Where is Ethel from?

My guess is...

Philippines

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40%

Ghana

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26%

South Africa

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11%

I'm 95% certain Ethel is Female.

According to a dataset of 1204, the average Ethel is around 62 years old.


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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).

Characteristics of the name Ethel

OriginsEnglish
PronouncedETH-əl
GenderFeminine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

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.