Ethel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Ethel \e-

is pronounced ETH-el. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "noble". Short form of old names like Etheldreda. First used as an independent name in the 1840s. Actresses Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Merman.

Ethel has 19 variant forms: Atal, Ehtel, Etel, Etha, Ethelda, Etheleen, Ethelene, Ethelin, Ethelinda, Etheline, Ethelyn, Ethelynne, Ethill, Ethille, Ethlin, Ethlyn, Ethlynn, Ethyl and Ethyll.

Baby names that sound like Ethel are Adel and Etoile.

Ethel is a very common first name for women (#125 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#85367 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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