# Edith

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈidɪθ/ · frequency rank #13,508

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Old English.
2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.

## Easily confused with
- **EDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-edt)
- **eth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-eth)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-exit)
- **emit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-emit)
- **elite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-elite)
- **edits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-edits)
- **Erich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-erich)
- **editor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edith-vs-editor)
- **edit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edith)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edie-vs-edith)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edin-vs-edith)
- **earth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earth-vs-edith)
- **edict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-edith)
- **edited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edited-vs-edith)

## Common misspellings (7)
`deith`, `eddith`, `ediht`, `edithh`, `editth`, `edtih`, `eidth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edith