Entry № 0690 · Old Norse origin

Edda Edda — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ED-dah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Norse

Meaning

"Norse poetry collections"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Old Norse)

The meaning

A name that means "norse poetry collections".

Edda is the name of the two Norse mythology collections — the Poetic Edda and Snorri's Prose Edda. Meaning debated: "great-grandmother" or "poetry."

Used as a feminine name in Scandinavia.

Norse poetry. The literary mother.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Edda

Transliteration: Edda
Pronunciation: / ˈɛd.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Edda stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Edda · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Eddas before her.

Real people

Edda Mussolini

Italian heiress.

1910 – 1995

In fiction

Edda

Norse poetic literature.

Snorri Sturluson, 13th c.

Names connected to Edda.

Numerology

The number behind Edda.

The Pioneer

Edda reduces to one — the number of Norse poetry.

Parents on Edda

Why families chose this name.

"Norse poetry. Four letters. Edda."

Sigrid · Mother of one · Reykjavik