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Origin of the name EDITHA.
Etymology of the
name EDITHA.
Meaning of the baby name EDITHA.
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EDITHA.
Norman form of Scottish Saxon Eadgyth
(q.v.), meaning "rich gift." Probably the
name that gave us Edith.
Also see Edytha and Edythe.
Our
Anglo-Saxon heroes and saints are only known by name as recorded in vile
and misleading spellings, due to the ingenuity of Norman scribes.
St. "Editha" would not have recognized her own name in such an
absurd form; for her name was "Eadgyth," with long ea
and long y, both parts being intelligible. Here ēad
meant "prosperity," and gyth probably meant
"war." The suffix -gyth is extremely common in the
latter part of a name; but the Normans ignored the g in such a position.
Walter W. Skeat. (Notes & Queries, v.7, Jan-Jun, 1907)
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