# Sedna

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #92,050

## Definitions
1. The Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals.
2. a dwarf planet whose eccentric detached orbit is wholly beyond the Kuiper belt.
3. Ellipsis of Sedna Planitia: a plain on the planet of Venus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓴᓐᓇ (sanna, “Inuit goddess, Mother of the Sea”).
The dwarf planet and the planitia are named after the goddess.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sedna