EDITH  

Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "prosperous in war"

Popularity in 2008: #806

Hugely popular name a hundred years ago that's being revived among stylish parents in London, but not yet here -- maybe too many people remember Edith Bunker. Definitely worth considering for those with a taste for forgotten, old-fashioned names.

Variations:
Edy, Eyde, Eydith, Ediva, Edithe, Edyth, Eadie, Ede, Eadith, Edie, Edit, Eidith, Edyte, Eidyth, Edythe, Eydie

International Variations:
Edita, Ditka, Dita (Czech) Editha (German) Ekika, Edi (Hawaiian) Edetta, Editta (Italian) Edda, Edka, Edyta, Ita, Eda (Polish)

People who like Edith also like:

Adelaide, Adeline, Anais, Aurora, Willa, Esmé, Josephine, India, Ivy, Jemima, Henry, William, James, Oliver, Oscar

Edith is being discussed in our message boards:

• Urgent help needed with twin names!
• need a 3syllable name to go with ALMAZ
• narrowing my list...need help
• You guys gave me the first name-Now Help Me with a Middle!
• Cheaper By the Dozen

Read Nameberry blog posts about Edith:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NAMES of the FUTURE
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers