Ether

Where Ether comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ether.

Ether through the years
  1. 1789
    Ether Shepley born
    American politician
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #920 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1900
    Peak, #803
    21 babies named Ether, its best rank.
  4. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,136.
  5. 2013
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Ether Shepley · American politician, 1789–1877

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