Ethel
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”
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How to use Ethel in a sentence
In 1919, Ethel Parsons and Telfor Paullin made a painting that lifts hearts and souls, just by being fine art.
So welcome back, Edna and Ethel; come on down, Gertrude and Percy; walk right in, Wilhelmina and Wolfgang.
Hot Baby Names for 2014 | Linda Rosenkrantz & Pamela Redmond Satran | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe elevator descended with a draft," he writes, "chilling Ethel in all the damp spots.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author | Andrew Romano | November 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1960, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Ethel Merman.
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Norman tarried to put his books into a neat leather case, and Ethel stood thinking.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeMiss Winter glanced unutterable things at Margaret, and Ethel began to perceive she had done something wrong.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeNor did Ethel know that that caricature had been the cause of the black eye that Harry had brought home last summer.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeEthel's understanding perceived, but her mind refused to grasp the extent of the calamity.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeThe first true pang of grief shot through Ethel like a dart, stabbing and taking away her breath, "Where are they?"
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