Edna

eDNA Eðna English + (given name) Etymology From en he עֶדְנָה pleasure; delight; a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of ga Eithne. Pronunciation en /ˈɛdnə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edna.wav Southern England Proper noun en female Hebrew. 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. en 1866 w:Augusta Jane Evans St. Elmo 54 G. W. Dillingham 'Edna', forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name. en 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. en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Texas c/USA. en CDP co/San Luis Obispo County s/California c/US. Usage notes Popular in the U.S.A. during the latter half of 19th century, in the U.K. in early 20th century. Derived terms en Aunt Edna Related terms en Eithne, Ena genus, en Enya, en Etna Translations female given name Hebrew: he עֶדְנָה f Edna Hindi: hi एडना f Portuguese: pt Edna f References Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001. Anagrams en aden Aden Dane Dean Dena Enda Nead aden- ande dean nade Cebuano Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb female Quotations ceb Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Ednuson Ednudóttir Declension Edna Ednu Ednu Ednu Portuguese Pronunciation Édi^^na Proper noun f pt female Hebrew Edna Scots Proper noun sco female derived from Eithne Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun f es female Hebrew Edna Tagalog Etymology tl en Edna, from tl he עֶדְנָה, a variant of en Eden. Pronunciation Proper noun + tl female English Related terms tl Eden