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 [ 2 syll. e-dna, ed-na ] The girl name Edna is pronounced as EHDNah KEY. Edna is used chiefly in the English, German, Hawaiian, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Hebrew and Celtic. Hebrew and Celtic 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. 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. Edena (Hawaiian), Edina (Hungarian, Italian, and Hawaiian), and Ednah (Hebrew) are variants of Edna. Edna is a variant of the name Eithne (Irish and Scottish) in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages. Eda (German pet form) and Eddie (English pet form) are other variants of Edna. See also the related form, Eden (English). Edna is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked in 1902 with 0.982% of baby girls being given the name Edna. Its ranking then was #13. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is today of infrequent use. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Edna, Eden (English) was the most popular in 2008. Edna has predominantly been a girl name, though in the past century it has also been used for boys. In 1912, Edna as a girl name outnumbered its use as a boy name by 172 times. Baby names that sound like Edna include Ednah (Hebrew), Edain (Irish), Edmée (Scottish), Edwine (German), Eithne (Irish and Scottish), Ethna (Irish), Ethni (Irish), Etna (Irish), Etney (Irish), Aideen (Irish), Edana (Latinized), Edena (Hawaiian), Edmea (Italian), Edona (French), Edweena (English), Edwena (English), Edwina (English and German), Edwyna (English), Ethne (Irish), and Aithne (Irish). Details of famous persons named Edna: KEY: Pronunciation for Edna: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
