"Edna" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edna.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne. Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|עֶדְנָה|t=pleasure; delight}} Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”), {{m|ga|Eithne}} Eithne Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Edna
  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Edna [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Edna-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of 'female given name': 92 3 4
  2. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Edna-en-name-dOJ-FL8h Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA
  3. A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Edna-en-name-Ccd~g4l0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Aunt Edna Related terms: Eithne, Ena, Enya, Etna

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