Eda

See also: eda, EDA, edá, ēda, ėda, and eða

English

Etymology

From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.

Proper noun

Eda

1. A female given name from Old English.
   • 1848 Letitia Mary M. Bell, Eda Morton and her Cousins, or, School-room Days, John Ollivier 1848, page 142:

     Your name is Eda Morton, is it not? Mine is Edith, or Eda M'Kenzie, and I rather suspect you are my name-daughter, therefore I have a title to your friendship.

Anagrams

• 'ead, -ade, ADE, AED, Ade, DAE, DEA, ade

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛda/

Proper noun

1. A pet form of the male given name Eduard.

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
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Estonian

Etymology

Diminutive of Germanic given names beginning with Edel- "noble", and of Hedvig.

Proper noun

Eda

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Aada
• Hedi

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1609. From names beginning with Ed-, such as Edīte.

Proper noun

Eda f

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• Common in Latvia from the 17th to the 19th century, but rare today.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Eda was the only given name of 19 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Turkish

Proper noun

Eda

1. a female given name