Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is ancient* or old or * or anglosaxon.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Emali f English
Variant of Emily.
Emalia f East Frisian
Feminization of the Frisian Eme or a variation of Amalia.
Emaline f English
Variant of Emmaline.
Emalye f English
Variant of Emily.
Emami f & m Persian
Meaning: ?
Eman m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aman.
Emana f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Eman.
Emanaia f Romani
Romani corruption of Herminia.
Emanet f Turkish
Means "entrustment" via Arabic أمانات amanat. In the Quran (33:72) the word is used to describe God entrusting humans with free will. See also Amanat and Amanet.
Emanne f Arabic
Feminine form of Eman (1).
Emannuele f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Emanuel.
Emannuella f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Emanuela.
Emanoel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Emanuel.
Emanoila f Romanian
Feminine form of Emanoil.
Émanuél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Emmanuel.
Emanúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emanuel.
Emanuèl m Gascon
Gascon form of Emmanuel.
Emanuël m Dutch
Variant of Emmanuël.
Émanuela f Kashubian
Kashubian feminine form of Emmanuel.
Emanueli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Emanuele.
Emanueline f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole diminutive of Emmanuelle.
Emanuelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Emmanuel.
Emanuellu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Emanuel.
Emanuels m Latvian
Latvian form of Emmanuel.
Emanuelu m Samoan
Samoan form of Emmanuel.
Emanuilo m Serbian
Emanuilo is variant of Emanuel, one of Jesus Christ names, means God with us.
Emaobong f Efik
Means "love of God" in Efik, derived from ema meaning "love" and obong meaning "God".
Emari f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emary f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.
Emathion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Homeric Greek adjective ἠμαθόεις (emathoeis) meaning "sandy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄμαθος (amathos) meaning "sand, dust, sandy soil"... [more]
Emautis m Ancient Oscan
Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek. Masculine form of the name Emauta.
Emayatzy f Obscure
In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
Emazteona f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque emazte "wife" and on "good".
Embe m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
It's the Swahili word for mango, but the alternative spelling for it is, "Umbe", which means around, about, or after. I prefer the after idea, so maybe it could be a name for a second child.
Ḓembe m & f Venda
Means "miracle" in Tshivenda.
Emberlee f English
Variant of Emberly.
Emberlynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Ember and the popular suffix -lynn.
Embèrt m Gascon
Variant of Ambèrt.
Embeth f English (Rare)
Contraction of Emily and Elizabeth. Embeth Davidtz (1965-) is a South African actress.
Embeth f Germanic Mythology, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of one of the three Beten (or Bethen, Beden), a German group of three saints. They are adored in minor churches and chapels in South Tyrol (Italy), Upper Bavaria, Baden and the Rhineland... [more]
Embjør f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Embjørg.
Embjørg f Norwegian
Dialectal form of Ingebjørg.
Emblem f Medieval English
Form of the name Embla or a diminutive of Emmeline.
Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Emmeline. Common in the 16th and 17th centuries, this name eventually died out in England in the 19th century, though it survived in Cornwall.
Embona m & f Malagasy
Means "sigh" in Malagasy.
Embret m Norwegian
Variant of Engebret, a Norwegian form of Engelbrekt.
Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.
Embrial f English
Possibly a variant of Ambriel or Umbriel.
Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.
Embun f & m Malay, Indonesian
Means "dew" in Malay and Indonesian.
Embuul f Mongolian
Means "grassy house" in Mongolian, referring to a style of building.
Eme f Swedish
Short form of Emelia.
Eme f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aimee.
Eme m East Frisian
Variation of Eime or Ime 2.
Emé m Picard
Picard form of Aimé.
Emebet f Ethiopian, Amharic
Derived from Amharic ’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [more]
Emechebe m & f Igbo
Means "when it’s done then it’s thought about" in Igbo.
Emée f Picard
Picard form of Aimée.
Emeel m Mongolian
Means "saddle" in Mongolian.
Emek m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "valley" in Hebrew.
Emekan f Efik
Means "endurance supercedes everything" in Efik.
Emeke m & f Low German
Diminutive of Eme.
Emekemeabasi m & f Efik
Means "the Lord is able" in Efik.
Emel m Sami
Sami form of Emil.
