the etymology and history of first names
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EA (2) f Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in ea.
ÉABHA f Irish
Irish form of EVE
EADAN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN
ÉADAOIN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍN
EADBURGA f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and burg "fortress".
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
EARLEEN f English (Rare)
Feminine form of EARL
EARLENE f English
Feminine form of EARL
EARLINE f English
Feminine form of EARL
EARNESTINE f English
Variant of ERNESTINE
EARTHA f English
Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a... [more]
EASTER f English
From the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus... [more]
EAVAN f Irish
Anglicized form of AOIBHEANN
EBBA (1) f German
Feminine form of EBBE
EBBA (2) f English
From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name... [more]
EBELE f Igbo
Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.
EBONY f English
From the English word ebony for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree... [more]
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]
EDA f Turkish
Means "well-mannered" in Turkish.
EDANA f History
Latinized form of ÉTAÍN... [more]
EDDA f Italian
Italian form of HEDDA
EDDIE m & f English
Diminutive of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.
EDELMIRA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ADELMAR
EDEN f Biblical, English (Modern)
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDERNE f Basque
Feminine variant of EDER (2)
EDIE f English
Diminutive 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]
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
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
EDMÉ f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of ESMÉ
EDMONDA f Italian
Italian feminine form of EDMUND
EDNA (1) f Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of EITHNE
EDNA (2) f Biblical
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDUARDA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of EDWARD
EDURNE f Basque
Feminine form of EDUR
EDVIGE f Italian
Italian form of HEDWIG
EDWEENA f English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA
EDWENA f English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA
EDWIGE f French
French form of HEDWIG
EDWINA f English
Feminine form of EDWIN
EDWYNA f English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA
EDYTA f Polish
Polish form of EDITH
EDYTHA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of EDYTHE
EDYTHE f English
Variant of EDITH
EERIKA f Finnish
Finnish form of ERICA
EEVA f Finnish
Finnish form of EVA
EEVI f Finnish
Finnish form of EVA
EFFIE f English, Scottish
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA... [more]
EFIGÊNIA f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of EUGENIA
EFIMIA f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA
EFRAT f Jewish
Hebrew form of EPHRATH
EFROSYNI f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE
EFTHALIA f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA
EFUA f Western African
Variant of AFUA
EGLANTINE f English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier... [more]
EGLĖ f Lithuanian
Means "fir tree" in Lithuanian... [more]
EGUZKIÑE f Basque
Feminine form of EGUZKI
EIBHLÍN f Irish
Irish form of AVELINE
EIDEL f Yiddish
Means "delicate" in Yiddish.
EIDER f Basque
Feminine form of EDER (2)
EIJA f Finnish
Possibly from the Finnish happy exclamation eijaa.
EILEEN f Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN... [more]
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
EIMHIR f Scottish
Scottish form of EMER
EIR f Norse Mythology
Means "mercy" in Old Norse... [more]
EIRA f Welsh
Means "snow" in Welsh.
EIREANN f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
From Éireann, the genitive case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland"... [more]
EIREEN f Irish
Irish form of IRENE
EIRENE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of IRENE
EIRIAN f Welsh
Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh.
EIRLYS f Welsh
Means "snowdrop" in Welsh.
EIRWEN f Welsh
Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed".
EITHNE f Irish, Scottish
Means "kernel" in Gaelic... [more]
EKA m & f Indonesian
Means "first child" in Indonesian.
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.
EKİN f Turkish
Means "harvest" in Turkish.
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.
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]
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.
ELDA f Italian
Perhaps an Italian form of HILDA
ELEA f English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]
ELEANOR f English
From the Old French form of the Provençal name Aliénor... [more]
ELEANORA f English
Latinate form of ELEANOR
ELEANORE f English
Variant of ELEANOR
ELECTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ηλεκτρα (Elektra), derived from ηλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber"... [more]
ELEFTHERIA f Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS
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 (Rare)
Variant of ELEANOR
ELEONORA f Italian, German, Dutch, Polish
Italian, German, Dutch 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
ELFA f ?
Possibly a variant of ELVA (1)
ELFLEDA f English (Archaic)
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 (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of ELFREDA
ELFRIEDA f English
Variant of ELFREDA
ELFRIEDE f German
German form of ELFREDA
ELIANA (1) f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of ÉLIANE
ELIANA (2) f Jewish
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.
