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ErkinbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) or Kazakh еркін (erkin) meaning "free" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ErkinjanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Erkin using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear, darling".
ErlanmKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh ер (er) or Kyrgyz эр (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and Kazakh ұлан (ulan) or Kyrgyz улан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier".
ErlindmAlbanian Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lind "to be born, to begin life; to appear on the horizon, rise (said of a heavenly body); to arise; to give birth to; to give rise to"
ErmenaldmMedieval French Derived from Old High German ermen and Old Saxon irmin meaning "great and strong" and Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt "power; authority".
ErmericmGermanic The first element in this Germanic name is derived from erm, which can be a short form of ermin (see Erminric) or come from erin - which in turn comes from Old High German êra (see Eraric)... [more]
ErminradmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
ErminricmGermanic Means "universal power", derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
ErngeatmAnglo-Saxon Variant of Earngeat, derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden.
ErninnguaqmGreenlandic Means "sweet little son", derived from Greenlandic erneq "son" (cf. Erneq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
ErnitsiaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "good son", from the combination of Erneĸ and -tsiaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
ErnoulmGerman A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
ErotokritosmGreek, Literature Means "the one who is tortured by love" or "chosen by love", from Greek ἔρως (erôs) "love" (genitive ἔρωτος (erôtos); see Eros) and κριτός (kritos) "separated, picked out, chosen"... [more]
ErramNear Eastern Mythology, Babylonian, Akkadian The Babylonian god of war, death, and other disasters. He may be identified with Nergal, the god of death. Erra expressed death himself symbolically by his continuous lethargy as he lay in a drunken stupor... [more]
Erraim & fAstronomy Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
ErshammOld Persian This name is for so many time ago and it means a strong man that safe a city
ErshatmKazakh Probably derived from Persian ارشاد (ershad) meaning "guidance", itself of Arabic origin. Alternately, it may be from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" combined with Persian شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Erşim & fKarachay-Balkar Means "ugly" in Karachay-Balkar, originally intended as a protective name to ward off evil spirits. A historical bearer of the name was Ershi Kulchaeva, a member of the Central Executive Committee.
ErsiliomItalian Masculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [more]
ErsinmTurkish Means "allow to achieve" in Turkish.
ErumLiterature, Popular Culture Means "the one" or "he that is alone" in Quenya. Eru Ilúvatar is the supreme being, God, and creator of all in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium... [more]
EruandmAncient Armenian Derived from the Ancient Armenian prefix ե- (e-) added to the Proto-Iranian *raivant meaning “possessing wealth”.
ErubeymSpanish (Mexican), American There was a boxer in the early 1970s in Mexico named Erubey Carmona, but he had changed his name from Eudibiel. Since all the people I can find with this name are young Mexican or Mexican-American men, I'm beginning to think the name originated with this boxer... [more]
ErweinmUpper German (Rare) Upper German form of Erwin. Known bearers of this name include the German journalist Erwein von Aretin (1887-1952) and the Bohemian-Austrian industrialist and politician Erwein Nostitz-Rieneck (1863-1931).
ErwigmGothic Erwig (after 642 – 687)) was a king of the Visigoths in Hispania (680–687). According to the 9th-century Chronicle of Alfonso III, Erwig was the son of Ardabast, who had journeyed from the Byzantine Empire to Hispania during the time of Chindasuinth, and married Chindasuinth's niece Goda... [more]
EryciusmDutch (Latinized) This given name originates from the Dutch humanist and philologist Erycius Puteanus (1574-1646). He had latinized his entire name: his original given name was either Eric/Erik or Hendrik and his original surname has variously been listed as Van de Putte, Van den Putte, Van der Put, Van der Putte, Van der Putten and Van Putten... [more]
Erylf & mWelsh From Welsh eryl meaning "watcher" or "lookout" (originally "hunt"), derived from ar, an intensifying prefix, and hyl "a hunt". In regular use since the 1920s, though infrequently... [more]
EryxmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain". This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of the Elymian people from Sicily... [more]
EryxiasmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx). This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 7th century BC.
EryximachosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx)... [more]
EsbernmOld Norse Meaning "godly bear", from the elements áss (heathen god, god, deity) and bjǫrn (bear, wild animal). This name was born by chieftain, royal chancellor and crusader, Esbern Snare, also known as Esbern the Resolute, who is the subject of Danish legend which tells the story of how he built Kalundborg Church.
EscalusmTheatre Possibly a variant of Aeschylus. This was used by Shakespeare in his play 'Romeo and Juliet' (1596), where it belongs to Prince Escalus. He later used it for a character in his play 'Measure for Measure' (written 1603 or 1604; first published 1623).