Enid

Gender: Girl
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Spirit, life
Popularity: Not in the U.S. top 1,000 names

Enid Meaning and Origin

The name Enid is a girl’s name meaning “spirit, life” and is of Celtic origin. Enid has its roots in ancient Celtic and Welsh mythology. It is believed to have been derived from the Welsh name “Enid,” which was popularized by the medieval Welsh tale “Geraint and Enid” (Welsh: “Geraint ac Enid”). This romantic tale is one of the three Welsh romances associated with the Mabinogion, a collection of early Welsh prose stories.

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