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What does Ethyl mean?
Ethyl 
▼ as a girls' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of the name Ethyl is "noble". Ethyl is an alternate form of Ethel (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, noble
Variations
VARIANT Ethyll
OTHER FORMS VIA ETHEL Atal, Ehtel, Etel, Eth, Etha, Ethelda, Ethelin, Ethelyn▼, Ethill, Ethille, Ethlin, Ethlyn, Ethlynn
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Ethli, ..
(male) Ethli, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ethyl Miracle (E.M.), ..
How popular is Ethyl?
Ethyl is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2487 out of 4276, Top 58%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ethyl reached its top position of #486 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Etha, Ethel, Ethelda, Ethelyn and Ethlyn are the popular alternative forms of Ethyl. Other forms, like Atal, are uncommon. These forms of Ethyl were favored as baby names a century ago (ADOPTION OF 1.5%), but now, versions like Ethel have fallen out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Erthel (see Eartha), Ethna, Ethni, Etty and Euryl. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ethyl.
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