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Ethel name meaning

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What does the name Ethel mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Ethel

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
Greek
13%
African American
7%
Hebrew
7%
Eritrea
7%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 2 people from the United States and India, the name Ethel is of English origin and means "noble".
  2. A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Ethel is of English origin and means "Is an Old English word meaning 'noble'".
  3. A user from Florida, U.S. says the name Ethel is of Greek origin and means "Noble snake, wise one".
  4. A user from South Africa says the name Ethel means "Noble maiden".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Eth"el
Noble.

Etymology: AS. eðele æðele. See Atheling

Wiktionary

Short form of names of Old English [Term?] origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele.

  1. A female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century.

Ethel was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

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Notable Persons Named Ethel

Notable Persons Named Ethel

Ethel Kennedy

Ethel was given the name Ethel Skakel by her parent George Skakel on April 11th, 1928 in Chicago.

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Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman was an actress and singer. She was most prominent from 1930 to 1982. Ethel was given the name Ethel Agnes Zimmermann on January 16th, 1908 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, US. She left this life on February 15th, 1984.

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Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters was a jazz, gospel, blues, and gospel music actor and singing. She plays Vocals. Her career lasted from 1918 to 1977. Ethel was born on October 31st, 1896 in , U.S. She died on September 1st, 1977.

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Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore was an actress. She was most prominent from 1895 to 1957. Ethel was given the name Ethel Mae Blythe by her parents Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew on August 15th, 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. She left this life on June 18th, 1959.

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Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler was an actress, dancer, and singer. She was most active from 1923 to 1989. Ruby was given the name Ethel Ruby Keeler on August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She left this life on February 28th, 1993.

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Ethel Muggs

Ethel Muggs is a fictional character.

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    Author
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    Writer
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    Actress
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    Philanthropy
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    Actress
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    Actor
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    Athlete
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    Actor
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Ethel

Notable Persons With the Last Name Ethel

Agnes Ethel

Agnes was born on May 1st, 1846 in New York City. Agnes is also known as Ethel Agnes Tracy. She passed away on May 26th, 1903.

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Fun Facts about the name Ethel

  • What name lists does Ethel rank for?
    #136Most Popular Girl Names
    #9Old-Fashioned Girl Names
  • How Popular is the name Ethel? Ethel is the 269th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Ethel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 280,247 babies born with the first name Ethel in the United States. That's more than enough people named Ethel to occupy the territory of French Polynesia (France) with an estimated population of 277,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Ethel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 639 new born babies.
  • When was Ethel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Ethel is Friday, August 10th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Ethel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Ethel was in 1918 with a total of 8,075 babies. That's a lot of babies named Ethel!
  • Random Ethel Factoid: According to the 1922 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Ethel ranks 44th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Texas. Imagine that, 267 babies in Texas have the same name in 1922.
  • Weird things about the name Ethel: The name spelled backwards is Lehte. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Elteh. How do you pronounce that?
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