English Explanatory Dictionary

Edith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Old English.
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈidɪθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edith.wav

Word forms

Edith

Etymology

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

Related words

Baldith Edgar Edmund Edrick Edward Edwin

Derived words

Edithburgh Edith Weston Edith Creek Stoke Edith
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