Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania. Edith Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun Edith the Fair (1025–1086), first wife or mistress of King Harold II of England Edith Abbott (1876–1957), American economist Edith Vosburgh Alvord (1875–1962), American suffragist Edith Archibald (1854–1936), Canadian suffragist Edith Baird (1859–1924), American chess composer Edith Bideau (1888–1958), American soprano, music educator Edith von Bonsdorff, (1890–1968) Danish-Finnish ballerina and choreographer Edith Bouvier Beale (1917–2002), American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), American socialite and aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy Edith Bosch (born 1980), Dutch judoka Edith Bowman (born 1974), British television and radio presenter Edith Cavell (1865–1915), British nurse Edith Mellado Céspedes (b. 1938), Peruvian politician and educator Edith Brown Clement (born 1948), American judge Edith Clements (1874–1971), American botanist Edith Cowan (1861–1932), Australian politician and member of parliament Édith Cresson (born 1934), French politician and prime minister Edith Dimock (1876–1955), American painter Edith Durham (1863–1944), British writer and anthropologist Edith Eaton (1865–1914), Canadian writer Edith Efron (1922–2001), American journalist Edith Ellis (1861–1916), British writer Edith Evans (1888–1976), British actress Edith Falco (born 1963), better known as Edie Falco, American actress Edith Fisch (1923–2006), American jurist and legal scholar Edith Flagg (1919–2014), American fashion designer Edith M. Flanigen (born 1929), American chemist Edith Willis Linn Forbes (1865–1945), American poet and writer Edith Frank (1900–1945), German mother of diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank Edith González (1964–2019), Mexican actress Edith Green (1910–1987), American politician and congresswoman