First names in Hebrew

First name Edna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עדנה

Gematria value: 129

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Edna is written עדנה

Meaning and origin

What does Edna mean?

Meaning: "delight" (Hebrew); or from the Irish Eithne
Origin: disputed

Edna has two possible sources. In Hebrew, ednah means “delight, pleasure, tenderness”, from the same root as Eden, the garden of delight. In Ireland, Edna is also the English form of the old Gaelic name Eithne. The name was very popular in America around 1900.

Gematria

Edna = 129

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עדנה has 4 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• דthe letter Dalet4
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total129

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Edna, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Edna, in nine pages

• Edna, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Edna
• Edna, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Edna in three answers

How do you write Edna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Edna is written עדנה.

What is the gematria value of Edna?
Written עדנה, Edna is worth 129: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Edna mean?
Delight" (Hebrew); or from the Irish Eithne (origin: disputed). Edna has two possible sources. In Hebrew, ednah means “delight, pleasure, tenderness”, from the same root as Eden, the garden of delight. In Ireland, Edna is also the English form of the old Gaelic name Eithne. The name was very popular in America around 1900.