Meaning 
The name Edda has the following meaning: This name means either "Prosperity" or "Battle". It is an Anglo-Saxon name, and was revived along with other historical names in the 19th century when Victorian names were in vogue. For a period, it was one of the top 10 names for girls in Britain.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Edda is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Edda for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Edith, of which the name Edda is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Edda and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Edda: Boys - Girls - Blossom, Brenda, Chelsea, Daisy, Eartha, Eda, Gilda, Hayley, Holly, Hope, Both genders - Ashley, Beverly, Courtney, Hazel, Ivy, Kimberly
Variants 
The name Edda is a variant of Edith. Other popular variants of the name Edith are: Dita (Spanish), Eadie, Eadith, Edda, Edie (English), Edit (Nickname), Edita (Czech), Editha (German), Edithe, Editta (Italian), Edy (Nickname), Edyth, Edythe (English), Ekika (Hawaiian), Eyde, Eydie, Ita (Polish)
Style 
We think the name Edda should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Edda to be: A simple, old-fashioned womanIn one word, you might describe Edda as a(n) " simple" person. See other "simple" names for girls.
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