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Gender Feminine

Meaning & History

East Prussian German form of Erdmuthe influenced by Lithuanian Erdmė.
This name was usually given to a girl whose next older sibling had died in infancy. Superstition had it that this name would protect the child from an early death.
Very common name in the late 1700s and throughout the 1800s.
Added 9/30/2012 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 5/23/2018 by Frollein Gladys


See Also

User submission Erdmė