Behind the Name: Feminine Names Beginning With E

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EA -> EL

EM -> EY

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EM f English
Short form of EMILY

EMA f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Cognate of EMMA

EMALEE f English (Rare)
Variant of EMILY

EMEL f Turkish
Means "desire" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin, making this name a relative of AMAL (2).

EMELIA f English
Variant of AMELIA

EMELIE f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMELINA f Spanish
Latinate form of Ameline (see EMMELINE).

EMELINE f French
French form of Ameline (see EMMELINE).

EMELY f English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMEM m & f Western African
Means "peace" in Ibibio.

EMER f Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly from Gaelic eimh "swift"... [more]

EMERALD f English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the birthstone of May... [more]

EMERSON m & f English
From an English surname meaning "son of EMERY"... [more]

EMERY m & f English
Norman form of Amalric (see EMMERICH)... [more]

EMESE f Hungarian
Possibly derived from Finno-Ugric eme meaning "mother"... [more]

EMI f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) "blessing, favour" or 絵 (e) "picture" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

EMIDGIA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Emygdius (see EMIDIO).

EMILEE f English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMÍLIA f Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of EMILIANO

ÉMILIE f French
French feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMÍLIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILIJA f Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILIYA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMILY f English
English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL)... [more]

EMİNE f Turkish
Feminine form of EMİN

EMMA f English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

EMMALINE f English
Variant of EMMELINE

EMMANUELLE f French
French feminine form of EMMANUEL

EMMELINE f English (Archaic)
From the medieval name Ameline, a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "work"... [more]

EMMIE f English
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY

EMMY f English, Dutch
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY

EMPERATRIZ f Spanish
Means "empress" in Spanish.

ENA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ENCARNA f Spanish
Short form of ENCARNACIÓN

ENCARNACIÓN f Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish... [more]

ENCARNITA f Spanish
Diminutive of ENCARNACIÓN

ENDZELA f Georgian
Means "snowdrop" in Georgian.

ENFYS m & f Welsh
Means "rainbow" in Welsh.

ENID f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul" or "life"... [more]

ENIKŐ f Hungarian
Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century... [more]

ENIOLA f & m Yoruba
Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba.

ENNI f Finnish
Feminine form of EINO

ENNIS f & m Irish
From the name of a town in Ireland.

ENOLA f English
Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century.

ENRICA f Italian
Italian feminine form of HENRY

ENU m & f Western African
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.

ENYA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ENYO f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

EOFORHILD f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle"... [more]

EOS f Greek Mythology
Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.

EOWYN f Literature
Means "horse lover" in Old English... [more]

EPHRATH f Biblical
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew... [more]

EPIPHANY f English (Rare)
From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus... [more]

EPONA f Celtic Mythology
Derived from Gaulish epos meaning "horse"... [more]

EPONINE f Literature
Meaning unknown... [more]

EPPIE f English
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA or HEPHZIBAH

ERA f Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind".

ERATO f Greek Mythology
Means "lovely" in Greek... [more]

ERCILIA f Spanish
Spanish form of HERSILIA

ERESHKIGAL f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the great earth" in Sumerian... [more]

ÉRICA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of ERICA

ERICA f English, Swedish
Feminine form of ERIC... [more]

ERICKA f English
Variant of ERICA

ERIKA f Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK

ERIN f English, Irish
Anglicized form of EIREANN... [more]

ERIS f Greek Mythology
Means "strife" in Greek... [more]

ERLE (1) f Norwegian
Feminine form of JARL

ERLEA f Basque
Means "a bee" in Basque.

ERMA f English
Variant of IRMA... [more]

ERMELINDA f Italian
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and linde "soft, tender".

ERMENTRUD f German (Archaic)
German form of ERMINTRUDE

ERMINIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of HERMINIUS

ERMINTRUDE f English (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and þruþ "strength"... [more]

ERNA f German
German feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTINA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTINE f French, English
Feminine form of ERNEST

ERSILIA f Italian
Italian form of HERSILIA

ERYKAH f English (Modern)
Variant of ERICA

ERYN f English (Modern)
Variant of ERIN

ERZSÉBET f Hungarian
Hungarian form of ELIZABETH

ERZSI f Hungarian
Diminutive of ERZSÉBET

ESELD f Cornish
Cornish form of ISOLDE

ESEN f Turkish
Means "the wind" in Turkish.

ESER f & m Turkish
Means "product, achievement" in Turkish.

ESFIR f Russian
Variant transcription of YESFIR

ESHA f Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

ESHE f Eastern African
Variant of ASHA (2)

ESI f Western African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

ESİN f Turkish
Means "inspiration" in Turkish.

ESKARNE f Basque
Means "mercy" in Basque... [more]

ESMARALDA f English (Rare)
Variant of ESMERALDA

ESMÉ m & f French
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French.

