Given name · also Old English
Edive
“wealth, riches”
Edive is a feminine given name from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edive goes back to Proto-Germanic *audaz, meaning “wealth, riches.”
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Where it comes from
Edive comes from Old English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old English Ēadgifu, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”).
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Edive’s family of names
In Middle English usage, Edive has a diminutive in Edy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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