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Eithne (female)

Variants:Aithne (F) Edna (F) Eithna (F) Ena (F) Ethna (F) Ethnea (F) Etna (F)
Can be spelt:Eithnnie (F) Ethne (F)
Masculine form:Aidan (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, "little fire" [Whyte], or "kernel" [ONC].

Eithne may be Anglicized as Edna, Etna, Ethna or Ena.
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