Enid

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh eneit (spirit, life; purity), from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe, blow). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (souls (?)) attested on the Larzac tablet; see also the modern Welsh anadl (breath, wind), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (breath, breathing).[1]

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Proper noun

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Enid

  1. A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning.
  2. An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Enid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Welsh

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Proper noun

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Enid f

  1. (mythology) Enid, the long-suffering wife of Geraint in Arthurian romance.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Enid unchanged unchanged Henid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.