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Definition of 'Edna'English
Proper noun
( en-proper noun)
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* 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Tobit 10:12 :
- 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.
* 1866 , St. Elmo , G. W. Dillingham 1866, page 54:
- 'Edna' , forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name.
* 1990 Linda Barnes: Coyote, p.102 :
- 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.
Usage notes
*Popular in the U.S.A. during the latter half of 19th century, in the U.K. in early 20th century.
Related terms
* Eithne, Ena, Enya, Etna
References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.
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