Submitted Names Starting with E

Elleah f English (Rare)

Elleana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliana.

Elleanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alana, influenced by Elle and Anna.

Elleanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellee f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellie.

Ellef m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Elof.

Ellegra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allegra.

Elleigh f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ellie given to 33 girls in 2017.

Elleke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.

Elleke f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Elke 1.

Ellem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Ellen 2 and Mieke. Also compare Elsemieke.... [more]

Ellemor f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ellena f English
Variant of Elena.

Ellena f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Eljena.

Ellender f American (South)
Appalachian vernacular form of Eleanor.

Ellene f English (Rare)

Elleni f Amharic
Amharic form of Helen.

Ellenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Elena.

Ellenor f English, Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Eleanor. This name was, among others, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Ellenora f Medieval English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellenore f English (Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellentin f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Ellentine.

Ellentina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ellen 1 and the name suffix -tina.

Ellentine f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ellentina.

Elleot m Obscure
Variant of Elliot.

Eller m & f English
A short form of Ellery or Eleanor.

Ellera f American (Rare, Archaic)

Elleree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Elleri f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eleri or Ellery.

Elleria f English
Elaboration of Ellery.

Ellerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellerine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ellert

Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.

Ellert m West Frisian
West Frisian variant of Allert.

Ellert m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eilert.

Ellert m Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eileifr (see Elof).

Ellertine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ellert

Elles f Dutch (Modern)
Probably a short form of Elisabeth.

Ellesia f English (Modern, Rare)

Ellesifa f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Ellisif.

Ellesmere f & m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellesmere.

Ellesse f English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the Italian sportswear brand, which is derived from the initials of its founder, Leonardo Servadio (the letters L and S, in Italian elle esse).

Elletina f English (African, Rare)
Combination of Elle and Tina.

Elletta f Obscure

Ellette f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Elle with the suffix -ette or a transferred use of the surname Ellette.

Ellev m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ellef (see Elof).

Ellevine f Norwegian (Rare)
Female form of Ellev.

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").

Elley m Yakut
From the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.

Ellgard f German (Rare)

Ellia f English (American, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

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)!

Elliann f English
Variant spelling Ellianne.

Ellianna f English (American, Modern), Greek

Ellianne f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Elianne.

Ellias m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elias.

Elliava f American

Elliâzar m Guernésiais
Variant of Eliâzar.

Ellica f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellika.

Ellice f English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Eilíse and Eilís. This name was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families... [more]

Ellicia f English (Rare)
Most likely a "Latinized" elaboration of Ellice.

Ellick m Scots
Scots short form of Alexander.

Ellida f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Theatre
Variant of Elida, a feminine form of Elliði. Ellida Wangel is the title character in the play Fruen fra havet (The Lady from the Sea) written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1888.

Ellidora f English (Rare)

Ellie f Scots
Diminutive of Ellison.

Ellieana f English (Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1. Can also be a combination of Ellie and Ana.

Ellieanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliana, influenced by Ellie and Anna.

Ellieanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliane, influenced by Ellie and Anne 1.

Elliemae f English (Rare)
Combination of Ellie and Mae.

Elliemay f English
Combination of Ellie and May.

Ellienne f English (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Élienne.

Elliese f English (American)
Variant of Elise.

Elliette f English (Rare)
Although this name presumably started out as a borrowing of French Éliette (the spelling being influenced by names such as Ellinor, Ella 1 and, later, Elle), it is now generally understood as a feminine form of Elliott.

Ellija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Ellie.

Ellijah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Ellika f Swedish, Low German (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ella 2.

Ellimere f Literature
Invented by Garth Nix for the Old Kingdom trilogy. Ellimere was the daughter of King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel, and princess of the Old Kingdom.

Ellin f Indigenous Australian
An Aboriginal word that means "wish".

Ellin f English (Rare), Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Ellen 1.

Ellina f Belarusian

Ellindur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Erlendur.

Elliner f Medieval English
Variant of Ellinor.

Elling m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian variant of Erling meaning "descendent of the jarl".

Ellingham m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellingham.

Ellinoora f Finnish
Finnish variant of Eleanor.

Ellinora f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ellinor.

Ellinore f Swedish
Variant of Ellinor.

Ellion m South African (Rare)
Variant of Elian.

Elliona f English, Filipino, Indonesian, Papuan

Ellioner f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ellior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elior.

Elliora f English (Rare)
Variant of Eliora.

Ellioth m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Elliot.

Elliotte f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.

Ellis m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Elis.

Ellis f Dutch
Of uncertain origin and meaning; a short form of Elisabeth has been suggested.

Ellis f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Elisa, a Scandinavian variant of Alice reflecting the English pronunciation and a borrowing of the masculine name... [more]

Ellisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Elisa.

