Edith

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Edith is a feminine given name of Old English origin, traditionally meaning "riches" or "blessed joy."

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Label Occurrences
Edith canonical 25

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
derivedFrom Old English element "gȳð" meaning "war, battle"
Old English element "ēad" meaning "wealth, riches"
etymologicalComponents ēad + gȳð
gender feminine
hasCategory English feminine given names
German feminine given names
Scandinavian feminine given names
hasHistoricalUsage Edwardian era NERFINISHED
Victorian era
medieval England
hasLanguageOfOrigin Old English
hasMeaning blessed joy
riches
hasNameDay varies by country
hasNotableBearer Edith Cavell NERFINISHED
Edith Piaf NERFINISHED
Edith Roosevelt NERFINISHED
Edith Stein NERFINISHED
Edith Wharton NERFINISHED
hasOrigin Old English
hasPopularityPeak early 20th century
late 19th century
hasShortForm Ede NERFINISHED
Edie NERFINISHED
hasVariant Edit
Editha NERFINISHED
Edyth NERFINISHED
Edythe NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWith Christian tradition
Old English nobility NERFINISHED
isCognateWith Eadgyth NERFINISHED
usedInLanguage English
German
Scandinavian languages

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edith Grossman givenName Edith
Edith Emerson givenName Edith
Edith Schaeffer givenName Edith
Edith Wilson givenName Edith
Edith Bunker givenName Edith
Edith Tolkien givenName Edith
Edith Sitwell givenName Edith
Edith Cushing givenName Edith
Edie Martin givenName Edith
Edith Atwater givenName Edith
Edith Villiers givenName Edith
Edith Pretty givenName Edith
Schippers givenName Edith
subject surface form: Edith Schippers
Head givenName Edith
subject surface form: Edith Head