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Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ēad wealth prosperity gȳð strife [ 1] English , German , 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 has remained in steady use. It has been among the top hundred most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2017.[ 2] United States since 1880 and was among the top 50 names for American girls between 1880 and 1927, the height of its popularity. It was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls in 2022, according to the Social Security online database.[ 3] Canada in 2021, with 55 uses that year.[ 4]
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 .
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Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbessEdith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of EnglandEdith of Wilton (961–984), English nunEdith the Fair (1025–1086), first wife or mistress of King Harold II of EnglandEdith Abbott (1876–1957), American economistEdith Agoye (born 1976), Nigerian retired footballerEdith Aitken (1861–1940), British headmistressEdith Vosburgh Alvord (1875–1962), American suffragistEdith Archibald (1854–1936), Canadian suffragistEdith Baird (1859–1924), American chess composerEdith Baumann (artist) , abstract artist based in Santa Monica, CaliforniaEdith Bideau (1888–1958), American soprano, music educatorEdith von Bonsdorff , (1890–1968) Danish-Finnish ballerina and choreographerEdith Bonlieu (1934–1995), French alpine skierEdith Bouvier Beale (1917–2002), American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline KennedyEdith Ewing Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), American socialite and aunt of Jacqueline KennedyEdith Bosch (born 1980), Dutch judokaEdith Bowman (born 1974), British television and radio presenterEdith Carr (1856-1919), American-Canadian China-painter and founder of the YWCA in Victoria, British ColumbiaEdith Cavell (1865–1915), British nurseEdith Mellado Céspedes (b. 1938), Peruvian politician and educatorEdith Clark (1904–1937), French aviator and parachutistEdith Clayton (1920–1989), Canadian basket makerEdith Brown Clement (born 1948), American judgeEdith Clements (1874–1971), American botanistEdith Cole (tennis) (1862-1945), English tennis playerEdith Maud Cook (1878–1910), early British parachutist, balloonist, and aviator, recognized as Britain's first female pilotEdith Cowan (1861–1932), Australian politician and member of parliamentÉdith Cresson (born 1934), French politician and prime ministerEdith Dimock (1876–1955), American painterEdith Durham (1863–1944), British writer and anthropologistEdith Eaton (1865–1914), Canadian writerEdith Eduviere (born 1986), Nigerian football midfielderEdith Efron (1922–2001), American journalistEdith Ellis (1861–1916), British writerEdith Evans (1888–1976), British actressEdith Falco (born 1963), better known as Edie Falco , American actress
Edith Fisch (1923–2006), American jurist and legal scholarEdith Flagg (1919–2014), American fashion designerEdith M. Flanigen (born 1929), American chemistEdith Willis Linn Forbes (1865–1945), American poet and writerEdith Frank (1900–1945), German mother of diarist and Holocaust victim Anne FrankEdith González (1964–2019), Mexican actressEdith Green (1910–1987), American politician and congresswomanEdith Julia Griswold (1863-1926), American lawyer and patent expertEdith Grossman (1936-2023), American literary translatorEdith Hacon (1875–1952), Scottish suffragist from Dornoch , a World War One nursing volunteer, as well as an international socialiteEdith Halpert (1900–1970), American art dealerEdith Hamilton (1867–1963) American classicist and educatorEdith Hancox (1874–1954), British-born Canadian socialist feminist and journalistEdith Hannam (1878–1951), tennis player from Great BritainEdith Head (1897–1981), American costume designerEdith Heard (born 1965), British-French researcher in epigeneticsEdith Heath (1911–2005), American studio potterEdith Henderson (1911–2005), American landscape architectEdith Heraud (died 1899), English actressEdith Hermansen (1907–1988), Danish film actressEdith Irwin Hobart (1869–1958), American civic leaderEdith Holden (1871–1920), British artist and teacherEdith Howes (1872–1954), New Zealand writerEdith Jacobson (1897–1978), German psychoanalystEdith Jones (born 1949), American judgeEdith Katiji, known professionally as Edith WeUtonga , (born 1979), Zimbabwean musician
