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Edithe
How to Pronounce Edithe
Pronounced EE-dith /ˈiːdɪθ/High
Meaning: Edithe is an ornamental, French-looking spelling of Edith, the Old English Eadgyth from ead, 'riches' or 'blessing', and gyth, 'strife' or 'war', giving 'prosperous in war'. The silent final e reflects the early-1900s fashion for dressing up familiar names; the meaning is the same as plain Edith.Medium
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History & Origin
Edithe is a decorative variant of Edith, the Old English Eadgyth blending ead, 'wealth', and gyth, 'war'. St Edith of Wilton kept the name alive through the Middle Ages, and the -the spelling belongs to the turn-of-the-century taste for elegant respellings.
This spelling was always the rarer cousin, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around 1915 while plain Edith flourished, then fading by the 1930s. An Edithe from that era belongs to a great-grandmother's generation now.
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What does the name Edithe mean?
It's a fancy spelling of Edith, from Old English ead, 'wealth', and gyth, 'war'.
How do you pronounce Edithe?
It's said EE-dith /ˈiːdɪθ/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Edithe a boy or girl name?
Edithe is used as a girl's name.
Is Edithe a popular name?
No, this spelling was always rare, a decorative variant of Edith seen only briefly in the early twentieth century.