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 [ 3 syll. e-dwi-na, ed-w-ina ] The girl name Edwina is pronounced ehDWIYNah KEY. Edwina's language of origin is Old English. It is predominantly used in English and German. The name Edwina means 'rich friend, friend of riches, blessed friend'. Two-element name derived from ead and wine which are of the meanings 'wealth, blessed' and 'friend' respectively. The name first appeared with the revival of the name Edwin in the 19th century; it is today most commonly used in Scotland. It was made known by Lady Edwina Mountbatten (1901-1960), who was named in honor of the family friend, Edward VII. Edwina is the feminine form of the English and German Edwin. Forms of the name include the Hungarian, Italian, and Hawaiian Edina, the English Edweena, the German Edwine, and the English Edwyna. The pet forms Eddie (English), Ina (Dutch, English, and Japanese), and Winnie (English), and the spelling variant Edwena (English) are other forms of Edwina. Edwina is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1943, 0.025% of baby girls were named Edwina. It had a ranking of #378 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is used only on a very light scale today. Within all girl names in its family, Edwina was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Edwina include the English Edweena, the Latinized Edana, the Hawaiian Edena, the Italian Edmea, the French Edona, the English Edwena, the English Edwyna, the Irish Aithnea, the Greek Athina, the Irish Edain, the Scottish Edmée, the English, German, Hawaiian, Irish, and Scottish Edna, the Hebrew Ednah, the German Edwine, the Irish and Scottish Eithne, the name Etenia, the English and Irish Ethenia, the Irish Ethna, the Irish Ethni, and the Irish Etna. Details of famous persons named Edwina: KEY: Pronunciation for Edwina: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
