Enid
[ˈɛnɪd]Meaning
Welsh, probably from enaid, meaning "soul, spirit, life"
Background Story
Enid is a Welsh name probably derived from enaid, meaning "soul, spirit, life". The word goes back to Middle Welsh eneit and ultimately to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to breathe, blow". The name became more commonly used after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian poem Enid in 1859, and it was fairly popular in Britain in the first half of the 20th century. A variant form is Enide.
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