The first name Édith

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About the first name Édith

Meaning

The name Édith traditionally means “prosperity” combined with “battle”.

Historical origin

The name Édith comes from Old English Eadgyth, combining ead “wealth” and gyth “war, battle”.

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The presence of Édith in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:id-ithɪdɪθ

Frequency of the first name Édith by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Édith by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉdithLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Édith in baptisms by year.201510501815185118871923195919951815–1819 4 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1835–1839 4 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1860–1864 4 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1875–1879 14 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 16 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 8 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 16 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1950–1954 10 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1960–1964 12 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 16 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 10 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms1990–1994 10 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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