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Etna - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Etna'

English

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) (m), perhaps via the (etyl) (m).

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • and Catania.
  • * 1727 , (Edward Young), The Universal Passion , satire VI: “On Women”, verse 5, lines 43–48 ( page 127):
  • ZARA'' re?embles ''Ætna'' crown’d with Snows; // Without ?he freezes, and within ?he glows; // Twice ere the Sun de?cends, with Zeal inspir’d, // From the vain Conver?e of the World retir’d, // She reads the P?alms and Chapters for the Day // In ''------ Cleopatra , or the la?t new Play.
  • A town in .
  • Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) (m).

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • A river that flows through .
  • Etymology 3

    Possibly an anglicisation of (etyl) (m).

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • Anagrams

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