Eda

//iː.də// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Economic Development Administration. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The EDA is a 170-person agency that focuses on job growth and regional economic development across the United States."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Old English.

    "Your name is Eda Morton, is it not? Mine is Edith, or Eda M'Kenzie, and I rather suspect you are my name-daughter, therefore I have a title to your friendship."

  3. 3
    A municipality in Värmland County, Sweden.
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of electoral district association. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Initialism of electronic debit account. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of event-driven architecture (a pattern promoting the production, detection, consumption of, and reaction to events.) abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of electronic design automation (collective name for software used to design integrated semiconductor circuits.) abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.

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