En'ichiroumJapanese From Japanese 延 (en) meaning "prolong", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EnisantmMedieval Occitan This name was borne by Enisant Musard (fl. 1086), a brother-in-law of the Breton general Alan Rufus.
EnishimJapanese From 縁 (enishi) meaning "fate, destiny; bond, link," derived from 縁 (eni), shifted from en (compare 銭 zen>zeni), with the addition of emphatic particle し (shi).... [more]
EnjimJapanese Combinations of Kanji Character "円" meaning "Circle (2D)", and "治" meaning "Cure". Other combinations possible.
EnjiroumJapanese From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)", 延 (en) meaning "prolong" and 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EnjolrasmLiterature Name of a young revolutionary in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Derived from an Occitan surname, Enjeura, meaning "to terrify," although likely also a pun on French word ange, meaning "angel" -- making the character of Enjolras a "terrifying angel."
EnkhbatmMongolian Means "steady peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Enkhbayarm & fMongolian Means "peace and joy" or "peaceful celebration" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Enkhbayasgalanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
EnkhboldmMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".
Enkhbulganf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and булган (bulgan) meaning "sable".
Enkhbürenf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire".
Enkhbuyanf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Enkhchuluunm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Enkhdalaim & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".
Enkhdelgerf & mMongolian Means "abundant peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Enkh-Ekhleltm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and эхлэлт (ekhlelt) meaning "beginning, origin".
Enkhmagnaif & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and магнай (magnai) meaning "forehead, brow" or "front, foremost".
Enkhmandakhm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".
Enkhmandalf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and мандал (mandal) meaning "rebirth, revival" or "surface, outer layer".
Enkhmendm & fMongolian Means "secure, free from pain" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, wellbeing".
Enkhmönkhm & fMongolian Means "eternal peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal".
Enkhnarm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
Enkhnasanf & mMongolian From Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".
Enkh-Odm & fMongolian Means "peace star" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and од (od) meaning "star".
Enkh-Otgonf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest".
Enkhsaikhanm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Enkhsaruulf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and саруул (saruul) meaning "bright, clear" or "robust, healthy".
Enkhtagtaam & fMongolian (Rare) Means "dove of peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and тагтаа (tagtaa) meaning "dove, pigeon".
Enkhtaivanm & fMongolian Means "tranquility" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still".
Enkhtamirm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".
Enkhtögsm & fMongolian Means "perfect peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and төгс (tögs) meaning "perfect, complete".
EnkhtörmMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority".
Enkhtsengelm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, enjoyment".
Enkhtsogtm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent, brilliant".
Enkhtüvshinm & fMongolian From Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree".
Enkh-Yalaltm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and ялалт (yalalt) meaning "conquest, victory".
Enkhzhavkhlanm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and жавхлан (javkhlan) meaning "dignity, majesty" or "brilliance, splendour".
Enkhzolm & fMongolian Means "peace and fortune" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing".
EnlaimChinese Meaning "favor coming", "appreciation".
EnlaimChinese From Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 来 (lai) meaning "come, arrive", as well as other character combinations that can form this name... [more]
Enlil-nadin-aplimBabylonian Means "Enlil (is) giver of an heir". Name borne by the fifth king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled from c. 1099–1096 BC.
EnnemondmFrench (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Enokim & fJapanese It is the Japanese word for the Chinese Hackberry/Celtis sinensis. In one legend, foxes would gather under this tree on the eve of the new year and form atmospheric ghost lights known as the kitsunebi... [more]
EnonmRomani (Archaic) Variant of the biblical place name Ænon (also rendered as Aenon). Aenon near Salim, is the site mentioned by the Gospel of John (3:23) as one of the places where John was baptising people, after baptizing Jesus in Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan... [more]
EnotriomItalian (Rare), Medieval Italian (?) Derived from the place name Enotria. This was a pen name of the Italian writer Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), whose juvenilia was written under the name Enotrio Romano... [more]
Enpap-XmSumerian Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. He was mentioned on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves owned by Gal-Sal.
Enqianf & mChinese From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
EnshakushannamSumerian Possibly deriving from Sumerian elements en meaning "dignitary; lord; high priest", ur-saĝ meaning "hero, warrior" and an meaning "sky, heaven; the god An". Name of a King of Uruk (c... [more]
EntemenamSumerian Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element en, meaning "lord, high priest, dignitary". Name borne by a king of Lagash, notable for being named in the earliest known peace treaty between two kings.
EntenmSumerian Mythology Means "winter", deriving from the Sumerian entena ("winter"). Enten was a fertility god that was specifically identified with the fertility of livestock during the winter period.
Envyf & mPopular Culture, Literature Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity’) from Old French envie (noun), envier (verb), from Latin invidia, from invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge’, from in- ‘into’ + videre ‘to see’.
EnzamJapanese From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 三 (za) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EnzaburoumJapanese From Japanese 延 (en) meaning "extend, lengthen", 三 (zabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
EnzoumJapanese From Japanese 円 (en) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 僧 (zou) meaning "Buddhist priest, monk", 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 造 (zou) meaning "create, make, physique, structure"... [more]
EnzukaimJapanese The name Enzukai means "World of Flames" with a combination of En (炎 "Flame"), Zu (図 "Figure") and Kai (界 "World").
EobanmMedieval Dutch, History (Ecclesiastical) Eoban (died 5 June 754 at Dokkum) was a companion of St. Boniface, and was martyred with him on his final mission. In Germany, he is revered as a bishop and martyr.
