Ethyl

Ethyl

1. Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name.
   • 1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:

     R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions.
     B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G.
     R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir.
     B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W?
     R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.

• Lethy, Lythe, lyeth, lythe, they'l, thyle

• IPA^(key): [ɛˈtyːl]

Ethyl n (strong, genitive Ethyls, no plural)

1. (organic chemistry) Alternative form of Äthyl

• “Ethyl” in Duden online