Enid (given name) years in print. Enid (given name) Enid ( ; ) is a feminine given name. The origin is Middle Welsh "eneit", meaning "spirit, life" (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"; "cf." the modern Welsh "anadl", "breath" or "wind"). Alternatively Enid may be derived from "Enaid" or "Enit" meaning "woodlark". 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
Hayden (given name) Hayden (given name) Hayden is a given name in the English language. The name is variant of the given name "Haydn", which is derived from the surname "Haydn" in honour of composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). The surname "Haydn" originated as a respelling of the nickname "Heiden", meaning "". The name is derived from the Middle High German "heiden", and from the Old High German "heidano". The form "Haydn" was generally considered a masculine given name up until the mid 20th century. The popularity of "Hayden" has been influenced by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as "Aidan", "Braden", "Caden", and