Enid
Enid is a girl name of Welsh origin, meaning Soul; life; purity.
What Enid means
Soul; life; purity.
Enid is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Enid comes from
Welsh names come from one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in Europe, and many are rooted in Celtic myth or in the landscape itself.
Enid is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Enid?
You will not find Enid in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Enid
Two ideas meet in Enid: Life and Welsh. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Enid
These share Enid's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Eirlys — Snowdrop flower.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Delyth — Pretty; neat.
- Gwen — White; blessed; fair.
- Gwendolyn — White ring; blessed.
- Gwyneth — Blessed; happiness.
- Nerys — Lady.
- Olwen — White footprint.
- Winnie — Holy peacemaking.
- Wynne — Blessed; fair.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Bowen — Son of Owen; young warrior.