Female given name
Also known as Edna (given name) · Edna (first name)
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Edna is a feminine given name originating from several languages. In Hebrew, it means "pleasure, delight". The name appears in the Biblical apocryphal Book of Tobit as the mother of Sarah and mother in law of Tobias. In Ireland, the name has been used as an Anglicized form of the Irish name Eithne. It is etymologically related to the name Eden. It has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s, when it was often spelled Ednah. The name was particularly well-used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but has since declined in use.