Edna

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/ˈɛdnə/

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

OriginHebrew עֶדְנָה →
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Meanings

Edna1

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

    'Edna', forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name.

    1866, Augusta Jane Evans, St. Elmo, G. W. Dillingham, page 54
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    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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Tobit 10:12

    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.

    1990, Linda Barnes, Coyote, p.102
  2. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

eDNA2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of environmental DNA.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
environmental dna

Origin

  1. Hebrewעֶדְנָה“pleasure; delight”
  2. EnglishEdna

From Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne.

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Translations

Hebrew עֶדְנָה
  • עֶדְנָהfemale given name
Hindi एडना
  • एडना (eḍnā)female given name
Portuguese Edna
  • Ednafemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deanDaneAdenDenaendaNedanadeNead
Cite this entry
APA

Edna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edna

MLA

“Edna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edna.

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