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Edythe

Edythe: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“prosperity in war”
Origin
Old English
Say it
EE-dith · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Edith, from Old English ead 'wealth, fortune' and gyth 'battle, war'. Edith is an old royal and saintly name in England.

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How popular is Edythe?

20242.1 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Edythe in 20247

Peak year1901

Total US babies since 188013,872

Edythe is steady now but far below its 1901 peak.

Names like Edythe

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Edithwealth, fortune and war · Old English
  • Edieprosperous in war · English
  • Audreynoble strength · Old English
  • Ashleyash tree clearing · Old English
  • Hadleyheather field · Old English
  • Blakelydark wood or clearing · Old English
  • KimberlyCyneburg's meadow · Old English
  • Presleypriest's meadow · Old English

Edythe questions

What does the name Edythe mean?

Edythe means "prosperity in war". It comes from Old English. Variant spelling of Edith, from Old English ead 'wealth, fortune' and gyth 'battle, war'. Edith is an old royal and saintly name in England.

Is Edythe a boy or girl name?

Edythe is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Edythe?

7 US babies were named Edythe in 2024. Its peak year was 1901.

How do you pronounce Edythe?

Edythe is usually pronounced EE-dith.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.