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Meanings

English Baby Names Meaning:

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Edith is: Happy warfare. Spoils of war. From the Old English name Eadgyth, meaning rich or happy, and war. Famous bearer: 10th-century nun St Edith (Eadgyth); the poet Dame Edith Sitwell. Happy warfare. Spoils of war.

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