnish poet * Edith Somerville (1858–1949), Irish novelist *

Edith Stein Edith Stein (religious name Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce ; also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Saint Edith Stein; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a ...

(1891–1942), German philosopher and nun * Edith Summerskill (1901–1980), British politician *

Edith Sutton Edith Mary Sutton (1862–1957) was the first woman to become a councillor in England, the first female Mayor in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, and a suffragist. Biography Sutton was a member of the wealthy Suttons Seeds, Sutton Seeds family of ...

(1862–1957), first woman councillor in England, Mayor of Reading and suffragist *

Edith Unnerstad Edith Alice Unnerstad (née Tötterman; 28 July 1900 – 29 December 1982) was a Swedish author, particularly known for her children's books. Life Unnerstad was born in Helsinki, Finland, the daughter of Swedes Axel and Ingeborg Tötterman. In 1 ...

(1900–1982), Swedish author *

Edith Wall Edith Bayne (née Wall, 13 November 1904 – 21 April 2012) was an artist born in New Zealand who also resided in Australia. Biography Born Edith Wall in Christchurch, New Zealand, to Gypsy and Arnold Wall, her father was a professor and broa ...

(1904–2012), New Zealand/Australian artist *

Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray ...

(1862–1937), American writer * Edith Wilson (1872–1961), American first lady and wife of Woodrow Wilson

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Édith Audibert Édith Audibert (born 7 March 1948) is a French Republican politician who became a Member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both ho ...

(born 1948), French politician * Édith Cresson (born 1934), French politician *

Édith Girard Édith Girard (1949 – 6 September 2014) was a French architect who in particular designed a number of apartment buildings in the Paris area. Biography Girard was born and lived in Paris. Girard's main developments include apartment buildings in ...

(1949–2014), French architect *

(1915–1963), French singer-songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress * Édith Scob (1937–2019), French film and theatre actress *

Édith Thomas Édith Thomas (23 January 1909, Montrouge – 7 December 1970, Paris) was a French novelist, archivist, historian, and journalist. A bisexual pioneer of women's history, she reputedly inspired a character of the erotic novel '' Story of O''.Dor ...

(1909–1970), French novelist, archivist, historian and journalist

Translations

: Eadgyth (Also spelled "Ædgyth") *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Edita * Czech: Edita * Finnish: Eedit *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Edith/Edyth * Hawaiian: Ekika *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: Idit/ עידית * Hungarian: Edit * Italian: Editta * Latvian: Edīte *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Edita *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: Edyta * Portuguese: Edith/Edite *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Edita/Едита * Slovak: Edita * Spanish: Edit *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Edith/Edit * Tongan: Iteti

References

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