Edith vs Edythe - What's the difference?
edith | edythe |
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* 1809 , Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name :
* 1903 Elizabeth Bisland, A Candle of Understanding , Harper&Brothers 1903, page 11:
* 2009 , Fear the Worst , Banrtam Books, ISBN 0553807161, page 76:
As proper nouns the difference between edith and edythe
is that edith is , cognate to edith while edythe is , variant of edith.edith
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Edith' s pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books.
- But suppose she had had an elder sister with a beautiful name like Edith . My conviction was deep and immovable that had I been named something really pretty like that, I would have found it easy to sew neatly and know my lessons.
- - - but they went and gave it to this woman named Edith', if you can believe that any woman with a name like '''Edith''' would have a clue about what's fashionable." "' Edith Head?" I said. "The Oscar-winning costume designer?"