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What does Ethelda mean?
Ethelda 
as a girls' name has its root in Old English, and the name Ethelda means "noble". Ethelda is an alternate form of Ethel (Old English).
ENDS WITH -da
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, noble
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA ETHEL Etel, Etelka, Etha, Etheleen, Ethelene, Ethelin, Ethelinda, Etheline, Ethelyn▼, Ethill, Ethille, Ethlin, Ethlyn, Ethyl▼, Ethyll
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ethelda Sutton (E.S.), ..
How popular is Ethelda?
Ethelda is an uncommon first name for females. Ethelda is a rare surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ethelda entered the list in 1920-1929 and reached its highest rank of #1981 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Etha, Ethel, Etheleen, Ethelene, Ethelyn, Ethlyn and Ethyl are the prominent alternative forms of Ethelda. Other variants, like Etel, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Ethelda was widespread 128 years ago (USAGE OF 1.5%), but now, versions like Ethel have become somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Altheda, Amelda, Bathilda, Bethesda, Chulda, Donelda, Efthemia, Elda▼, Elthea, Emelda, Emelea, Emelia▲, Eneida, Erthel (see Eartha), Estela, Estella▼, Estrella▼, Etheldreda, Ethelenda, Ethelind, Ethelinde, Ethenia, Ethlinda, Ethna, Ethnea, Etholinda (see Ethelinda), Evelia, Giselda, Imelda, Kelda, Marelda, Matelda, Mathilda▼, Nelda▼, Orelda, Orielda, Otthilda (see Otthild), Selda, Theda▼, Theida, Thilda, Velda▼, Welda, Ymelda and Zelda▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Ethelda.
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