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Edwena
How to Pronounce Edwena
Pronounced ed-WEE-nuh /ษdหwiห.nษ/Medium
Meaning: Edwena is a spelling variant of Edwina, the feminine form of Edwin, from Old English 'ead' ('wealth, fortune') and 'wine' ('friend') - so 'rich friend' or 'blessed friend.' The -wena spelling gives it a slightly Welsh look.Low
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History & Origin
Edwena is a variant of Edwina, the feminine of Edwin, built from the Old English words for 'wealth' and 'friend.' It was one of the many feminine forms coined to carry a family Edwin or Edward forward. In American use it appeared in the early twentieth century and stayed scarce, peaking at only about fifteen girls a year in the late 1920s before fading by the 1980s.
An Edwena from its peak would be in her nineties now, a great-grandmother-era name. Its gentle three-beat sound sits beside Edwina, Rowena, and Wilhelmina - the stately vintage feminines - and it reads as antique rather than reviving.
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What does the name Edwena mean?
Edwena means 'rich friend' or 'blessed friend,' carried from Edwina and Edwin through Old English.
How do you pronounce Edwena?
It is said ed-WEE-nuh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Edwena a boy or a girl name?
Edwena is a girl's name; the masculine form is Edwin.
Is Edwena a popular name?
No. Edwena has always been rare, reaching its quiet best in the late nineteen-twenties before fading.