Edna
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edna in British English:
UK ['ednə]
How to pronounce Edna in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Edna
- fem. proper name, from Greek, from Hebrew ednah "delight" (see Eden). Related to Arabic ghadan "luxury." Among the top 20 names for girls born in the U.S. every year from 1889 to 1917.
Example
- 1. Lucky for edna murphey , people attending an exposition in atlantic city during the summer of 1912 got hot and sweaty .
- 2. According to odorono company files at duke university , edna murphey 's odorono booth at the 1912 atlantic city exposition initially appeared to be another bust for the product .
- 3. Plaintiffs edna miller and frances mackey , both corrections officers , claimed they were discrimination victims of chief deputy warden lewis kuykendall , who allegedly was sleeping with three of their colleagues .