Edna (given name)
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Etymology
From meaning "pleasure" or "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
- . Popular in the U.S. during the latter half of 19th century, in the U.K. in early 20th century.
Quotations
- 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.
- 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.