It means keeping things constant and comes from two Greek words: 'homeo,' meaning 'similar,' and 'stasis,' meaning 'stable.' A more formal definition of homeostasis is a characteristic of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, relatively constant condition of properties.
Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ead, meaning 'riches or blessed ', and gyÃ°, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form, also a common name in French, is Ãdith. Ã©dith
As a baby girl name, Edith is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 625 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census) .In 2009, the name Edith fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 40 places.he name Edith has the following meaning: This name means either Prosperity or Battle. It is an Anglo-Saxon name, and was revived along with other historical names in the 19th century when Victorian names were in vogue.