Edna

In the Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible (known to Protestants as the "Apocrypha"), in the Book of Tobit, Edna is the wife of Raguel and the mother of Sarah (also spelled Sara). Sarah marries Tobias (Tobiah), the son of Tobit (for whom the Book of Tobit is named) and his wife Anna.

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You can read more about the Book of Tobit here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Tobit

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And for those interested, here is the text of the Book of Tobit:

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King James Version (1611): http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1611_Tobit-Chapter-1/

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Revised Standard Version: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=3785365

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Also, the name Edna shares the same Hebrew root as Eden.

The name Edna is a baby girl name. The name Edna is not derived from other names and is not a Germanic form of Anne or Edwina as previously stated. It is derived from the word Eden which is the garden in the first book of the Bible.
Anne is already a Germanic name in its own right. Edwina is English / American.
Edna is a name in its own right and is from the following places:

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Celtic Meaning:
The name Edna is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Edna is: Fire.

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American Meaning:
The name Edna is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Edna is: Fire.

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English Meaning:
The name Edna is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Edna is: meaning wealthy friend, or rich in friendship.

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Hebrew Meaning:
The name Edna is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Edna is: Rejuvenation, pleasure; delight. Derived from the same word as the biblical Garden of Eden.

Edna is my grandmother's name. She had always been told it was an old Germanic form of Anne.

Edna is the name of Noah's grandmother and also his great grandmother. Enoch in the Book of Enoch says his wife's name was Edna although in the Book of Jubilee it names her Edni. The Book of Jubilee names Methuselah's wife as Edna. Other sources name them both as Edna.