Edda (first name)
Edda is a feminine given name . Its old German meaning is "blessing", or it is derived from Edwina.
Origin and meaning
The etymology of the word "Edda" is uncertain. The meaning "great-grandmother" ( old Iceland . Edda ) is possible, which on the one hand should indicate old age and on the other hand deep knowledge. Maybe it also comes from old Iceland. óðr (poetry, poetry) or from Oddi , a place in southwest Iceland. A derivative of Latin . edere (writing, publishing) is also to be considered.
For the name Edda there was a patron saint in older registers of the Catholic Church , i.e. a name day . Today this name appears only rarely. Edda is often the short form of names that are formed with "Ed-" or "Edel-".
Name bearers
- Edda Albertini (1926–1998), Italian actress
- Edda Baumann-von Broen (* 1964), German film producer, director and author
- Edda Blanck-Kurtzer , known as Molly Luft (1944–2010), Berlin original
- Edda Bosse (* 1953), German journalist and church functionary
- Edda Buding (1936-2014), German tennis player
- Edda Dentges (* 1946), German actress
- Edda Egger (1910–1993), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Edda Ewert (* in the 20th century), German goalball player
- Edda Goede (* 1940), German politician (SPD)
- Edda Göring (1938–2018), German daughter of Hermann Göring
- Edda Grossman (* 1958), German painter
- Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston , real name of Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993), British-Dutch actress
- Edda Heymel (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Edda Huther (* 1940), German judge
- Edda Kainz (* 1940), Austrian ski racer
- Edda Klatte (* 1953), German athlete
- Edda Leesch (* 1962), German actress
- Edda Minck (* 1958), German writer
- Edda Moser (* 1938), German singer (soprano)
- Edda Müller (* 1942), German politician
- Edda Mutter (* 1970), German ski racer
- Edda Ciano (1910–1995), Italian daughter of Benito Mussolini
- Edda Petri (actress) (* 1966), German actress and author
- Edda Pulst (* 1960), German business IT specialist
- Edda Rönckendorff (1924–1989), German writer and translator
- Edda Schliepack (* 1940), German politician (CDU)
- Edda Schnittgard (* 1971), German musician, cabaret artist, author and director
- Edda Schönherz (* 1944), German television journalist and author
- Edda Seidl-Reiter (* 1940), Austrian textile artist and painter
- Edda Seippel (1919–1993), German actress
- Edda Skibbe (* 1965), German illustrator
- Edda Straakholder (* 1954), German church musician
- Edda Trocha (* 1949), German athlete
- Edda Weßlau (1956–2014), German criminologist