Eda

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Eda

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Eda is either:
1. An alternate form of Ida. Ida is a Germanic name which means “Work,” from “id,” (labor).
-or-
2. Short for the name Edith. Edith is the modern form of Eadgyth, an Old English name. It originally meant “Rich in War,” or “Prosperity in War,” from “ead” (prosperity, riches) and “gyth” (strife, war).

History:
Eda was most common at the end of the 19th century, when Edith and Ida were popular names.

Please see Edith or Ida for more information.

Pronunciation: eye-dah, ee-da.

Alternates: Edah, Edie.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.003 % named Eda

Popularity of Eda:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 449th most popular.
1875: 170th most popular.
1900-1910: 750th most popular.
1910-1920: 815th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A