The first name Edna

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About the first name Edna

Meaning

The name Edna is traditionally interpreted as “pleasure” or “delight” in its Hebrew origin.

Historical origin

The name Edna comes from Hebrew Ednah, an old biblical and Jewish name, later spread in the English-speaking world.

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Edna endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:ed-naɛdnə

Frequency of the first name Edna by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Edna by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EdnaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Edna in baptisms by year.532101825185118771903192919551825–1829 1 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1870–1874 1 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms

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