Edith - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Edith \e-di-

is pronounced EE-dith. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "strife for wealth". Anglo-Saxon name borne by royalty and Christian saints. Edith Bunker is the name of a character in a 1970s sitcom "All in the Family". Writer Edith Wharton; singers Eydie Gorme and Edith Piaf; actresses Dame Edith Evans, Edie Falco.

Edith has 22 variant forms: Dita, Eadie, Eadith, Eda, Ede, Edee, Edi, Edie, Edita, Editha, Edithe, Ediva, Edy, Edyth, Edytha, Edythe, Eidith, Eidyth, Eidytha, Eyde, Eydie and Eydith.

For more information, see also the related name Eden.

Baby names that sound like Edith are Aditi and Judith.

Edith is a very common first name for women (#117 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#85571 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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