Which popular French singer was named after a British World War I hero?

mctavish99

Édith Giovanna Gassion - or Edith Piaf, as she is better known. "She was named Édith after the World War I British nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed for helping French soldiers escape from German captivity. Piaf — a Francilien colloquialism for "sparrow" — was a nickname she would receive 20 years later." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf Aug 01 10, 7:38 AM

Datsmeharse

Good job mctavish99 -- I apologize for the masculine form of "hero" in the question, though there are internet references that call her that. Aug 01 10, 8:23 AM