Ethel
Ethel is a name we once declared as 'So Far Out They'll Probably Always Be Out,' but with the return of other names on that list and with its new starbaby cred via Lily Allen, its soft sound and admirable meaning, we're not so sure.
At the turn of the last century, when Ethel Barrymore was the belle of Broadway, her first name was wildly popular, a Top 10 name for sixteen years and in the Top 100 until 1939. Other well-known bearers have been musical stars Ethel Merman and Ethel Waters and Robert Kennedy's widow. Not so distinguished: Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy".
Ethel fell away from such Old English appellations as Ethelberta, Ethelreda and Ethelinda. Now THOSE, we think we can safely say, are so far out they'll always be out.
Gender
Girl
Meaning
noble maiden
Origin
English
Numerology
E is for excellence, your passion, your drive.
T is for thoughtful, the caring you.
H is for heart, warm and loving.
E is for enrich, a quality you share.
L is for life, that you live so well.
Lucky
Ethel lucky number is 5.
Free-thinking, adventurous, and progressive, 5 is defined by freedom. 5 needs to experience the world by engaging its five senses: For 5, life lessons are acquired through spontaneous acts of bravery. Akin to Sagittarius energy within astrology, 5 is known for its playful, impulsive, and vivacious spirit.
Famous People Named Ethel
- Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe) American actress
- Ethel Skakel Kennedy widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg American spy
Ethel in Pop Culture
- Maude Findlay main character on TV's "Maude"
- Maude Flanders character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Maude Lebowski character in film "The Big Lebowski"
- Tilda flower girl in 'No. 5 John Street' (1902) by Richard Whiteing
- Tilda Price character who marries John Browdie in 'Nicholas Nickleby' (1839) by Charles Dickens
