Edith Louisa Cavell wata ma'aikaciyar jinya ce 'yar Burtaniya da ta yi aiki a lokacin yakin duniya na daya kuma sojojin Jamus sun kashe shi saboda ta taimakawa sojojin kawancen tserewa daga Belgium da Jamus ta mamaye. Ta zama wata alama ce ta bajintar Birtaniyya da kishin kasa a lokacin yakin, kuma kisan da aka yi mata ya jawo bacin rai a Burtaniya da ma duniya baki daya. Sunan "Edith Louisa Cavell" yawanci yana nufin adadi na tarihi, maimakon samun ma'anar ƙamus azaman kalma na yau da kullun ko kalma.