Edna

Edna \e-dna, ed-na\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Edna is pronounced in English as EHDNah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Edna: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Edna?

Edna is used predominantly in the English, German, Hawaiian, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Hebrew and Celtic. Hebrew origin, English, German, and Hawaiian use: From the elements 'ednah' meaning rejuvenation, pleasure ; 'eden' meaning delight, paradise. The name first appeared as the name of Sarah's mother in the Apocryphal Book of Tobit, in which it could have been derived from the Hebrew 'ednah' (rejuvenation, pleasure), a word related to the name of the Garden of Eden definition. The first use of the given name in England was recorded in the 18th century, showing an introduction from Ireland rather than from the Bible. Thus, the name can also be taken to be of Irish origin, as it is used as an Anglicization of the Gaelic Eithne. Edna is a variant of the name short names for Eithne (English, Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish) in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages. what does the name Adna mean, Eddi meaning and origin, Eddna definition, Eddy meaning, Edena name popularity (Hawaiian), meaning of Edenah, name Edina meaning (Hawaiian), Ednah meaning (English and Hebrew), and name Edona are variants of Edna. Eda meaning (German pet form) and name Eddie (English pet form) are other variants of Edna.

The following famous people share the name Edna:

• Actress Ellen Burstyn, born Edna Rae Gillooly, 7 December 1932, Detroit, Michigan
• Actress Deanna Durbin, born Edna Mae Durbin, December 4, 1921, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Actress Edna Purviance, born Olga Edna Purviance, October 21, 1895 - 11 January 1958, Paradise Valley, Nevada
• Author Edna Ferber, born 15 August 1885 - 16 April 1968, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Author Edna O'Brien, born 15 December 1930, Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland.

List of baby names Edna:

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The baby name Edna fun facts:

The name Edna in reverse order is "Ande".

The numerological value of the name Edna is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Edna?

Edna is in the top names in USA.