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Edna

Hebrew for "pleasure" or "delight", from a root meaning to take delight in something.

Meaning and origin

Edna is a Hebrew name that surfaces in the Old Testament Apocrypha as the wife of Raguel and mother-in-law of Tobias in the Book of Tobit.

How to pronounce Edna

English (US)ED-nuh /ˈɛdnə/

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