Aetna

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
• ancient city Sicily (region) in modern Italy (country), situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.

Origin

• From the Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη ("Aetna") or αἴθω, or from a Sicanian dialect base *aith-na, all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ-. Etna.