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Where does “Edna” come from?

Edna (Tagalog) comes from English Edna, from Hebrew עֶדְנָה, from English Eden, from Hebrew עֵדֶן, from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡, from Sumerian 𒂔 — Plain.

Ancestry of “Edna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEdna—
2Hebrewעֶדְנָהpleasure; delight
3EnglishEdenA paradise on Earth; A state of innocence
4HebrewעֵדֶןEden
5Akkadian𒂊𒁲𒉡plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally...
6Sumerian𒂔Plain
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