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Etna vs Edna - What's the difference?

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Edna is a related term of etna.



As proper nouns the difference between etna and edna

is that etna is an active {{l/en|stratovolcano}} on the east coast of {{l/en|Sicily}}, {{l/en|Italy}}, in the Province of {{l/en|Catania}}, between {{l/en|Messina}} and Catania while Edna is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}.

As a noun etna

is a kind of small, portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.

etna

English

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) (m), perhaps via the (etyl) (m).

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • and Catania.
  • * 1727 , (Edward Young), The Universal Passion , satire VI: “On Women”, verse 5, lines 43–48 ( page 127):
  • ZARA'' re?embles ''Ætna'' crown’d with Snows; // Without ?he freezes, and within ?he glows; // Twice ere the Sun de?cends, with Zeal inspir’d, // From the vain Conver?e of the World retir’d, // She reads the P?alms and Chapters for the Day // In ''------ Cleopatra , or the la?t new Play.
  • A town in .
  • Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) (m).

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A river that flows through .
  • Etymology 3

    Possibly an anglicisation of (etyl) (m).

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Anagrams

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    edna

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Tobit 10:12 :
  • Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die.
  • * 1866 , St. Elmo , G. W. Dillingham 1866, page 54:
  • 'Edna' , forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name.
  • * 1990 Linda Barnes: Coyote, p.102 :
  • Conjure faces to go with these names: Edna' and Joy. Then I'll tell you that ' Edna , who has a wicked serve, is our team beauty, and Joy is as plain and dour as they come.

    Usage notes

    *Popular in the U.S.A. during the latter half of 19th century, in the U.K. in early 20th century.

    References

    Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.

    Anagrams

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