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Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessing, blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English language, English, German language, German, many Scandinavian language, Scandinavian languages and Dutch language, 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
/ref> It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania.


Edith

*Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess *Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England *Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun *Edith the Fair (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 (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 (born 1948), American judge *Edith Clements (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 (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 (1861–1916), British writer *Edith Evans (1888–1976), British actress *Edith Falco (born 1963), better known as Edie Falco, American actress *Edith Fisch (1923–2006), American jurist and legal scholar *Edith Flagg (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 (1863-1926), American lawyer and patent expert *Edith Grossman (born 1936), American literary translator *Edith Hacon (1875–1952), Scottish suffragist from Dornoch, a World War I, World War One nursing volunteer, as well as an international socialite *Edith Halpert (1900–1970), American art dealer *Edith Hamilton (1867–1963) American classicist and educator *Edith Head (1897–1981), American costume designer *Edith Heath (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 (1871–1920), British artist and teacher *Edith Howes (1872–1954), New Zealand writer *Edith Jacobson (1897–1978), German psychoanalyst *Edith Jones (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 (1895–1978), first "Miss America" *Edith Massey (actress), Edith Massey (1918–1984), American actress and singer *Edith Master (1932–2013), American equestrian *Edith Mathis (born 1938), Swiss soprano *Edith May (poet), Edith May (pseudonym of Anne Drinker; 1827–1903), American poet *Edith McAlinden (born 1968), Scottish murderer *Edith Kawelohea McKinzie (1925–2014), Hawaiian author, genealogist, and traditional hula expert. *Edith Maryon (1872–1924), English sculptor *Edith Morley (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 (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 (1915–1963), French singer *Edith Pitt (1906–1966), British politician *Edith Quimby (1891–1982), American medical researcher *Edith Ramirez (born 1967), American lawyer and chair of the Federal Trade Commission *Edith Roosevelt (1861–1948), American first lady and wife of Theodore Roosevelt *Edith S. Sampson (1898–1979), American judge and diplomat *Edith Schippers (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 (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 (1862–1937), American writer *Edith Wilson (1872–1961), American first lady and wife of Woodrow Wilson


Édith

* Édith Audibert (born 1948), French politician * Édith Cresson (born 1934), French politician * Édith Girard (1949–2014), French architect * Édith Piaf (1915–1963), French singer-songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress * Édith Scob (1937–2019), French film and theatre actress * Édith Thomas (1909–1970), French novelist, archivist, historian and journalist


Translations

*Old English: Eadgyth (Also spelled "Ædgyth") *Albanian language, Albanian: Edita *Czech language, Czech: Edita *Finnish language, Finnish: Eedit *French language, French: Edith/Edyth *Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: Ekika *Hebrew language, Hebrew: Idit/ עידית *Hungarian language, Hungarian: Edit *Italian language, Italian: Editta *Latvian language, Latvian: Edīte *Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Edita *Polish language, Polish: Edyta (disambiguation), Edyta *Portuguese language, Portuguese: Edith/Edite *Serbian language, Serbian: Edita/Едита *Slovak language, Slovak: Edita *Spanish language, Spanish: Edit *Swedish language, Swedish: Edith/Edit *Tongan language, Tongan: Iteti


See also

*Eadgyth (disambiguation) *Ealdgyth *Edythe (disambiguation)


References


Behind The Name

Etymology Online

United States Social Security Database
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