Enid

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A female given name from Welsh of Welsh origin and obscure meaning.
• city, county seat Garfield County (county) Oklahoma (state) USA (country); see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma

Origin

• From Middle Welsh eneit, from Proto-Celtic *anatyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-. Cognate with Gaulish anatia ("souls") attested on the Larzac tablet, see also the modern Welsh anadl, from Proto-Celtic *anatlā. Alternatively, Enid may be derived from Enaid or Enit, meaning “woodlark”.