the etymology and history of first names
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EA m Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps from Sumerian meaning "house of water"... [more]
ÉABHA f Irish
Irish form of EVE
EACHANN m Scottish, Irish
Means "brown horse" from Gaelic each "horse" and donn "brown".
EADAN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN
ÉADAOIN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN
EADBERHT m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and beorht "bright"... [more]
EADBHÁRD m Irish
Irish form of EDWARD
EADBURGA f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and burg "fortress".
EADWIG m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wig "war"... [more]
EALASAID f Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH
EALDGYÐ f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and gyð "battle".
EALISAID f Manx
Manx form of ELIZABETH
EALLAIR m Scottish
From the older Gaelic name Ceallair, which was derived from Latin cella meaning "cellar"... [more]
EAMON m Irish
Variant of ÉAMONN... [more]
ÉAMONN m Irish
Irish form of EDMUND
ÉANNA m Irish
Possibly means "bird-like" in Irish... [more]
EANRAIG m Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of HENRY
EARL m English
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl "nobleman, warrior".
EARLE m English
Variant of EARL
EARLEEN f English
Feminine form of EARL
EARLENE f English
Feminine form of EARL
EARLINE f English
Feminine form of EARL
EARNEST m English
Variant of ERNEST influenced by the spelling of the English word.
EARNESTINE f English
Variant of ERNESTINE
EARTHA f English
Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a.
EASTER m & f English
From the name of the Christian festival which ultimately got its name from the Germanic spring goddess Eostre... [more]
EAVAN f Irish
Anglicized form of AOIBHEANN
EBBA (1) f German
Feminine form of EBBE
EBBA (2) f English
Contracted form of EADBURGA... [more]
EBBE m German, Scandinavian
Short form of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar".
EBELE f Igbo
Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.
EBEN m English
Short form of EBENEZER
EBENEZER m Biblical, English
Means "stone of help" in Hebrew... [more]
EBER m Irish
Variant of ÉIBHEAR
EBERARDO m Spanish
Spanish form of EVERARD
EBERHARD m German
German form of EVERARD
EBONY f English
Means simply "ebony" from the English word for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree... [more]
EBRAHIM m Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of IBRAHIM
EBRU f Turkish
Means "paper marbling" in Turkish... [more]
ECATERINA f Romanian
Romanian form of KATHERINE
ECE f Turkish
Means "queen" in Turkish.
ECHO f Greek Mythology
Means "echo" from the word for the repeating reflected sound, which derives from Greek ηχη (eche) "sound"... [more]
ECKBERT m German
German cognate of EGBERT
ECKEHARD m German
Variant of ECKHARD
ECKHARD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements eg "edge" and hard "brave, hardy".
ED m English
Short form of EDWARD, EDMUND and other names beginning with Ed.
EDA f Turkish
Means "well-mannered" in Turkish.
EDAN m Irish, Scottish
Variant of AIDAN
EDANA f History
Latinized form of ÉTAÍN... [more]
EDDA f Italian
Italian form of HEDDA
EDDIE m & f English
Pet form of EDWARD, EDMUND and other names beginning with Ed.
EDDY m English
Pet form of EDWARD, EDMUND and other names beginning with Ed.
EDELMIRA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ADELMAR
EDEN f Biblical, English
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDER (1) m Biblical
Means "flock" in Hebrew... [more]
EDER (2) m Basque
Means "handsome, beautiful" in Basque.
EDERNE f Basque
Feminine variant of EDER (2)
EDGAR m English, French
Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gar "spear"... [more]
EDGARD m French
French form of EDGAR
EDGARDO m Spanish
Spanish form of EDGAR
EDI m Slovene
Slovene pet form of EDVARD
EDIE f English
Pet form of EDITH
EDINA f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of EDWINA, or else directly derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed"... [more]
EDISON m English
From a surname which meant "son of EDWARD"... [more]
EDIT f Hungarian
Hungarian form of EDITH
EDITA f Czech, Slovene, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovene and Lithuanian form of EDITH
EDITE f Portuguese
Portuguese form of EDITH
ÉDITH f French
French form of EDITH
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gyæ "war"... [more]
EDIZ m Turkish
Means "high" in Turkish.
