Edith

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Edith

  • /ˈidɪθ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Old English. Edith's pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books.
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: matilda, patrick, mrs, girl, pat, edit, edite, revise, amend, alter, adapt, redact, correct, proofread, refine, polish

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name female given name

PortuguêsEdite
FrançaisÉdith
DeutschEdit, Edith
РусскийЭди́та Edíta

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"Edith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Edith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edith

Chicago

"Edith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edith.

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@misc{edith_2026,
  title = {Edith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}