"Edith" meaning in English

See Edith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈidɪθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edith.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|ang|Ēadġȳþ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English Ēadġȳþ, {{inh+|en|ang|Ēadġȳþ}} Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*audaz||wealth, riches}} Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Edith
  1. A female given name from Old English. Translations (female given name): Еди́та (Edíta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Edita [feminine] (Czech), Edith [common-gender] (Danish), Édith [feminine] (French), Edit [feminine] (German), Edith [feminine] (German), Edit (Hungarian), Edīte [feminine] (Latvian), Edita [feminine] (Lithuanian), Edit (Norwegian), Edyta [feminine] (Polish), Эдита (Edíta) [feminine] (Russian), Edit (Swedish), Еді́та (Edíta) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Edith-en-name-HgDXx4F5 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names Disambiguation of 'female given name': 99 1
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales, Australia
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Edithburgh, Edith Weston, Edith Creek, Stoke Edith Related terms: Baldith, Edwin
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      ],
      "word": "Edyta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Edíta",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Эдита"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Edit"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "Edíta",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Еді́та"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Edith"
}

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