Given name
Eddi
“one who is wealthy in friendship”
Eddi is a variant of Edwina. In English use, Edwina carries the interpretation “one who is wealthy in friendship.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eddi is a variant of Edwina. In English use, Edwina carries the interpretation “one who is wealthy in friendship.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eddi connects to the Edwin name family through Edwina. An origin associated with Edwin is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Eddi is a diminutive of Eduard.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Eddi connects to the Edwin name family through Edwina. The history of Edwin gives this family its wider story. Edwin’s historical associations include a 7th-century king of Northumbria.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Eddi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 125
- 119 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 622 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eddi’s family of names
In German usage, Eddi is a diminutive of Eduard. Eddi has a related form in Ed. Eddi has a related form in Edwina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eddi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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