Entry № 0509 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Eadgyth Eadgyth — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AYD-yith /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Anglo-Saxon
Meaning
"Wealth-war (the Anglo-Saxon Edith)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

A name that means "wealth-war (the anglo-saxon edith)".

Eadgyth combines the Old English ead (wealth, fortune) and gȳð (war) — "prosperous war." **Eadgyth (910-946)** was the Anglo-Saxon princess, sister of King Athelstan, who married **Holy Roman Emperor Otto I** — the cross-cultural marriage that linked Saxon England with the Ottonian Empire.

Her bones were rediscovered in Magdeburg Cathedral in 2008.

Wealth-war. The Anglo-Saxon princess who married Otto the Great.

Where Eadgyth stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Eadgyth · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Eadgyths before her.

Real people
Eadgyth
Anglo-Saxon Empress of the Romans.
910 – 946
In fiction
Eadgyth
Common in Anglo-Saxon historical fiction.

Names connected to Eadgyth.

The number behind Eadgyth.

7

The Seeker

Eadgyth reduces to seven — the number of Saxon-Ottonian queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Otto the Great's wife. Seven letters. Eadgyth."
Catherine · Mother of one · Magdeburg