ESMÉE f French
Feminine form of ESMÉ

ESMERALDA f English, Spanish
Means "emerald" in Spanish... [more]

ESPERANTA f Esperanto
Means "hoping" in Esperanto.

ESPERANZA f Spanish
From the Late Latin name Sperantia which was derived from sperare "to hope".

ESSENCE f English (Modern)
From the English word essence which means either "odour, scent" or else "fundamental quality"... [more]

ESSIE f English
Diminutive of ESTELLE or ESTHER

ESTA f English
Diminutive of ESTHER

ESTEE f Jewish
Diminutive of ESTHER... [more]

ESTEFANÍA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of STEPHEN

ESTELA f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of ESTELLE

ESTELLA f English
Latinate form of ESTELLE... [more]

ESTELLE f English, French
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star"... [more]

ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER

ESTERA f Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak form of ESTHER

ESTERI f Finnish
Finnish form of ESTHER

ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]

ESTI f Basque
Means "sweet, honey" in Basque.

ESTIÑNE f Basque
Variant of ESTI

ESTRELLA f Spanish
Spanish form of STELLA

ESYLLT f Welsh
Welsh form of ISOLDE

ESZTER f Hungarian
Hungarian form of ESTHER

ESZTI f Hungarian
Diminutive of ESZTER

ÉTAÍN f Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Irish ét "jealousy"... [more]

ETEL f Hungarian
Hungarian form of ETHEL

ETELKA f Hungarian
Diminutive of ETEL

ETELVINA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of the Old English name Æðelwine, derived from the elements æðel "noble" and wine "friend"... [more]

ETHEL f English
Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðel meaning "noble"... [more]

ETHELDRED f Medieval English
Medieval form of ÆÐELÞRYÐ

ETHELDREDA f Medieval English
Variant of ETHELDRED

ETHELINDA f English (Archaic)
Medieval form of the Old English name Æðelind, derived from the elements æðel "noble" and lindi "snake"... [more]

ETHELYN f English
Diminutive of ETHEL

ETHNA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ETHNE f Irish
Variant of EITHNE

ETNA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ETSUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) "joy" and 子 (ko) "child".

ETTA f English
Short form of HENRIETTA and other names that end with etta... [more]

ETTIE f English
Diminutive of HENRIETTA and other names ending with etta or ette.

EUDOCIA f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευδοκια (Eudokia) meaning "to seem well" from ευ "good, well" and δοκεω (dokeo) "to seem".

EUDORA f Greek Mythology
Means "good gift" in Greek, from the elements ευ "good" and δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

EUDOXIA f Ancient Greek
Means "good fame" from Greek ευ "good" and δοξα (doxa) "fame, glory".

EUFEMIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of EUPHEMIA

EUGÊNIA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of EUGENE

EUGENIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE)... [more]

EUGÉNIE f French
French feminine form of EUGENE... [more]

EUKENE f Basque
Basque form of EUGENIA

EULA f English
Short form of EULALIA

EULÁLIA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of EULALIA

EULÀLIA f Catalan
Catalan form of EULALIA

EULALIA f Spanish, Italian, English
From a Greek name meaning "to talk well" from ευ "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk"... [more]

EULALIE f French
French form of EULALIA

EULIA f
Short form of EULALIA

EUMELIA f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευμελεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

EUNICE f Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευνικη (Eunike) which meant "good victory"... [more]

EUNOMIA f Greek Mythology
Means "good order" in Greek... [more]

EUPHEMIA f Ancient Greek
Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak"... [more]

EUPHROSYNE f Greek Mythology
Means "mirth, merriment" in Greek... [more]

EURIA f Basque
Means "rain" in Basque.

EUROPA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ευρωπη (Europe), which meant "wide face" from ευρυς (eurys) "wide" and ωψ (ops) "face, eye"... [more]

EURWEN f Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

EURYDICE f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ευρυδικη (Eurydike) which meant "wide justice", derived from ευρυς (eurys) "wide" and δικη (dike) "justice"... [more]

EUSTACIA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of EUSTACE

EUTERPE f Greek Mythology
Means "delight" in Greek... [more]

EUTHALIA f Ancient Greek
Means "flower, bloom" in Greek.

EUTROPIA f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutropios (see EUTROPIUS).

ÉVA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of EVE

EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA... [more]

EVADNE f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ευαδνη (Euadne), which is of unknown meaning, though the first element is derived from Greek ευ "good"... [more]

EVALINE f English
Variant of EVELYN

EVALYN f English
Variant of EVELYN

EVANGELINA f Spanish, Bulgarian, English
Latinate form of EVANGELINE

EVANGELINE f English
Means "good news" from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελμα (angelma) "news, message"... [more]

EVDOKIA f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA

EVDOKIYA f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of EUDOCIA, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVDOKIYA.

ÈVE f French
French variant of EVE

EVE f English, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live"... [more]