Ethel

  • Girl
  • 5 letters
English From Aethelind, the Old English name meaning noble snake. Diminutive of Etheldreda, from the Old English name Aethelthryth, meaning noble and strength. Diminutive of Eldreda from Alfred, meaning old counsel, or sage.
German Hebrew Teutonic Noble.
Short form of Ethelinda

Ethel is a girl’s name of English, German, Hebrew and Teutonic origin. Meaning in English: From Aethelind, the Old English name meaning noble snake. Diminutive of Etheldreda, from the Old English name Aethelthryth, meaning noble and strength. Diminutive of Eldreda from Alfred, meaning old counsel, or sage. Meaning in German, Hebrew and Teutonic: Noble. Ethel is a short form of Ethelinda. The name has 5 letters.

Related names

Etan

Boy

Hebrew

Steady; strong.

Etel

Girl

Hebrew Hungarian

Noble. Hungarian form of Ethel, meaning noble.

Eth

Unisex

English Irish

From the Old English 'aethel' meaning noble. Also a diminutive of Etheldreda, Ethelinda, and other feminine names beginning with Ethel-. Fire.

Ethan

Boy

Biblical Hebrew

'Strong, the gift of the island' Strong. Constancy.

Ethelbert

Boy

Anglo-Saxon English

Name of a king. Splendid. From the Old English name Aethelbeorht, meaning noble and bright.

Etheldreda

Girl

English

From the Old English name Aethelthryth, meaning noble and strength.