Ethel
Meaning of Ethel
Ethel (ETH-uhl) brings a vintage sparkle to modern nurseries. Her roots trace back to Old English athel, meaning “noble.” She glows with warmth, like morning sun on terracotta tiles in a Spanish plaza. Over time, Ethel has danced from Victorian parlors to lively Latin fiestas. It feels like an abrazo that bridges cultures. Parents who choose Ethel honor tradición and corazón. She inspires stories of grace and resilience. This noble name is ready to blossom in your hogar.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as ETH-uhl (/ˈɛθəl/)
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Notable People Named Ethel
| Ethel Merman was an American singer and actress celebrated for her powerful voice and iconic roles in Broadway musicals. |
| Ethel Waters was a pioneering American singer and actress known for her jazz and blues performances and groundbreaking achievements in film and television. |
| Ethel Smyth was an English composer and women's suffrage activist known for her operas, songs and orchestral works. |
| Ethel Kennedy was an American human rights advocate and the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. |
| Ethel Leginska - Ethel Liggins was a celebrated British pianist and composer who became one of the first female conductors. |
| Ethel Colburn Mayne was an Irish author known for her novels, short stories, biographies, literary criticism, journalism and translations. |
| Ethel Byrne was an American feminist who helped her sister, Margaret Sanger, advocate for birth control. |
| Ethel Reed Maynard was an American nurse, activist, and politician who became the first Black woman to serve in the Arizona Legislature. |
| Ethel Carow Derby, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, helped preserve her father's legacy and the family home, Sagamore Hill. |
| Ethel Mary Mairet was a British weaver who helped shape handloom weaving in the early twentieth century. |
| Ethel Grimwood was a British woman celebrated as the heroine of Manipur for helping guide a retreat during the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891. |
| Ethel Lina White was a Welsh crime writer whose novel The Wheel Spins inspired Alfred Hitchcock's film The Lady Vanishes. |
| Ethel Griffies was a British actress best known for playing Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. |
| Ethel Rebecca Benjamin was New Zealand's first female lawyer and the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court. |
