Ethereal

Otherworldly.

The word -- which connote a spirit-like lightness and perfection -- originally referred to objects that were literally from the "ether," the uppermost region of space. The modern, metaphoric meaning came later.

Pronounced uh-THEER-ee-ul.

As of October 2026, Ethereal ranked #15632 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #12534 in 2024.