The baby name Enide is a Female name , 2323 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛnɪd/ (EN-id), /ɛˈniːdə/ (eh-NEE-də).
Enide is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Enide is a Female name , 2323 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛnɪd/ (EN-id), /ɛˈniːdə/ (eh-NEE-də).
Enide is Welsh in Origin.
Enide is the medieval French literary form of the Welsh name Enid, ultimately from Welsh enaid, meaning "soul" or "life, spirit." It entered continental usage via Arthurian material circulating between Brittany and Wales, where the heroine’s name was adapted to Old French phonology as Enide and to Middle High German as Enite. The core sense of inner life or essence gives the name a luminous, introspective feel.
Enide’s profile is anchored in Chrétien de Troyes’s 12th-century romance Erec et Enide, which inspired Hartmann von Aue’s Erec (with Enite) and the Welsh tale Geraint and Enid. In English, Tennyson’s Idylls of the King popularized the simplified form Enid in the Victorian era. Variants and cognates include Enid (English/Welsh), Enite (German), and the rarer French Enide; usage today is uncommon, appealing to lovers of Arthurian lore and antique elegance.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #391 | 4 | 3,215 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #833 | 19 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #928 | 14 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
Enide is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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