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:

    “What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that’s what I want to give.”
    —Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)

    “Jane, Jane,
    Tall as a crane,
    The morning light creaks down again;”
    —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)