Aetna

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/ˈɛtnə/

proper noun

A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.

OriginLatin Aetna ← Ancient Greek Αἴτνη ← Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Etna (a stratovolcano in Sicily).
  2. GreekRomanhuman sciencesA nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
  3. historicalAn ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.
  4. A number of other places in Canada and in the United States:
    1. A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
    2. An unincorporated community in Craighead County, Arkansas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas.
    4. A township in Logan County, Illinois.
    5. A neighbourhood of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
    6. An unincorporated community and township in Barber County, Kansas.
    7. A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
    8. A township in Missaukee County, Michigan.
    9. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newaygo County, Michigan.
    10. A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, named after Aetna Johnson.
    11. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee.
    12. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ai-dh
  2. Ancient GreekΑἴτνη“Aetna”
  3. LatinAetna
  4. EnglishAetna

From the Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Etna.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἴνησσᾰ, Ἴνησσον
  • Ἴνησσᾰ (Ínēssă)ancient Sicilian city
  • Ἴνησσον (Ínēsson)ancient Sicilian city
  • Αἴτνη (Aítnē)ancient Sicilian city
  • Αἴτνη (Aítnē)Sicilian nymph
Dutch Aitne
  • AitneSicilian nymph
Italian Etna, Etna
  • Etnaancient Sicilian city
  • EtnaSicilian nymph
Latin Aetna, Aetnē
  • Aetnaancient Sicilian city
  • Aetnēancient Sicilian city
  • Inēssaancient Sicilian city
  • AetnaSicilian nymph
  • AetnēSicilian nymph
Polish Ajtne
  • AjtneSicilian nymph
Portuguese Etna, Etna
  • Etnaancient Sicilian city
  • EtnaSicilian nymph

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Etnaetna

Anagrams

Aneta
Cite this entry
APA

Aetna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aetna

MLA

“Aetna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aetna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aetna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aetna.

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