EDA

E1D2A1
/iː.də/

proper noun

A female given name from Old English.

Less commonScrabble 4

Meanings

EDA1

nounEDA (countable and uncountable, plural EDAs)

plural EDAs

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  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of electronic debit account.
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proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Economic Development Administration.

    The EDA is a 170-person agency that focuses on job growth and regional economic development across the United States.

    2013 July 9, Stacy Cowley, “Federal agency spent $3 million fighting non-existent malware”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2024

Eda2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Old English.

    Your name is Eda Morton, is it not? Mine is Edith, or Eda M'Kenzie, and I rather suspect you are my name-daughter, therefore I have a title to your friendship.

    1848, Letitia Mary M. Bell, Eda Morton and her Cousins, or, School-room Days, John Ollivier, published 1848, page 142

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Old Englishead“riches”
  2. EnglishEda

From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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