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Edith is a
feminine given name
derived from the Old
English word ēad,
meaning wealth or prosperity, in
combination with the Old
English gȳð,
meaning strife...
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Édith Giovanna G****ion (19
December 1915 – 10
October 1963),
known as
Édith Piaf (French pronunciation: [edit pjaf]), was a
French entertainer best known...
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Edith Mary
Tolkien (née Bratt; 21
January 1889 – 29
November 1971) was an
Englishwoman known as the wife of the academic, philologist, poet, and novelist...
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Edith Stein OCD (in
religion Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; 12
October 1891 – 9
August 1942) was a
German Jewish philosopher who
converted to Catholicism...
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Edith Wilson (née Bolling,
formerly Galt;
October 15, 1872 –
December 28, 1961) was the
first lady of the
United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second...
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Edith Claire Head (née Posenor,
October 28, 1897 –
October 24, 1981) was an
American costume designer who won a
record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume...
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Edith Newbold Wharton (/ˈhwɔːrtən/; née Jones;
January 24, 1862 –
August 11, 1937) was an
American writer and designer.
Wharton drew upon her insider's...
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Edith Louisa Cavell (/ˈkævəl/ KAV-əl; 4
December 1865 – 12
October 1915) was a
British nurse. She is
celebrated for
treating wounded soldiers from both...
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Edith Kermit Roosevelt (née Carow;
August 6, 1861 –
September 30, 1948) was the
second wife of
President Theodore Roosevelt and the
first lady of the...
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Edith Frank (née Holländer; 16
January 1900 – 6
January 1945) was the
mother of
Holocaust diarist Anne
Frank and her
older sister Margot.
After the family...
