Edith

//ˈidɪθ// name

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A female given name from Old English.

    "Edith's pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books."

Example

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"Edith Piaf was a French singer."

Etymology

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

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