Edna
English
Etymology
From Hebrew [Term?] (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the apocryphal Book of Tobit.
In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne.
Proper noun
Edna
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Tobit 10:12:
- Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die.
- 1866 Augusta Jane Evans, St. Elmo, G. W. Dillingham 1866, page 54:
- 'Edna', forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name.
- 1990 Linda Barnes: Coyote, p.102:
- Conjure faces to go with these names: Edna and Joy. Then I'll tell you that Edna, who has a wicked serve, is our team beauty, and Joy is as plain and dour as they come.
- 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Tobit 10:12:
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States.
Usage notes
- Popular in the U.S.A. during the latter half of 19th century, in the U.K. in early 20th century.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
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References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Edna
- a female given name
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Edna.
Faroese
Proper noun
Edna f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Edna: Ednuson
- daughter of Edna: Ednudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Edna |
Accusative | Ednu |
Dative | Ednu |
Genitive | Ednu |
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Edna f
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Edna
Scots
Proper noun
Edna
- a female given name derived from Eithne.
Tagalog
Etymology
From English Edna, from Hebrew [Term?], a variant of Eden.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ed‧na
Proper noun
Edna
- a female given name from English.
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