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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ediva f. Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English gifu 'gift'.

The name of two 10th C wives of kings.

England
Latin
1189 Ediva (nom) GASurv p. 104, Edive (gen) ibid. p. 190; 1222 Ediva (nom) StPaulDom p. 44, edive (gen) ibid. p. 41
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ediva". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ediva.