Edith

{{about|the female given name|other uses|Edith (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox given name

| name = Edith

| pronunciation=

| gender = Female

| meaning = Prosperity, wealth and strife.

| region =

| origin = Old English

| related names = Ditte, Edit, Edie, Edythe (also Edyth), Editha

| footnotes =

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{{Wiktionary|Edith}}

Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word {{Lang|ang|ēad}}, meaning wealth or prosperity, in combination with the Old English {{Lang|ang|gȳð}}, meaning strife,{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=24|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}} and is in common usage in this form in 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.{{cite web

| url = https://www.behindthename.com/name/edith/top/england-wales?type=percent

| title = Popularity of Name Edith in England and Wales

| last = Campbell

| first = Mike

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| website = behindthename.com

| publisher = Behind the Name

| access-date = 3 June 2023

| quote = }} It has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the 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.{{cite web

| url = https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

| title = Popularity of Name Edith

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| first =

| date = 12 May 2023

| website = www.ssa.gov

| publisher = United States Social Security Administration

| access-date = 3 June 2023

| quote =

| archive-date = 2 February 2018

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi

| url-status = dead

}} It was the 518th most popular name for newborn girls in Canada in 2021, with 55 uses that year.{{cite web

| url = https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701

| title = First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators

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| date = 9 May 2023

| website = www150.statcan.gc.ca

| publisher = Statistics Canada

| access-date = 3 June 2023

| quote = }}

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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Édith

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Fictional characters

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See also

References

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  • [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=edith Behind The Name]
  • [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Edith Etymology Online]
  • [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ United States Social Security Database]

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