Ellise f English
Variant of Elise.

Elliseo m Filipino
Variant of Eliseo.

Ellisev f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ellisiv.

Ellisia f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Also may be after the flower, Ellisia or a feminization of Ellis.

Ellisif f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian
Icelandic form of Elizabeth. It originated as a "Nordicized" form of Yelizaveta, the original Russian name of the 11th-century Rus' princess (daughter of the Kievan ruler Yaroslav) who married King Haraldr III of Norway.

Ellisiv f Norwegian
Variant of Ellisif.

Ellisiw f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ellisiv.

Ellison f Scots
Scots form of Alison.

Ellison m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellison.

Ellisot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellis.

Ellissa f Old Swedish
Variant of Alisa.

Elliston m English
Transferred use of the surname Elliston.

Ellisyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Female variant of Ellison.

Ellita f English (Modern, Rare)

Elliðagrímr m Old Norse
Derived from Elliði combined with Old Norse gríma "mask".

Elliði m Icelandic
Means "fast-sailing ship" in Old Norse. It was traditionally used as a ship name, not as a masculine personal name. In the Icelandic legendary saga 'Friðþjófssaga', it was the name of Friðþjófr's ship.

Ellithia f Filipino

Elliw m & f Welsh
Probably derived from lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.

Ellix m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellix.

Ellizabeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Eʹllj m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Elias.

Ellmerich f East Frisian (Archaic)

Ellnor f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ello f Sami
Sami variant of Ella 2.

Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.

Elloise f English (Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Ellona f English (Rare), Jewish
Variant of Elona.

Elloner f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Eleanor.

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.

Ellorie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellen 1.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.

Ellowen f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ellowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ells f English (Rare)

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Ellsworth m English
Transferred from the surname Ellsworth.

Ellu f Estonian
Variant of Elli 2 and Elle.

Ellwood m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elwood.

Ellwyn f & m English
Variant of Elwyn.

Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.

Ellyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1

Ellyas m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ilyas.

Ellybeth f Obscure

Ellyce f English (American, Rare)

Ellye f American (Rare)

Ellyn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Fifteenth 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'... [more]

Ellyner f Medieval English
Variant of Ellynor.

Ellynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynor f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ellyot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliot.

Ellyott f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliott.

Ellys f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ellis 1.

Ellyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Ellysia f English
Variant of Elysia.

Ellyssa f American (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.

Ellyze f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elm m Catalan, English
Catalan form of Elmo, as well as a short form of Elmer. The name may also be taken directly from the English word elm, a type of tree.

Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.

Elma f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alma.

Elma f Bosnian, Albanian

Elmaddin m Azerbaijani

Elman m Azerbaijani

Elmano m Portuguese (Rare)
Anagram of Manoel.

Elmara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Elmarie f Afrikaans (Modern)

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.

Elmaz f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of ألماس (see Almas.

Elme m French
French form of Elmo. This was borne by 19th-century French philosopher Elme-Marie Caro (as well as the Dutch writer and actress Ida Saint-Elme (1776-1845), real name Maria Versfelt).

Elme f Estonian
Variant of Elma.

Elmede f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Derived from Livonian elmed, the plural form of elm "pearl".

Elmedin m Bosnian, Macedonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Elmedina.

Elmedina f Bosnian, Albanian, Kosovar
Variant of Almedina.

Elmena f English

Elmer m Estonian
Variant of Elmar.

Elmeri m Finnish
Finnish form of Elmer.

Elmeria f English

Elmerine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Elmer.

Elmerita f English
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a feminine form of Elmer or, although unlikely, a form of Elma

Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.

Elmet m Estonian
Variant of Elmer.

Elmezar m Romani (Archaic)

Elmi f Estonian
Variant of Elme.

Elmi f Finnish
Variant of Elma.

Elmidore m Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Elmiina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.

Elmiine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Elmine.

Elmin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Almin.

Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.

Elmindreda f Literature
The name of a character from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

Elminia f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Elmina.

Elmir m Azerbaijani, Bosnian

Elmira f Iranian

Elmira f Albanian

Elmire f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Elmira 1.

Elmo m Estonian
Short form of Elmar.

Elmoldo m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Helmold.

Elmon m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Elmore m English
Transferred use of the surname Elmore.

Elmu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Elmo.

Elmuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Elmo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Elmurat m Uzbek
A famous bearer is Elmurat Tasmuradov, an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Olympics. He won a gold medal four times at the Asian Championship... [more]

Elmuraz m Azerbaijani

Elmurod m Uzbek
Variant of Elmurat.

