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Edwina

American  
[ed-wee-nuh, -win-uh] / ɛdˈwi nə, -ˈwɪn ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Edwin.


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Although there is scarcely a reader of history unaware of the widely rumored affair between Edwina Mountbatten—the viceroy’s wife—and Jawaharlal Nehru, that most worldly of Indian anti-imperialists, Mr. Dalrymple repackages it with jaunty mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Okay. That’s fine. By the way, I’m Edwina. Edwina Chattar, but everyone calls me Eddie.”

From Literature

Edwina Darlow said: "You have done Ethan proud!"

From BBC

Over the years they said they had served everyone from singer Tom Jones to politician Edwina Hart but many of the guests made a lasting impression.

From BBC

GK Barry and Coles joined the likes of Star Trek's George Takei and Eastenders' Joe Swash, plus X Factor star Jake Quickenden and former politician Edwina Currie, in the show's unlikely duo category.

From BBC