EDMÉ f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of ESMÉ
EDMOND m French
French form of EDMUND... [more]
EDMONDA f Italian
Italian feminine form of EDMUND
EDMONDO m Italian
Italian form of EDMUND
EDMUND m English, German, Polish
Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector"... [more]
EDMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of EDMUND
EDNA (1) f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of EITHNE
EDNA (2) f Biblical
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDOARDO m Italian
Italian form of EDWARD
EDOM m Biblical
Means "red" in Hebrew... [more]
EDORTA m Basque
Basque form of EDWARD
ÉDOUARD m French
French form of EDWARD
EDRIC m English
Means "rich ruler" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and ric "ruler"... [more]
EDUÁRD m Hungarian
Hungarian form of EDWARD
EDUARD m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Catalan
Cognate of EDWARD
EDUARDA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of EDWARD
EDUARDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of EDWARD
EDUARDS m Latvian
Latvian form of EDWARD
EDUR m Basque
Means "snow" in Basque.
EDURNE f Basque
Feminine form of EDUR
EDVÁRD m Hungarian
Hungarian form of EDWARD
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
EDVIGE f Italian
Italian form of HEDWIG
EDVIN m Scandinavian, Finnish, Hungarian
Scandinavian, Finish and Hungarian form of EDWIN
EDWARD m English, Polish
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and weard "guard"... [more]
EDWEENA f English
Variant of EDWINA
EDWENA f English
Variant of EDWINA
EDWIGE f French
French form of HEDWIG
EDWIN m English
Means "rich friend" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" combined with wine "friend"... [more]
EDWINA f English
Feminine form of EDWIN
EDWYN m English
Variant of EDWIN
EDWYNA f English
Variant of EDWINA
EDYTA f Polish
Polish form of EDITH
EDYTHA f English
Elaborated form of EDITH
EDYTHE f English
Variant of EDITH
EELIS m Finnish
Finnish form of ELIJAH
EEMELI m Finnish
Finnish form of EMIL
EEMIL m Finnish
Finnish form of EMIL
EERIKA f Finnish
Finnish form of ERICA
EERIKKI m Finnish
Finnish form of ERIC
EERO m Finnish
Finnish form of ERIC... [more]
EETU m Finnish
Finnish form of EDWARD
EEVA f Finnish
Finnish form of EVA
EEVI f Finnish
Finnish form of EVA
EFFIE f Scottish, English
Either an Anglicized form of OIGHRIG or a pet form of EUPHEMIA
EFIGÊNIA f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of EUGENIA
EFIMIA f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA
EFISIO m Italian
From the Latin name Ephesius, which originally belonged to a person who was from the city of Ephesus in Ionia... [more]
EFRAIM m Jewish, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of EPHRAIM
EFRAÍN m Spanish
Spanish form of EPHRAIM
EFRAT f Jewish
Hebrew form of EPHRATH
EFROSYNI f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE
EFSTATHIOS m Greek
Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS
EFTHALIA f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA
EFUA f Western African
Variant of AFUA
EGBERT m English
Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright"... [more]
EGIDIO m Italian
Italian form of GILES
EGIL m Scandinavian
Old Norse pet form of names that began with the element eg, which means "edge of a sword"... [more]
EGLANTINE f English
From the English word for the flower which is also known as sweetbrier... [more]
EGLĖ f Lithuanian
Means "fir tree" in Lithuanian... [more]
EGON m German
Medieval German name derived from the Germanic element eg, which means "edge of a sword".
EGUZKI m Basque
Means "sun" in Basque.
EGUZKIÑE f Basque
Feminine form of EGUZKI
EHUD m Biblical, Jewish
Means "united" in Hebrew... [more]
ÉIBHEAR m Irish
Meaning unknown... [more]
ÉIBHIR m Irish
Variant of ÉIBHEAR
EIBHLÍN f Irish
Irish form of AVELINE
EIDEARD m Scottish
Scottish form of EDWARD
EIDEL f Yiddish
Means "delicate" in Yiddish.
EIDER f Basque
Feminine form of EDER (2)
EIFION m Welsh
Meaning unknown... [more]
EIJA f Finnish
Possibly from the happy exclamation eijaa.
EILEEN f Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN
EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD
EILIDH f Scottish
Gaelic form of ELLIE, sometimes taken to be a Gaelic form of HELEN.
EILÍS f Irish
Irish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH
EILISH f Irish
Anglicized form of EILÍS
EILUNED f Welsh
Variant of ELUNED
EILWEN f Welsh
Perhaps means "white brow" from Welsh ael "brow" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".
EIMEAR f Irish
Modern Irish form of EMER
ÉIMHÍN m Irish
Possibly means "swift, prompt" in Irish Gaelic.
EIMHIR f Scottish
Scottish form of EMER
EINAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior"... [more]
EINION m Welsh
Means "anvil" in Welsh.
EINO m Finnish
Meaning unknown, possibly a Finnish form of a Scandinavian name.
