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Ethel

[ eth-uhl ]

/ ˈɛθ əl /

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noun

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”

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Words nearby Ethel

ethanol, ethanolamine, ethanoyl, ethanoyl chloride, ethchlorvynol, Ethel, Ethelbert, Ethelred I, Ethelred II, Ethelwulf, ethene

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Example sentences from the Web for Ethel

In 1919, Ethel Parsons and Telfor Paullin made a painting that lifts hearts and souls, just by being fine art.
The Merriest Yule to One and All!|Blake Gopnik|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
In 1960, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Ethel Merman.
June Squibb, the Curse-Happy Elderly Mom In ‘Nebraska,’ Delivers the Year’s Funniest Turn|Marlow Stern|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Lucy and Ethel wish to go to a nightclub, while Ricky and Fred would rather go see a fight.
The Week in Nostalgia: ‘Fight Club’ Hits Theaters, Cyndi Lauper’s Album Drops, and More (VIDEO)|Chancellor Agard|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Norman tarried to put his books into a neat leather case, and Ethel stood thinking.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Miss Winter glanced unutterable things at Margaret, and Ethel began to perceive she had done something wrong.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Nor 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 Yonge
Ethel's understanding perceived, but her mind refused to grasp the extent of the calamity.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
The first true pang of grief shot through Ethel like a dart, stabbing and taking away her breath, "Where are they?"
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

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