Edith Kellnhauser (1933–2019), nursing scientist, educator, and writerEdith Balfour Lyttelton (1865–1948), British novelistEdith Hyde Robbins Macartney (1895–1978), first "Miss America"Edith Scott Magna (1885–1960), American civic leaderEdith Masai (born 1967), Kenyan former long-distance runnerEdith Massey (1918–1984), American actress and singerEdith Master (1932–2013), American equestrianEdith Mathis (born 1938), Swiss sopranoEdith May (pseudonym of Anne Drinker; 1827–1903), American poetEdith McAlinden (born 1968), Scottish murdererEdith Kawelohea McKinzie (1925–2014), Hawaiian author, genealogist, and traditional hula expert.Edith Maryon (1872–1924), English sculptorEdith McGuire (born 1944), American former sprinterEdith Morley (1875–1964), British literary scholarEdith Motridge (1913–2007), American competitive swimmerEdith Nakiyingi (born 1968), retired Ugandan middle-distance runnerEdith Nesbit (1858–1924), British writerEdith Nielsen (1906–1994), Danish diverEdith Noeding (born 1954), retired female track and field athlete from PeruEdith Northman (1893–1956), American architectEdith Olivier (1872–1948), British writerEdith MacQueen (1900–1977), Scottish historianEdith Pargeter (1913-1995), British writerEdith Marion Patch (1876–1954), American entomologistEdith Pechey (1845–1908), British doctor and suffragetteEdith Penrose (1914–1996), British economistEdith Philips , American writer and educatorEdith Pitt (1906–1966), British politicianEdith Quimby (1891–1982), American medical researcherEdith Ramirez (born 1967), American lawyer and chair of the Federal Trade CommissionEdith Roosevelt (1861–1948), American first lady and wife of Theodore RooseveltEdith Rotch (1874-1969), American tennis playerEdith S. Sampson (1898–1979), American judge and diplomatEdith Schippers (born 1964), Dutch politicianEdie Sedgwick (1943–1971), born Edith Minturn Sedgwick, American model and actressEdith Sigala (born 1976), Mexican para table tennis playerEdith Sitwell (1887–1964), British poet and criticEdith Södergran (1892–1923), Finnish poetEdith Somerville (1858–1949), Irish novelistEdith Stein (1891–1942), German philosopher and nunEdith Summerskill (1901–1980), British politicianEdith Sutton (1862–1957), first woman councillor in England, Mayor of Reading and suffragistEdith Thompson (1893–1923), English murdererEdith Thompson (historian) , historian and lexicographerEdith Thys (born 1966), American former World Cup alpine ski racerEdith Unnerstad (1900–1982), Swedish authorEdith Udhardt (1929–2024), German nurse, social activist and politicianEdith van Dijk (born 1973), Dutch swimmerEdith Wall (1904–2012), New Zealand/Australian artistEdith Wharton (1862–1937), American writerEdith Widder (born 1951), American oceanographer, marine biologist, author, and the co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation AssociationEdith Wilson (1872–1961), American first lady and wife of Woodrow WilsonEdith Windsor (1929–2017), LGBTQ+ Rights AdvocateEdith Wisa (born 1994), Kenyan volleyball playerEdith Wolf (born 1972), Swiss former wheelchair racerEdith Woodhouse (c. 1860 -1918), Scottish-born New Zealand artistEdith Zimmermann (born 1941), Austrian former alpine skier
Fictional characters
Edith, a fictional Demigod Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Edith the Lunch Lady, a character in the 2017 film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Edith Artois , fictional character in the British television series 'Allo 'Allo! Edith Bunker , a character in the 1970s sitcom All in the Family Lady Edith Crawley , fictional character in the British television series Downton Abbey Edith Finch, fictional main character of What Remains of Edith Finch
Edith Gru, a character in the Despicable Me
Edith Hughes , fictional character in the American television series As The World Turns Edith Prickley , fictional character portrayed by Andrea Martin on the Canadian television series SCTV Edith Ross , fictional character in the American television series Suits Edith Zuckerman, a supporting character in the children's novel Charlotte's Web
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