This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is E.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Elley f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of
Ell-, a new name element taken from names like
Ella 2,
Ellen 1,
Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elliadria f English (Modern)Name of former Bad Girl Elliadria Griffin (1988-). Or known as Persuasion! Persuasion is known for being in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017)!
Ellimere f LiteratureInvented by Garth Nix for the Old Kingdom trilogy. Ellimere was the daughter of King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel, and princess of the Old Kingdom.
Elliotte f & m EnglishVariant or feminine form of
Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.
Elliw m & f WelshProbably derived from
lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.
Ellora f English, French (Modern)Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of
Elora or an adoption of the name of the
Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.
Ellyn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval EnglishFifteenth century variant of 'Helen'. This spelling has been found not infrequently on lists of medieval and Elizabethan names. One register of a period church lists the name four-to-one over more 'conventional' spelling 'Ellen'... [
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Elmasia f Greek (Rare)Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name
Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.
Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.
Elna f Catalan (Modern)Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [
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Elnaz f PersianFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز
(naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Elnoz f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Elnuri f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Elo f EsanMeans "face, eye" in Esan.
Elochukwu m & f Igbo"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.
Eloghosa m & f EdoPossibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.
Elorri f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elorria f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elphaba f LiteratureCreated by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from
L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
Elphège f NormanNorman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to
Alphege (Old English in origin).
Elrena f Popular CultureThis name was borne by a character on the video game “Kingdom Hearts X”, who was a Keyblade wielder in training. Elrena was the original form of Larxene, a member of Organization XIII who was the only female for a good amount of time.
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)Combination of
Else with the Dutch name suffix
-lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix
-lyn).
Elselina f DutchDerived from the feminine
Else and the popular feminine name ending
-lina.
Elsera f Popular Culture (Rare)"Elsera Snow is the bastard daughter of Lord Gregor Forrester and the sister of Josera Snow, both of whom live in the North Grove." -Telltale game, Game of thrones.
Elsüer f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic name element
el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning
сюер (süer) meaning "will love".
Elsuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Elswyth f English (Rare)Variant of
Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Elu f Indigenous AmericanMeans "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.