Enid

Enid

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Enid is a Welsh given name.

Enid may refer to:

Geography

*Enid, Oklahoma, a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
**Enid High School, a public secondary school in Enid, Oklahoma
**Enid News & Eagle, a morning daily newspaper published in Enid, Oklahoma, USA
**Enid Woodring Regional Airport, located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Enid, in Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA
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*Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War (Oklahoma Territory, 1893-1894), pitted the citizens of two United States designated county seats against the Rock Island Railroad
*North Enid, Oklahoma, a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States

People

*Enid Bagnold (aka Lady Enid Jones) (1889–1981), British author and playwright
*Enid Bennett (1893-1969, Australian-American silent film actress
*Enid Blyton (1897–1968), popular British children's writer
**Enid Blyton Society, an appreciation society for the author Enid Blyton
**, for list of Wikipedia pages about Enid Blyton
*Enid Greene (formerly Enid Greene Waldholtz) (born June 5, 1958), politician from the state of Utah who served one term in the United States House of Representatives
*Enid Kent, played Nurse Bigelow, a recurring character in the television series M*A*S*H
*Enid Lyons (1897-1981), Australian politician, and wife of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons
*Enid Mumford (1924-2006), British professor largely known for her work on human factors and socio-technical systems,
*Enid Starkie (1897-1970), Irish literary critic
*Enid Yandell (1870-1934), American sculptor

Entertainment

*Enid (Barenaked Ladies song) (1992), a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies
*Enid Rollins, a character in the Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley University book series. Played by Amy Danles in the TV series of the same name
*Geraint and Enid, one of the Three Welsh Romances typically associated with the Mabinogion
*Lady Enide, a character from the legend of Camelot
*The Enid, a British rock band founded in 1975
*Enid is the younger sister of Reed Richards in the Marvel comic book Ultimate Fantastic Four
*Enid is a principal character in the comic book series Ghostworld


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  • Enid — ist im englischen Sprachraum ein weiblicher Vorname[1] walisischer Herkunft, abgeleitet von enaid mit der Bedeutung „Seele“ bzw. „Leben“[2], und auf dem Balkan ein männlicher Vorname.[3] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bekannte Namensträger …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Enid — Enid, OK U.S. city in Oklahoma Population (2000): 47045 Housing Units (2000): 21255 Land area (2000): 73.974855 sq. miles (191.593986 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.085647 sq. miles (0.221824 sq. km) Total area (2000): 74.060502 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Enid, OK — U.S. city in Oklahoma Population (2000): 47045 Housing Units (2000): 21255 Land area (2000): 73.974855 sq. miles (191.593986 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.085647 sq. miles (0.221824 sq. km) Total area (2000): 74.060502 sq. miles (191.815810 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Enid — f Welsh and English: Celtic name of extemely uncertain derivation, borne by a virtuous character in the Arthurian romances, the long suffering wife of Geraint. The name was revived in the second half of the 19th century, and enjoyed a great vogue …   First names dictionary

  • Enid — fem. proper name, from Middle Welsh eneit, purity, lit. soul, from PIE *ane tyo , from root *ane to breathe (see ANIMUS (Cf. animus)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Enid — [ē′nid] n. [prob. < OWelsh enaid, soul, used as term of endearment] 1. a feminine name 2. Arthurian Legend the wife of Geraint: she is a model of constancy …   English World dictionary

  • Enid — 36° 24′ 02″ N 97° 52′ 51″ W / 36.400556, 97.880833 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Enid — /ee nid/, n. 1. a city in N Oklahoma. 50,363. 2. Arthurian Romance. the constant and patient wife of Sir Geraint in The Mabinogion and in Tennyson s Idylls of the King. 3. a female given name. * * * ▪ Oklahoma, United States       city, seat… …   Universalium

  • Enid — englischer Name keltischen Ursprungs, Bedeutung: kleines Feuer. Namensträgerin: Enid Blyton, britische Schriftstellerin …   Deutsch namen

  • Enid — Original name in latin Enid Name in other language Ehnid, Inid, WDG, aynyd, aklahma, Инид, Энид State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 36.39559 latitude 97.87839 altitude 388 Population 49379 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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