Enid
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See also: enid
English
Etymology
From Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life; purity”), from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (“souls (?)”) attested on the Larzac tablet; see also the modern Welsh anadl (“breath, wind”), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (“breath, breathing”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Enid
- A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning.
- An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Enid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Enid f
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Enid | unchanged | unchanged | Henid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||