Edith

Edith

Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ead, meaning 'riches or blessed', and gyð, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form, also a common name in French, is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Edie and Edythe.

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Famous quotes containing the word edith:

    “The living blind and seeing Dead together lie
    As if in love . . . There was no more hating then,
    And no more love; Gone is the heart of Man.”
    —Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)

    “When a woman behaves like a man why doesn’t she behave like a nice man?”
    —Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)

    “Jane, Jane,
    Tall as a crane,
    The morning light creaks down again;”
    —Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)