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Edythe

Edythe means “rich in war” (Old English origin). 2,237 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.

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What it means

“rich in war”

Old EnglishForm of Edith

In US birth records

Peak year: 1940

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2,237 US babies were named Edythe between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Edythe (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 1940)