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 Actress Elsie McKay played Ethel Newcome in the play Colonel Newcome. The character inspired greater usage of the name Ethel. | |
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Anglo-Saxon |
| Meaning | noble |
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Ethel (also æthel) is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name.