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Origin of the name EDNA.
Etymology of the name EDNA.
Meaning of the baby name EDNA.
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EDNA (Ἔδνέ). Unisex.
Masc. in the bible. Greek form of Hebrew biblical Adna
(q.v.), meaning "pleasure." (The Proper Names of the
Old Testament Scriptures Expounded and Illustrated, Jones,
1856). Usage: America, Canada, England, Israel.
f. Edna Solodar, a former Israeli
politician. Edna Foa, an Israeli professor of clinical psychology
at the University of Pennsylvania. (Wiki)
EDNA. f.
English. A
name once popular for having been borne by the gifted authoress of
"Donovan", is probably a contraction of English Edana
(q.v.), meaning "perfect happiness" or "rich gift." (Archaic
England, Bayley, 1920). In some cases, it is the feminine
use of the masculine biblical name meaning "pleasure." Usage: America, Australia,
Canada, England,
Germany, Great Britain, Ireland.
Edna Ruth Parker (d. 2008), was an American
supercentenarian. Edna Tildesley Hughes (d. 1990), was an English swimmer who competed for
Great Britain in 1932. Edna Béjarano, a German singer. Edna
Best (d. 1974), was a British actress. Edna O'Brien, an Irish novelist and short
story writer. (Wiki)
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