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Ethna (female)

Variants:Eithna (F) Eithne (F)
Can be spelt:Etna (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Eithne, which is from the Gaelic meaning either "little fire" [Whyte], or "kernel" [ONC].
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