Ethelda Forename

274,086th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ethelda Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Of noble descent.

Ethelda Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2921:1,241,56524,162
Philippines
100%
2451:432,69215,107
Jamaica-1071:26,9461,954
India
100%
1051:11,570,266330,900
South Africa
100%
461:1,185,49242,690
Zimbabwe
100%
311:497,54222,517
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
Saint Lucia
100%
61:29,6362,683
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Brazil
100%
41:53,559,038368,334
United States Virgin Islands-31:36,5823,060
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996

Ethelda Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Of noble descent.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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