Baby name
Ednalva
/eh · NAHL · vah/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Brazilian feminine compound, the feminine form of Ednaldo. Combines Edna with the -alva suffix, possibly echoing alba meaning dawn in Latin.
How it ages.
Hyperlocal to Brazil; generational and tied to mid-20th century naming culture.
The cultural moment.
Used in Brazil from the 1950s through the 1990s.