Where is Ethel from?
My guess is...
Philippines
40%
Ghana
26%
South Africa
11%
I'm 95% certain Ethel is Female.
According to a dataset of 1204, the average Ethel is around 62 years old.
Learn about the name Ethel
Meaning of the name Ethel
Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðel meaning "noble". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived. It was popularized by the novels The Newcomes (1855) by William Makepeace Thackeray and The Daisy Chain (1856) by C. M. Yonge. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Ethel Merman (1908-1984).
How do we know this about Ethel
(and is it secret spies?)
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.