Adena as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adena

What is the meaning of the name Adena ?

The baby name Adena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-DEE-nuh (IPA: /əˈdiːnə/).

Adena is Hebrew in Origin.

Adena is a feminine given name most often treated as an English-language variant of Hebrew Adina (עדינה), meaning “delicate, gentle, refined.” In the Hebrew Bible, Adina appears as a male warrior among King David’s mighty men, but the word’s soft meaning encouraged later feminine use; Adena emerged as a respelling in English to signal the long “ee” sound or to distinguish it stylistically from Adina. Some bearers associate the name with Eden/Edna (“delight”), though that is a separate Hebrew root.

In use since the late 19th and early 20th centuries among Jewish communities and later adopted more broadly in North America, Adena has remained uncommon yet familiar. The spelling is also visible in U.S. toponymy via the “Adena” archaeological culture, though unrelated etymologically. Variants and related forms include Adina, Adeena, Adinah; nicknames Deena/Dina and Addie. Romanian and Israeli usage favors Adina, with Adena as a parallel form.