If memory serves, The name Adena has been applied to Native Americans who inhabited the area, primarily because Adena is what Thomas Worthington named his estate. I believe they found earthworks on the estate and subsequently, they named the people after the estate. But Adena is from the Old Testament. (I think) it's the name of a soldier.
What is the origin of the Adena name?
If memory serves, The name Adena has been applied to Native Americans who inhabited the area, primarily because Adena is what Thomas Worthington named his estate. I believe they found earthworks on the estate and subsequently, they named the people after the estate. But Adena is from the Old Testament. (I think) it's the name of a soldier.