Edith

or E·dithe

[ ee-dith ]

noun

1. a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”

Example Sentences

In the fourth season, the nascent feminist Edith gets a job at the Sunshine Home, a home for the aged.

From Time

Teenage sisters Edith and Lea Friedman were worried, but complied with the order, registering for what they thought was a “work opportunity” and believing that they were doing their duty for their country.

From Time

Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.

From The Daily Beast

But Edith was rather tame compared to George Sitwell, her father.

From The Daily Beast

“Masters had connections with survivalists,” Grants Pass Daily Courier (PDF) reporter Edith Decker wrote in 2010.

From The Daily Beast

Edith Piaf mournfully lists her mistakes, allowing Front a rare punch-line: “So… you do have some regrets.”

From The Daily Beast

Waters was inspired by the case of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters in 1922.

From The Daily Beast

His sister Edith, three years old, does not like to play horse: she prefers to be with her dollies.

From Project Gutenberg

Wedding-cards have been pouring in till the contagion has reached us; Edith will be married next Thursday.

From Project Gutenberg

Rob capered about and cheered; Edith danced around ringing the dinner-bell and shouting, "Victory!"

From Project Gutenberg

It was just here that the trio came upon a group of girls of whom Edith Phelps was evidently the leader.

From Project Gutenberg

All the visible effect Edith Phelps' joke had upon Ruth was to send her to the unfinished scenario.

From Project Gutenberg