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I've been seeing Ether popping up on the early SSN name listings (1880+) as a female name. I know that the name seems to post-date the discovery of ether for medical uses only because thats as far back as the listing goes, but I am wondering if the name Ether was in use prior to its discovery or if using Ether was similiar to the modern (yet possibly urban legend) naming of children with Morphine, for example.