feminine Ethel

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Origin:
old english (anglo-saxon)
Name Root:
æTHEL
Meaning:*
Ethel is a short form of Etheldreda, Ethelene, and Ethelheard. It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the following root: æthel (noble). Ethel was in origin used as a familiar form of such names. However, it began to be used as a female first name in the early 19th-century, gaining popularity due to characters so named in novels by W. M. Thackeray and Charlotte Mary Yonge (The Daisy Chain whose heroine's full name is Etheldred - 1856); actress Ethel Barrymore (born 1879) was named after the character in The Newcomes.

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United States Ranking #8281


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #3279

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Numerological Values: #5

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Chakra Number: #5
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Notable People and Personalities

Ethel Anderson (1883–1958), Australian Poetess, Essayist, Novelist And Painter
Ethel Armes (1876–1945), American Journalist And Historian
Ethel Armitage (1873–1957), British Archer And 1908 Olympic Competitor
Ethel Ayler (born 1934), American Stage And Film Actress
Ethel Azama (1934–1984), American Jazz And Popular Singer
Ethel Barrymore (1879–1959), American Stage And Screen Actress
Ethel Bentham (1861–1931), English Doctor, Politician And Suffragette
Ethel Blondin-andrew (born 1951), Canadian Politician
Ethel Catherwood (1908–1987), American High Jump Gold Medalist
Ethel Clayton (1882–1966), American Silent Film Actress
Ethel D. Allen (1929-1981), First African-american Woman To Serve On Philadelphia City Council
Ethel Hays (1892–1989), American Cartoonist And Illustrator
Ethel Kennedy (born 1928), American Widow Of Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel L. Payne (1911–1991), African American Journalist
Ethel Lilian Voynich (1864–1960), English Novelist And Musician
Ethel Macdonald (1909–1960), Scottish Anarchist, Activist And Propagandist
Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American Actress And Singer
Ethel Percy Andrus (1884–1967), Educator And Founder Of Aarp
Ethel Roosevelt Derby (1891–1977), Younger Daughter Of U.s. President Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel Rosenberg (1915–1953), American Executed For Espionage
Ethel Schwabacher (1903–1984), American Abstract Expressionist Painter
Ethel Shannon (1898–1951), American Silent Film Actress
Ethel Smith (organist) (1910–1996), American Organist And Recording Artist
Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English Composer And Women's Suffrage Leader
Ethel Turner (1872–1958), Australian Novelist And Children's Writer
Ethel Waters (1896–1977), American Blues And Jazz Vocalist And Actress