Enid ( EE-nid; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɛnɨ̞d]) is a feminine given name. Its origin is Middle Welsh eneit, meaning 'spirit; life; purity' (from Proto-Celtic *ana-ti̯o-, compare Gaulish anatia 'souls (?)' attested on the Larzac tablet, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂enh₁- 'to breathe, blow'; compare the modern Welsh word anadl 'breath; wind').
Enid was the Celtic goddess and Arthurian name of the 19th century following Alfred Lord Tennyson's Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859) and its medieval Welsh source, the Mabinogi tale of Geraint and Enid.
Enid drifted into popular use in Britain in the 1890s, becoming most popular in the 1920s. Then it was the greatest possible compliment to be called a "second Enid", since the original was a legendary romantic figure of spotless perfection and courage in life. Enid was the quiet, brave, steadfast character of Tennyson's poem, loved deeply by many, yet her love or loyalty to her husband was unwavering, even at his worst.
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Fictional characters
Enid Loopner, a character on Saturday Night Live portrayed by Jane Curtin”
Enid Mettle, a character in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Enid, a character in The Walking Dead
Enid or "Enide" (an Old French variant of Enid), a heroine in Arthurian legends
Enid, great-aunt of Neville Longbottom from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Enid, a cat who lives at the Squirrel Club in Hey Duggee
Enid Coleslaw, the lead character of the 1997 comic book Ghost World and its 2001 film adaptation
Tracy Enid Flick, character in the 1998 novel Election and 1999 film portrayed by Reese Witherspoon
Enid Frick, editor of Vogue magazine on TV's Sex and the City
Enid Wexler, a feminist law student in the movie Legally Blonde (2001)
Enid Kelso, character in TV's Scrubs
Enid Nightshade, a character in The Worst Witch series of children's books
Enid Rollins, a best friend of twin in the Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley University book series and TV show.
Enid Sinclair, a supporting eccentric werewolf character in Wednesday
Enid Winterton (née Turner) a former lady's maid, now a member of high society in The Gilded Age (TV series)
Places
Enid, city in Oklahoma
Enid Lake, lake in Mississippi
Enid Lake, small lake in Oregon on Mount Hood, popular with snowshoers