EINRÍ m Irish
Irish form of HENRY
EIR f Norse Mythology
Means "mercy" in Old Norse... [more]
EIRA f Welsh
Means "snow" in Welsh.
EIREANN f English, Irish
From Eirinn, the dative case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland".
EIREEN f English, Irish
Irish form of IRENE
EIRENE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of IRENE
EIRIAN f Welsh
Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh.
EIRIK m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see ERIC).
EIRÍKR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERIC
EIRÍKUR m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eiríkr (see ERIC).
EIRLYS f Welsh
Means "snowdrop" in Welsh.
EIRWEN f Welsh
Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed".
EITAN m Jewish
Hebrew form of ETHAN
EITHNE f Irish, Scottish
Means "kernel" in Gaelic... [more]
EKA m & f Indonesian
Means "first child" in Indonesian.
EKAIN m Basque
Means "June (the month)" in Basque.
EKAITZ m Basque
Means "storm" in Basque.
EKATERINA f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of KATHERINE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEKATERINA.
EKENE m & f Igbo
Means "praise" in Igbo.
EKENEDILICHUKWU m & f Igbo
Means "all praise to God" in Igbo.
EKEWAKA m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of EDWARD
EKIN f Turkish
Means "harvest" in Turkish.
EKKEHARDT m German
German form of ECKHARD
EKO m & f Indonesian
Javanese form of EKA
EKUA f Western African
Variant of AKUA
EKUNDAYO f & m Yoruba
Means "sorrow becomes joy" in Yoruba.
EKWUEME m Igbo
Means "he says, he does" in Igbo.
EL m Near Eastern Mythology
From a Semitic word meaning "god", perhaps originally derived from a root meaning "power"... [more]
ELADIO m Spanish
Spanish form of HELLADIUS
ELAH f Jewish
Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew.
ELAHEH f Iranian
Means "goddess" in Persian.
ELAIN f Welsh
Means "fawn" in Welsh.
ELAINE f English
Old French form of HELEN... [more]
ELAM m Biblical
Possibly means "hidden" in Hebrew... [more]
ELANOR f Literature
Means "star sun" in Sindarin... [more]
ELBA f Various
From the name of the island off the west coast of Italy where Napoleon was exiled.
ELBERT m Dutch
Dutch form of ADALBERT
ELDA f Italian
Perhaps an Italian form of HILDA
ELDAD m Biblical
Means "God has loved" in Hebrew... [more]
ELDER m Portuguese
Variant of HELDER
ELDON m English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "Ella's hill" in Old English.
ELDRED m English
Means "old counsel" from Old English eald "old" and ræd "counsel"... [more]
ELDREDA f English
Feminine form of ELDRED
ELEA f English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]
ELEANOR f English
From the French form of the Provençal name Alienor... [more]
ELEANORA f English
Latinate form of ELEANOR
ELEANORE f English
Variant of ELEANOR
ELEAZAR m Biblical
Means "my God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
ELECTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ηλεκτρα (Elektra), derived from ηλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber"... [more]
ELEFTHERIA f Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS
ELEFTHERIOS m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see ELEUTHERIUS).
ELEK m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALEXIUS
ELEN f Welsh
Welsh form of HELEN... [more]
ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant Russian transcription of YELENA.
ELENE f Greek, Georgian
Modern Greek and Georgian form of HELEN
ELENI f Greek
Variant transcription of ELENE
ELENORA f English
Form of ELEANOR
ELEONOORA f Finnish
Finnish form of ELEANOR
ELEONOR f English
Variant of ELEANOR
ELEONORA f Italian, German, Polish
Italian, German and Polish form of ELEANOR
ELÉONORE f French
French form of ELEANOR
ELEONORE f German
German form of ELEANOR
ELERI f Welsh
Meaning unknown. In Welsh legend she was the daughter of the chieftain Brychan.
ELETTRA f Italian
Italian form of ELECTRA
ELEUTERIO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of ELEUTHERIUS
ELEUTHERIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ελευθεριος (Eleutherios) which meant "free"... [more]
ELFA f ?
Possibly a variant of ELVA (1)
ELFLEDA f English
From the Old English name Æðelflæd which means "noble beauty" from æðel "noble" combined with flæd "beauty"... [more]
ELFREDA f English
Means "elf strength" from the Old English element ælf combined with þryð "strength"... [more]
ELFRIDA f English
Variant of ELFREDA
ELFRIEDA f English
Variant of ELFREDA
ELFRIEDE f German
German form of ELFREDA
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