ENID  

Gender: F
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: "life, spirit"

Celtic goddess and Arthurian name that sounds terminally British and old-ladyish to our ears.

Variations:
Ened, Enydd, Enedd, Enyd, Enidd, Eanid

Enid is being discussed in our message boards:

• what are your opinions on these names?
• A Duggarlike Game
• alphabetical elimination
• Help with the name Agatha
• Twin Girls

Read Nameberry blog posts about Enid:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• POETIC BABY NAMES
• WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin
• GUINEVERE AND GARETH: BABY NAMES FROM CAMELOT