Western numerology
Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Edda at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- German Dutch Old English
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
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Number meaning for Edda
Indian numerology
Number 5 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Edda mean?
Edda is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with German, Dutch, Old English context. Its meaning is recorded as: Pleasant Strives Variant of Hedda or Hedwig; Poetic; rich
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Names like Edda
Hedda
Girl
German
Refuge in the war; Refuge in war or struggle Strife Vigorous battle maiden A diminutive of Hedwig The heroine of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gahler' (1890); war
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Fredda
Girl
German
Feminine form of Frederic: From the Old German name Frithuric, meaning peaceful ruler
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Edlin
Unisex
English
Abbreviation of names beginning with 'Ed-'; Noble waterfall; Princess
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Frieda
Girl
English
A feminine form of Frederick Famous bearer: The twentieth century German wife of British writer D H Lawrence; A variant of Freda, from Fredrick, meaning peaceful ruler; Darling and dearest; peace, joy
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Eduard
Boy
Indian
German form of Edward; Prosperous guardian; Wealthy Defender; Wealthy guardian
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Gertruda
Girl
German
From the protected farm; The person who is having power as a sharp spear
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Edward
Boy
Filipino
2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist Also the son of Richard Plantagenet 'King Henry VI, Part III' Edward, Prince of Wales, Henry VI's son; Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936 to be with the divorced woman he loved; guardian of prosperity, guardian of the mists; 'King Richard III' Edward IV Also Edward, Prince of Wales, king's son and later Edward V 'Henry IV, 1 and Rich Guardian; Strong as a boar; Valued; wealthy guardian; Wealthy guardian From the Old English name Eadweard, meaning rich or happy, and guardian Famous bearer: King Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great
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Gricelda
Girl
German
Gray; gray-haired; gray-haired Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio used the name for an exceptionally patient fictional wife -thus the expression 'patience of Griselda'; In german, Griselda means the gray battle or Christianity ba
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Brother names
Brothers for Edda
Edlin
Unisex
English
Abbreviation of names beginning with 'Ed-'; Noble waterfall; Princess
137 family views
Eduard
Boy
Indian
German form of Edward; Prosperous guardian; Wealthy Defender; Wealthy guardian
174 family views
Edward
Boy
Filipino
2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist Also the son of Richard Plantagenet 'King Henry VI, Part III' Edward, Prince of Wales, Henry VI's son; Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936 to be with the divorced woman he loved; guardian of prosperity, guardian of the mists; 'King Richard III' Edward IV Also Edward, Prince of Wales, king's son and later Edward V 'Henry IV, 1 and Rich Guardian; Strong as a boar; Valued; wealthy guardian; Wealthy guardian From the Old English name Eadweard, meaning rich or happy, and guardian Famous bearer: King Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great
159 family views
Edwin
Boy
Filipino
Name of a king; prosperous friend; prosperous friend, heir's axe; Rich in friendship From the Old English name Eadwine, meaning rich or happy, and friend Famous bearers: the hero of Charles Dickens' last novel, 'Edwin Drood'
201 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Edda
Hedda
Girl
German
Refuge in the war; Refuge in war or struggle Strife Vigorous battle maiden A diminutive of Hedwig The heroine of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gahler' (1890); war
122 family views
Fredda
Girl
German
Feminine form of Frederic: From the Old German name Frithuric, meaning peaceful ruler
103 family views
Frieda
Girl
English
A feminine form of Frederick Famous bearer: The twentieth century German wife of British writer D H Lawrence; A variant of Freda, from Fredrick, meaning peaceful ruler; Darling and dearest; peace, joy
172 family views
Gertruda
Girl
German
From the protected farm; The person who is having power as a sharp spear
102 family views
Gricelda
Girl
German
Gray; gray-haired; gray-haired Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio used the name for an exceptionally patient fictional wife -thus the expression 'patience of Griselda'; In german, Griselda means the gray battle or Christianity ba
140 family views
Griselda
Girl
German
From the Old German, meaning 'grey battle' or 'Christian battle'; Gray; gray-haired Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio's used the name for an exceptionally patient wife - thus the expression 'patience of Griselda
136 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Frieda
Girl
English
A feminine form of Frederick Famous bearer: The twentieth century German wife of British writer D H Lawrence; A variant of Freda, from Fredrick, meaning peaceful ruler; Darling and dearest; peace, joy
172 family views
Ada
Girl
Indian
Diminutive of Adelaide: Nobility French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood) Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort; Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant; First daughter (Nigerian); Grace, Expression; Happy; happy, ornament; of the nobility Noble From the Old German 'athal' meaning noble; Ornament; Prosperous; Wealthy Also from the Old German Eda or Etta, meaning happy Introduced from Germany in the late 18th century Also a diminutive of Adela, Adelalde, or Adeline
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