Given name

Edite

“wealth”·“battle”

Edite is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Edite is built from elements meaning “wealth” and “battle”.

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Where it comes from

Edite comes from English.

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How it developed

From English Edith.

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Edite’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Edite has a conventional equivalent in the English form Edith. In Portuguese usage, Edite has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Edita. In Portuguese usage, Edite has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Edyta.

Walk Edite’s family in the name graph

EditeEditteEdithEditEdytaEditaЭдитаEdīteEadgyþÉdithЕді́та

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Edite has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.

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Englishwhere Edite comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 9

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Edite’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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