RhymeZone: ethel definitions

Definitions of Ethel:

name: A female given name (common: 1 in 574 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #125)
name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #85367)

noun: A female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century.
noun: The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ.
noun: Alternative form of athel (“tamarisk”). [(obsolete) A chief or lord.]

(Definitions from Wiktionary)