Ethel
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Ethel (also æthel) is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name.
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- Given name.name
- Ethel
- Given name.image
- File:Elsie Mackay as Ethel Newcome in Colonel Newcome.jpg
- Given name.caption
- Actress Elsie Mackay played Ethel Newcome in the play Colonel Newcome. The character inspired greater usage of the name Ethel.
- Given name.gender
- female
- Given name.meaning
- noble
- Given name.origin
- Anglo-Saxon
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- Ethel (given name)
- native label
- Ethel
- Soundex
- E340
- Cologne phonetics
- 025
- Caverphone
- AT1111
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- People
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Ethel (also æthel) is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name.
== Etymology and historic usage == The word comes from the Old English word æthel, meaning "noble".
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