Cursive Names

Edith in Cursive

How to write the name Edith in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

Edith takes 3 strokes to write in cursive — E-d-i-t-h in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i and cross the t. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

Edith written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Edith in cursive

  1. 1Write E, d, i, t, h as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and dot the i and cross the t.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 5

Keep i small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let d, t, and h climb toward the topline. The capital E spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Edith connect

Follow the joins as you write Edith: E ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of d; d ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

The letters in Edith

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace Edith in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Edith — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Edith cursive worksheet

Print the free Edith in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Edith along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Write E, d, i, t, h as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and dot the i and cross the t.

Not quite: the body of Edith flows in one continuous run, but it takes 3 strokes in all. The pencil lifts 2 times: to dot the i and to cross the t.

Follow the joins as you write Edith: E ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of d; d ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

Keep i small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let d, t, and h climb toward the topline. The capital E spans the full height from baseline to topline.

E is one of the connecting capitals, so Edith flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing Edith with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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