ÉLIANE f French
From the Roman family name Aelianus, which was probably derived from the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) meaning "sun"... [more]
ELICIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA
ELIDI f
Meaning unknown, possibly of Greek or Welsh origin... [more]
ELİF f Turkish
From Alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ELIGIA f Polish
Feminine form of Eligius (see ELIGIO).
ELIINA f Finnish
Finnish form of HELEN
ELIISA f Finnish
Finnish short form of ELISABET
ELIISABET f Estonian
Estonian form of ELIZABETH
ELIKAPEKA f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of ELIZABETH
ELIN f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HELEN
ELINA f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of HELEN
ELINOR f English
Variant of ELEANOR
ELIORA f Jewish
Feminine form of ELIOR
ELISA f German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, English
Short form of ELISABETH
ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETA f Romanian
Romanian form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETE f Portuguese
Portuguese form of ELIZABETH
ÉLISABETH f French
French form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISABETTA f Italian
Italian form of ELIZABETH
ELISAVET f Greek
Greek form of ELIZABETH
ELISAVETA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ELIZABETH
ÉLISE f French
French short form of ÉLISABETH
ELISE f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH
ELISHEBA f Biblical
Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISHEVA f Jewish
Hebrew form of ELIZABETH
ELIŠKA f Czech
Czech diminutive of ELIZABETH
ELISO f Georgian
Georgian form of ELIZABETH
ELISSA (1) f Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown (possibly Phoenician in origin)... [more]
ELISSA (2) f English
Variant of ELISA
ELITA f Latvian
Meaning unknown.
ELIXABETE f Basque
Basque form of ELIZABETH
ELIZA f English
Short form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELIZABETA f Slovene
Slovene form of ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH f English, Biblical
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]
ELIZAVETA f Russian
Variant transcription of YELIZAVETA
ELKE (1) f Dutch, Frisian
Dutch diminutive of ADELHEID
ELKE (2) f Jewish
Feminine form of ELKANAH
ELLA (1) f English
Norman form of the Germanic name Alia, which was a short form of names containing the Germanic element ali meaning "other"... [more]
ELLA (2) f English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]
ELLE f English (Modern)
Diminutive of ELEANOR and other names beginning with El... [more]
ELLEN (1) f English
Medieval English form of HELEN... [more]
ELLEN (2) f Dutch
Short form of ELEONORA
ELLI (1) f German
German diminutive of ELIZABETH
ELLI (2) f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of ELEONOORA
ELLIE f English
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El.
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR
ELLY f English, Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ELISABETH or an English variant of ELLIE.
ELMA f Dutch, German
Short form of WILHELMINE or names ending in elma, such as ANSELMA.
ELMAS f Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish.
ELMIRA f English
Shortened form of EDELMIRA... [more]
ELNORA f English
Contracted form of ELEONORA or ELEANORA
ELODIA f Spanish
Spanish form of ALODIA
ÉLODIE f French
French form of ALODIA
ELOISA f Italian, Spanish
Latinate form of ELOISE
ÉLOÏSE f French
French form of ELOISE
ELOISE f English
From the Old French name Héloïse, which is probably from the Germanic name Heilwidis, composed of the elements heil "hale, healthy" and wid "wide"... [more]
ELOUISE f English
Variant of ELOISE
ELPIDA f Greek
Feminine form of Elpidios (see ELPIDIUS).
ELPIS f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek... [more]
ELS f Dutch
Short form of ELISABETH
ELSA f English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH
ELSABETH f English (Rare)
Form of ELIZABETH
ELSE f Danish, Norwegian, German
Diminutive of ELISABETH
ELSIE f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
ELSPET f Scottish
Scottish form of ELIZABETH
ELSPETH f Scottish
Scottish form of ELIZABETH
ELUNED f Welsh
Derived from Welsh eilun "image, idol".
ELVA (1) f Irish
Anglicized form of AILBHE
ELVA (2) f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of ALF (1)
ELVINA f English
Variant of ALVINA
ELVIRA f Spanish
Spanish form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements al "all" and wer "true".
ELVIRE f French
French form of ELVIRA
ELYSE f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELYSIA f Various
From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful".
ELYZABETH f English (Rare)
Variant of ELIZABETH
ELŽBIETA f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of ELIZABETH
ELŻBIETA f Polish
Polish form of ELIZABETH
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