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What does Edna mean?
Edna ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ED-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Edna is "pleasure, delight". Biblical name from the apocryphal Book of Tobit, from Hebrew ednah, and hence connected with Eden. Edna has also been used as an English form of the Irish Gaelic name Eithne, meaning "kernel". First used in the 17th century in England. Poet Edna Saint Vincent Millay; novelist Edna Ferber.
ASSOCIATED WITH pleasure (joy), biblical, book (literary), 17th century, england, saint
Variations
VARIANTS Eda▼, Eddi, Eddie▼, Eddna, Eddnah, Eddy, Edina, Ednah, Ena
SEE ALSO Nedra
OTHER FORMS VIA EDEN, EITHNE Aine, Eaden, Eadin, Edenia, Edin, Edyn, Eitna, Enya, Ethna, Ethnah, Ethnea, Ethni, Etna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Edna?
Edna is a very popular first name for females (#109 out of 4276, Top 3%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Edna reached its peak rank of #15 in the U.S. in the 1900s, and is presently at #1737. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Edna (#1737 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Aine, Eda, Eddie, Eden (#146), Ednah, Ena, Etna and Nedra. These relations of Edna were favored by parents in the 1890s (USAGE OF 1.1%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 0.1%, ▼89.5%). Eden has been the most well-known version, while versions such as Edna are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adina, Anna▼, Bina, Buna, Byna, Dana▼, Dina▼, Dona▼, Eba, Ebba, Edana, Edda, Edeena, Edita, Edma, Edme, Edmea, Edra, Edwena, Edwina▼, Edwyna, Edyna, Edyta, Eena, Efa, Ela, Elba, Elia▲, Elina▲, Elna▼, Elsa▼, Elza, Ema, Emma, Erena, Erma▼, Erna▼, Etana, Etta▼, Euna, Eva▼, Evana, Evia, Evina, Eydra, Fina, Gana, Gena▼, Hana▲, Hena, Idina, Idona, Iduna, Jana▼, Jona, Lena▼, Lyna, Mena, Mona▼, Muna, Orna, Rena▼, Rina, Sana, Sena▼, Tina▼, Tona, Una▼, Unna, Vena▼, Vyna, Wina, Xena, Zina▼ and Zyna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Edna.
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