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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 (died c. 960), abbess *

Edith of Wessex Edith of Wessex ( 1025 – 18 December 1075) was Queen of England from her marriage to Edward the Confessor in 1045 until Edward died in 1066. Unlike most English queens in the 10th and 11th centuries, she was crowned. The principal source on h ...

(1025–1075), Queen of England * Edith of Wilton (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 (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 Edith Eleanor Smith (born January 1974) is a Scottish radio DJ and television presenter. She hosted '' Colin and Edith'', weekday afternoons, weekend breakfast, and ''The Radio 1 Review'' on BBC Radio 1 until 2014 and has presented a variety of ...

(born 1974), British television and radio presenter *

Edith Cavell Edith Louisa Cavell ( ; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Be ...

(1865–1915), British nurse * Edith Mellado Céspedes (b. 1938), Peruvian politician and educator * Edith Brown Clement (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 Édith Cresson (; née Campion; born 27 January 1934) is a French politician from the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so. She was the only woman to be prime minister until 2022, whe ...

(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 (1863–1944), British writer and anthropologist * Edith Eaton (1865–1914), Canadian writer * Edith Efron (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, Lancash ...

(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 Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), and Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She also ...

, American actress * Edith Fisch (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 fa ...

(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 González (1964–2019), Mexican actress * Edith Green (1910–1987), American politician and congresswoman *

Edith Julia Griswold Edith Julia Griswold (February 12, 1863 – February 9, 1926) was an American patent attorney. In her day, Griswold was the only woman patent expert. Her expert work which came from other patent lawyers was, with but one exception, confined t ...

(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 Mora ...

, 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 dealer of American modern art and American folk art. She brought recognition and market success to many avant-garde American ...

(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 German ...

(1867–1963) American classicist and educator *

Edith Head Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history. Head is cons ...

(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 tableware, including "Heathware," and architectural tiles, ...

(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 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 ...

(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 (1897–1978), German psychoanalyst *

Edith Jones Edith Hollan Jones (born April 7, 1949) is a 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 February 27, 1985, to a new seat ...

(born 1949), American judge *Edith Katiji, known professionally as

Edith WeUtonga Edith Katiji, known professionally as Edith WeUtonga (born 22 April 1979), is a Zimbabwean Afro-jazz and traditional music artist, bass guitarist, songwriter, actress and music teacher. She was born in Kadoma, which lies approximately 16 ...

, (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 Edith McAlinden (born 1968) is a Scottish murderer who, along with her 17-year-old son John McAlinden and his 16-year-old friend Jamie Gray, was involved in a triple murder at a flat, dubbed "The House Of Blood", in Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland ...

(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 Edith Edgar MacQueen (1900–1977) was a Scottish parliamentary historian and a historian of Scottish emigration to North America. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in history from the University of St Andrews. Early life MacQueen was ...

(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 Engli ...

(1876–1954), American entomologist * Edith Pechey (1845–1908), British doctor and suffragette * Edith Penrose (1914–1996), British economist * Edith Philips, 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. Pi ...

(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 (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 190 ...

(1861–1948), American first lady and wife of Theodore Roosevelt * Edith S. Sampson (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 consulta ...

(born 1964), Dutch politician * Édith Scob (born 1937), French actress * Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), born Edith Minturn Sedgwick, American model and actress *

Edith Sitwell Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess ...

(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 D ...

(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 Unnerstad (1900–1982), Swedish author * Edith Wall (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 Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during hi ...

(1872–1961), American first lady and wife of Woodrow Wilson

Édith

* Édith Audibert (born 1948), French politician *

(born 1934), French politician * Édith Girard (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''.Dorot ...

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

Translations

: Eadgyth (Also spelled "Ædgyth") * Albanian: 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: Edita * Polish: 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 (disambiguation ...

: Edita/Едита * Slovak: Edita * Spanish: Edit * Swedish: Edith/Edit * Tongan: Iteti

References

Behind The Name

Etymology Online

United States Social Security Database
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