Edna (
Hebrew: עֶדְנָה) is a female
given name originating from several languages. In Hebrew, it means "pleasure".[1] Various women named Edna are referenced in the Old Testament apocryphal books
Jubilees (where the wives of
Enoch,
Methuselah, and
Terah are all so named) and
Tobit. The name Edna may also be an Anglicized form of the Irish and Scottish name
Eithne,[2] meaning "kernel" in Gaelic.[3] This was a very popular girl's name in the United States in the early 20th century, but has since become unfashionable. It is also a very rare
surname. Edna, as derived from Hebrew, is closely related etymologically to the name
Eden.
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