EobardmLiterature Eobard was likely coined from |eo-| "eon(ic)" + bard, loosely "story-teller" or "vagabond"... [more]
EodhusmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements eó "yew" and either dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or guss "vigour, strength, force".
EölmLiterature Name used (coined?) by J. R. R. Tolkien for an Elf in The Silmarillion. Meaning unknown; it is neither Quenya nor Sindarin, but may be derived from an Avarin language.... [more]
ÉomermLiterature From Old English eoh meaning "horse" and maer meaning "famous". The name was used by J. R. R. Tolkien in his book "The Lord of the Rings". Éomer is Éowyn's brother and a nephew of King Théoden of Rohan.
EomermAnglo-Saxon, Popular Culture From Old English eoh "horse, steed" and #mære "famous, illustrious, known". Eomer was, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the great-great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, the first King of Mercia... [more]
ÉomundmLiterature Means "horse protector" in Old English. This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) Éomund is the father of Éowyn and Éomer.
EorcenbealdmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Archibald, cognate to Germanic Ercanbald. Derived from the Old English elements eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, night" and "authority, leader".
EorpwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements eorp "dark, dusky; brown" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This name was borne by Eorpwald of East Anglia, who succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles.
EosphorosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἠώς (eos) "dawn" (see also Eos) combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear." For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning... [more]
EpainetosmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπαινετός (epainetos) meaning "praised, praiseworthy, laudable", itself a derivative of the Greek noun ἔπαινος (epainos) meaning "approval, praise, commendation"... [more]
EpameinondasmAncient Greek, Greek Derived in part from Greek επι (epi) "on, upon, towards" and ἀμείνων (ameinôn) "better". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Theban statesman and general.
EpaminondasmAncient Greek (Latinized), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian) Latinized form and modern Greek transcription of Epameinondas. This name was borne by a general and statesman of 4th-century BC Greece who transformed the ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics... [more]
Eperulom & fBandial Means "to scream at the top of one's voice" in Bandial.
Ephahm & fBiblical Hebrew In the Hebrew Bible, Ephah was the name of three people: one of Midian's five sons (a descendant of Abraham via Keturah), a son of Jahdai (a descendant of Judah), and a concubine of Caleb.
EphaimBiblical Hebrew Means "gloomy" or "bird-like" in Hebrew. This is a character in the Old Testament.
EphialtesmGreek Mythology Means "nightmare" in Greek; said to literally mean "he who jumps upon" due to its association with the verb ἐφάλλομαι (ephallomai) "to jump at, to throw oneself onto somebody" (itself from ἐπι- (epi-) "on, upon" and ἅλλομαι (hallomai) "to leap, to jump"), but possibly related to ἠπίαλος (epialos) meaning "ague, fever"... [more]
EphipposmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἔφιππος (ephippos) meaning "on horseback, riding, mounted", which consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" and the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
EphippusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Ephippos. Known bearers of this name include the Greek comic poet Ephippus of Athens (4th century BC) and the Greek historian Ephippus of Olynthus (4th century BC).
EphremmEnglish Variant of Ephraim. A known bearer of this name was Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th-century Syrian deacon who was also a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian... [more]
Epicm & fEnglish From epic (adj.) 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via French épique or directly from Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak")... [more]
EpicharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπιχαρής (epichares) meaning "gratifying, agreeable". It consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
EpicuremTheatre Form of Epicurus used by Ben Jonson for a character in his play 'The Alchemist' (first performed 1610), perhaps taken directly from the English word epicure meaning "one who gives himself up to sensual pleasure" (literally "follower of Epicurus").
EpicydesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epikydes. This was the name of a Carthaginian general from the 3rd century BC, who was of Greek descent through his father.
EpigmeniomItalian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican) Italian and Spanish form of Epigmenius. Most known bearers of this name are Mexican, and they include the insurgent Epigmenio González Flores (1781-1858), the priest and politician Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), the judoka Epigmenio Exiga (b... [more]
EpigmeniusmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Epeigmenios, which is derived from the Greek adjective ἠπειγμένως (epeigmenos) or επειγόμενος (epeigomenos) meaning "hurried, rushed"... [more]
EpikydesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπικυδής (epikydes) meaning "glorious, distinguished", which consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" and the Greek noun κῦδος (kydos) meaning "glory, renown" (see Thucydides).
EpilykosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]
EpimachosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".
EpimachusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epimachos. A known bearer of this name was Epimachus of Athens, a renowned Athenian engineer and architect from the 3rd century BC.
EpimenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with Greek μένος (menos) meaning "power, strength, spirit." Also compare the Greek verb ἐπιμένω (epimeno) meaning "to stay on, to tarry" as well as "to persist", which is ultimately derived from the aforementioned ἐπί (epi) combined with the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand".
EpinicusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epinikos. Bearers of this name include a Greek comic poet (3rd century BC) and an Olympic victor (3rd century AD).
EpinikosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπίνικος (epinikos) meaning "of victory", which consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" and the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".
EpiphaneiosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek επιφανεια (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) "upon, on" combined with Greek φαίνω (phaino) "to reveal, to shine".
EpiphronmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπίφρων (epiphron) meaning "thoughtful". It consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
EpistemonmLiterature Derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐπιστήμη (episteme) meaning "knowledge".... [more]
EpistrophosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with Greek στρόφος (strophos) meaning "twisted band, twisted cord" as well as "rope". The latter element is etymologically related to the Greek verb στροφάω (strophao) meaning "to turn hither and thither" as well as "to rotate, to twist"... [more]