Ethel

Ethel \et-hel, eth-el\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ethel can also be used as a boy name definition, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced EH-TH-ahL ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ethel: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Ethel?

Ethel's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Older forms of the name consist of Aethel (Old English) and Athala (Germanic). The name is from the Old English aethel ('noble, honorable'); it evolved as a short form of various rare Anglo-Saxon names beginning with 'Ethel-', such as Etheldreda, Ethelburga ('noble fortress'), Ethelgiva ('noble gift'), and Ethelinda ('noble snake'). The name was invented by English speakers during the vogue for Old English names in the 19th century, and it was popularized as the name of main characters in the William Makepeace Thackeray novel The Newcomes (1855) and the Charlotte Mary Yonge story The Daisy Chain (1856). Ethel is a contracted form of the English baby name Etheldreda. Ethel can also be a contracted form of the English Ethelinda meaning. The name Ethel is used to a great extent; it has 27 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Ethel consist of Ehtel pronounciation, what does the name Eithel mean, Etha pronounciation, Ethela pronounciation, Etheld name, baby name Ethelda, Ethelde definition, Etheleen meaning of name, Ethelene meaning and origin, Ethelin name popularity, Ethelina meaning of name, nicknames for Ethelind, Ethelinde name, Etheline pronounciation, Ethella name variations, what does the name Ethelle mean, Ethelyna name popularity, name Ethelyne origin, Ethlyn pronounciation, and Etilka name. Other English forms consist of the contracted forms Eth meaning and origin and what does the name Thel mean, the familiar form Ethelyn name, and the spelling variant Ethyl name. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the Yiddish meaning of Atal and the Hungarian Etel meaning.

The following famous people share the name Ethel:

• Actress Ethel Merman, born Ethel Agnes Zimmerman 16 January 1909 - 15 February 1984, New York, New York
• Political Relative Ethel Kennedy, born Ethel Skakel 11 April 1928, Chicago, Illinois.

List of baby names that sound like Ethel:

the name short names for Ethelle, the English short names for Ethyl, the name baby name Edelle, the Scandinavian Edla meaning, the English name Ehtel origin, the Yiddish Eidel meaning and origin, the English short names for Eithel, the Hungarian nicknames for Etel, the name meaning of Etoille, the name Adyla meaning of name, the name Ndyla name popularity, the name name Edolee meaning, the name name Edoleigh meaning, the name short names for Edoley, the name Edoli pronounciation, the name Edolie definition, the name short names for Edoly, the name short names for Ethela, the name Ethella meaning of name, and the English Adalee name popularity.

The baby name Ethel fun facts:

The name Ethel in reverse order is "Lehte".

The numerological value of the name Ethel is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Ethel?

Ethel is not in the top girl names in USA.