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The baby name Edna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ED-nuh (IPA: /ˈɛd.nə/).

Edna is English, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Hebrew
Pronunciation: ED-nuh (IPA: /ˈɛd.nə/)

What is the meaning of the name Edna ?

The baby name Edna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ED-nuh (IPA: /ˈɛd.nə/).

Edna is English, Hebrew in Origin.

Edna is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, from ednah meaning "delight" or "pleasure," closely related to Eden. It appears in the Book of Tobit, where Edna is the wife of Raguel and mother of Sarah, giving the name early Judeo-Christian currency. Through English adoption the name gained a crisp, understated profile that fit well with turn-of-the-century tastes.

Use surged across the English-speaking world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before fading mid-century; it reads today as a vintage classic. Notable bearers include novelist Edna Ferber, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Kate Chopin's character Edna Pontellier. Variant forms and nicknames include Ednah, Edie, and Eddie; Edina is sometimes treated as a cognate. In Ireland, Edna also functions as an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Eithne, whose meaning ("kernel," "grain") is etymologically distinct from the Hebrew root.

Edna has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Edna

Edna Best Actor · Born 1900 · United Kingdom Edna Best was a British actress best known for her work on stage and in film. She appeared in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Intermezzo, and Swiss Family Robinson.

Edna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1983 #1 — 545
HT 0 #12 1 399
AO Girls 0 #17 452 4,575
HT Girls 0 #17 7 950
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
PR 0 #46 10 1,497
AO 0 #52 25 2,729
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
PH Girls 0 #63 519 13,098
BR Girls 0 #64 7,712 12,708
PH 0 #71 26 5,607
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
PR Girls 0 #82 88 3,171
BN Girls 0 #88 19 5,459
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
Norway Girls 2002 #123 4 539
PA 0 #130 9 3,797
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
GH Girls 0 #139 267 6,973
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
MT Girls 0 #146 8 3,773
BW Girls 0 #147 5 4,216
BR 0 #162 214 5,969
LU Girls 0 #162 24 4,850
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
JP Girls 0 #167 81 6,592
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #177 3 1,568
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
PS 0 #184 35 5,692
PT Girls 0 #190 472 7,952
IL Girls 0 #191 742 11,648
QA Girls 0 #192 126 15,378
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
MO Girls 0 #195 57 7,056
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
IL 0 #201 75 6,291
NA Girls 0 #202 23 7,146
GH 0 #203 41 5,396
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
KW Girls 0 #208 357 19,177
GT Girls 0 #211 399 7,500
PT 0 #218 29 4,161
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
NG 0 #230 35 5,926
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
JM Girls 0 #234 26 7,507
CO 0 #235 344 7,768
AO Boys 0 #242 8 5,568
GR Girls 0 #243 7 6,293
MX 0 #243 184 8,339
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
PS Girls 0 #256 334 10,981
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
CO Girls 0 #263 2,815 16,140
TW Girls 0 #266 11 8,139
SA 0 #270 26 10,560
Canada Girls 2024 #273 13 2,795
NG Girls 0 #274 978 15,093
AE Girls 0 #276 295 20,968
GT 0 #276 39 5,948
OM Girls 0 #283 114 15,987
HR Girls 0 #287 8 3,687
MU Girls 0 #292 60 8,539
DK Girls 0 #305 12 7,429
JO Girls 0 #312 14 7,570
MY 0 #316 15 12,352
SG Girls 0 #317 291 18,916
HK 0 #321 28 8,483
PA Girls 0 #326 160 9,861
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
HK Girls 0 #349 308 16,104
SD Girls 0 #350 9 7,678
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
MX Girls 0 #383 1,995 17,781
SA Girls 0 #385 657 25,931
France Girls 2021 #395 11 3,185
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
ZA 0 #402 46 14,421
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #405 16 1,885
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
CL 0 #426 9 6,867
BH 0 #431 123 17,937
Spain 0 #439 14 2,326
CM Girls 0 #468 73 11,671
RU Girls 0 #488 11 11,913
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
CR Girls 0 #503 30 11,342
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
LY 0 #526 10 12,703
UY Girls 0 #533 4 6,731
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
BO Girls 0 #556 56 9,488
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
ZA Girls 0 #576 752 25,928
AR Girls 0 #584 16 8,289
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
LB 0 #622 37 13,263
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
BR Boys 0 #654 98 12,213
IT 0 #675 40 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #682 57 3,895
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
CL Girls 0 #733 119 14,098
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
KW Boys 0 #760 10 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #765 74 4,949
Spain Girls 0 #773 212 5,561
MY Girls 0 #795 200 24,821
United States Girls 2024 #823 94 8,487
PE Girls 0 #831 113 14,861
NL Girls 0 #854 102 5,933
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
CO Boys 0 #899 22 15,656
IT Girls 0 #911 598 9,415
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
NG Boys 0 #940 12 16,906
EG Girls 0 #948 12 14,742
MX Boys 0 #971 12 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,118 11 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,136 8 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,158 21 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,187 25 19,440
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,461 11 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,601 14 28,008

Edna is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Norway

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People also ask about Edna

Edna is predominantly a girl's name.
Edna is a 2 syllable name, pronounced ED-nuh (IPA: /ˈɛd.nə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ednah.
Across languages, Edna has these equivalents: Eden (similar Hebrew root/sense), Adina (similar Hebrew name).
Yes, very popular — Edna ranked #1 in Ireland in 1983, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Edna ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1983).
Edna's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #412 in 2011 to #395 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Edna are in our database, including Edna Best (Actor).