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Edith

American  
[ee-dith] / ˈi dɪθ /
Or Edithe

noun

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


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Ms. Kanakia quotes heavily from several authors—from Aristotle to Nietzsche to Edith Wharton—to bolster her argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The author of the novel “Good Company” on tales of travail from Edith Wharton, Elena Ferrante and others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The author of the novel “Good Company,” on tales of travail from Edith Wharton, Elena Ferrante and others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

On May 4, 1945, at Gunskirchen, a Nazi prison camp in Austria, Edith was found by U.S. soldiers in a heap of people dead or dying.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

William Blair, he told his readers—son of Zachary and Edith Blair of Amity Harbor—graduated in the U.S.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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