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Etna - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Etna

[ 2 syll. e-tna, et-na ] The girl name Etna is pronounced EHTNah KEY. Etna has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in Irish. Etna is a variant of Eithne (Irish and Scottish).

Etna is rare as a baby name for girls. At the peak of its usage in 1902, 0.005% of baby girls were named Etna. Its ranking then was #914. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is of only very modest use today. Out of all girl names in its group, Etna was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Etna include Edain (Irish), Edmée (Scottish), Edna (English, German, Hawaiian, Irish, and Scottish), Ednah (Hebrew), Edwine (German), Eithne (Irish and Scottish), Ethna (Irish), Ethni (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).

KEY: English pronunciation for Etna: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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