as a First Name
From an Old English female personal name derived from ēad ‘prosperity, riches’ + gӯð ‘strife’. This was borne by a daughter (961–984) of Edgar the Peaceful. (She was named in accordance with the common Old English practice of repeating name elements within a family.) She spent her short life in a convent, and is regarded as a saint.
| 376th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 151,543
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 207,524
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Edith per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
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