Elmurza m Chechen, Dagestani
From Turkic el meaning "nation, country, homeland" or Proto-Semitic *ʾil- meaning "god, deity" combined with the Persian title میرزا (mirzâ) "Mirza, prince".

Elmus m English (American, Rare)
Elmus Wicker, author of "Banking Panics of the Gilded Age", was one famous bearer of this name

Elmwy m Medieval English, Medieval Welsh (?)

Elmyra f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Elmira 1. Elmyra Duff is a character from the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures.

Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.

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... [more]

El'na-am m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elnaam.... [more]

Elna'am m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elnaam.... [more]

Elnaam m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. This first, אל ('el), is a shortened form of אלהים ('elohim), meaning "God". The second part, נעם (na'em), meaning "pleasant" or "delightful"... [more]

Elnaim m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elnaam.... [more]

Elnara f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar
From Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate".

Elnaz f Persian
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Elner f Medieval English
Variant of Elnor.

Elnera f English (Rare, Archaic), Filipino

Elnice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Elenice.

Elnith f English (British, Rare, Archaic)

Elnor f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnor m English
Abt 1917. Name of man in black community in rural Kentucky.

Elnore f English (Rare), Medieval English
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnoz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Elnura f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From the Turkic word el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Elnuri f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Elo m Medieval Frisian
Likely a variant of Ele, recorded between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Elo m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "life" (a poetic expression) and "crop, corn" (a dated expression) in Finnish. It may also be a variant of Elof, Elodia or Eloise.

Elo f Spanish
Diminutive of Eloisa.

Elo f Esan
Means "face, eye" in Esan.

Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]

Eloá f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) form of Eloah.

Eloah m & f Theology, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A variant of Elah or a singular form of Elohim, typically occurring only in poetry and prose. This unusual singular form of Elohim is used in six places for heathen deities (cf... [more]

Eloan m French
Variant of Elouan.

Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.

Eloane f French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Eloan.

Elochius m Obscure (Rare)
A variant of Eligius showing contamination from the name Eulogius.

Elochukwu m & f Igbo
"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.

Előd m Hungarian
Hungarian name probably meaning "firstborn".

Elodéa f French (Rare)
Cognate of Elodea.

Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".

Elódia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elodia

Elòdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Elodia.

Elodin m Literature
Master Elodin is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series The KingKiller Chronicles. Elodin is an eccentric but brilliant professor, considered insane by most of the students. Later he initiates Kvothe into the discipline of 'Naming', which enables control over objects by utterance of secret names.

Élodine f French (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Élodie.

Elodio m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Masculine form of Elodia.

Elody f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Élodie.

Éloé m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.

Elof m Dutch
Dutch form of Agilolf.

Eloghosa m & f Edo
Possibly 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.

Eloheinu f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Our God" in Hebrew.

Elohim m Theology
The Hebrew plural form of "god." As a name, it still retains a singular meaning. It is used in place of YHWH when referring to God.

Elói m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Eligius.

Eloida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)

Eloika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eloise.

Eloína f Spanish
Feminine form of Eloy.

Eloina f Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Eloi and Elói.

Eloïne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Éloi.

Eloine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eloina.

Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.

Eloïsa f Catalan
Catalan variant of Eloísa.

Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.

Eloisia f Italian
Elaboration of Eloisa.

Eloiso m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Eloísa.

Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.

Eloīza f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Eloise.

Eloiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Heloísa.

Eloize f Brazilian (Modern)
Variant of Eloise.

Elombe m Lingala
Means "brave one" in Lingala.

Élon m Hungarian
Cognate of Elon, meaning "oak tree".

Elona f French, Lithuanian, Various, Jewish (?)
Variant of Alona.

Elona f Albanian

Elonda f English
The name might have been inspired by other names ending in the -onda sound such as Shonda and Wanda.

Elone m Tongan
Tongan form of Aaron.

Elonga f Lingala
Means "victory" in Lingala.

Eloni m Tongan
Tongan form of Aaron.

Elonique f Dutch (Rare)

Elonora f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eleanora.

Elonzo m American (Rare)
Variant of Alonzo.

Elophia f Romani

Elor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names El and Or means "God of light" in Hebrew, also variant of names like Elior and Orel.

Elorah f Obscure

Eloralyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Elora with the name Lynn.

Eloree f English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Eloren f Brazilian

Elori m & f Brazilian (Rare)

Eloria f Basque
Variant of Elorria.

Elorie f Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Eloria.

Elorri f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Elorria f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Elotl m Nahuatl
Means "green ear of corn, young maize" in Nahuatl.

Éloué m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.

Elouen m Breton
Variant of Elouan.

Elouera f English (Australian)
An Aboriginal name meaning "a pleasant place"

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elovie f English

Elovisa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eloisa or Lovisa.