Ethel
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Ethel (also æthel) is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- female given name
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- Commons category
- Ethel (given name)
- different from
- Ethel
- native label
- Ethel
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- E340
- Cologne phonetics
- 025
- Caverphone
- AT1111
- language of work or name
- Icelandic
- name day
- December 16
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology and historic usage
- People
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
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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