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



  1. . 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.
 
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