English

Proper noun

Edna

1. A female given name.
   • 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.

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

• Eithne, Ena, Enya, Etna

Translations

References

Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

• Aden
• Dane
• dean, Dean
• Enda

Faroese

Proper noun

Edna f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Edna: Ednuson
• daughter of Edna: Ednudóttir

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒ.nɐ/, /ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.nɐ/

Proper noun

Edna f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Edna

Scots

Proper noun

Edna

1. A female given name derived from Eithne.