Emel m East Frisian
Vaeiation of Eme.
Emela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Emil.
Emeldir f Literature
Possibly means "manly-mother" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the mother of Beren.
Emele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Emily.
Emele m East Frisian
Variation of Emel.
Emeleakpo f Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.
Emeli f English (Modern), Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Emily. A notable bearer is Scottish singer Emeli Sandé.
Émelia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole cognate of Emelia and Emelie (via Emélie).
Emélia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Emmelia.
Emelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emelia.
Emelian m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Emelia.
Emelíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emeliana.
Emeliana f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Emelian.
Emeliane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Émelie f French
Cognate of Emelie.
Emelien f Flemish
Variant of Emmelien.
Emelin f German
Variation of Émeline.
Emelio m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Emilio or a masculine form of Emelia.
Émelise f Louisiana Creole
18th and 19th-century elaboration of Émelia and Émelie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -lise.
Emelius m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Aemilius (see Emil) or a masculine form of Emelia.
Emelix f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Emely (itself a Hispanic variant of Emily, reflecting the English pronunciation) and Alix.
Emell f Manx
Variant of Aimil.
Emelot f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Emmeline.
Emelye f Literature
Medieval variant of Emily used by Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th-century story 'The Knight's Tale'.
Émelyne f French
Variant of Émeline.
Emelyne f French
Variant of Emeline.... [more]
Ememabasi m & f Efik
Means "peace of the Lord" in Efik, derived from emem meaning "peace" and abasi meaning "Lord".
Emembong m & f Ibibio
Means "peace of god" in Ibibio.
Ememobong m & f Efik
Means "peace of the God" n Efek, derived from emem meaning "peace" and obong meaning "God".
Emen m Khakas
Khakas form of Emilian.
Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
Emeniano m Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Emeny f Medieval English
Medieval name of uncertain origin. Seems to be of Germanic origin. It was Latinized as Ismene.
Eme-obong f Efik
Means "precious one of God" in Efik.
Emer m Mormon
Early Jaredite king and son of Omer.
Emeral f & m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Emeril, influenced in recent years (for girls) by Emerald.
Emeralda f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Emerald.
Emerancia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Emeranthe.
Emeranthe f French (Acadian)
Either a variant of Amarante or possibly of Emérance.
Emérantienne f French
Local variant of Emérentienne found in the Bourgogne region up until the 1700s.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emeraude f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Émeraude.
Emere f Maori
Maori form of Emily.
Emerenc f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian feminine form of Emerentius. The writer Magda Szabó used it for a character in her novel 'The Door' (1987).
Emerencia f Hungarian, Spanish (Rare)
Hungarian and Spanish form of Emerentia.
Emerenciana f Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Medieval Flemish
Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and medieval Flemish form of Emerentiana.
Emerencija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Emerentia.
Emerencja f Polish
Polish form of Emerentia.
Emerencjusz m Polish
Polish form of Emerentius.
Emerente m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Emerent.
Emerentia f Late Roman, Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.
Emerentiana f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Emerentianus. Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23.
Emerentianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Emerentius.
Emerentse f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Emerentia.
Emerentz f Polabian, German (Archaic)
Possibly a German and Polabian form of Emerentiana. A notable bearer was Emerentz Schultze (1668-1756), the last known speaker of the Polabian language.
Emerenzia f Upper German, Italian (Rare)
Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.
Emerenziana f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Emerentiana.
Emerenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Emerentius. A notable bearer of this name is the Italian politician Emerenzio Barbieri (b. 1946).
Emeri f English
Variant of Emery.
Emeri f & m Korean
The second element is "ruler, king". The first element may be irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of Ermenrich), amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of Amalric) or heim "home" (making it a relative of Henry)... [more]
Emèria f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Emeria.
Emeria f Late Roman
Shorter form of Emerentia.... [more]
Emeric m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Emmerich.
Emerich m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of Emmerich.
Emérico m Spanish (Rare)
Spelling variant of Américo.
Emerico m Italian
Variant of Amerigo (see Emmerich).
Emeril m English (American, Rare)
Notable bearer is celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.
Emérita f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Emerita.
Emerita f Late Roman, Catalan (Rare), Latvian (Rare), German (Swiss), Romansh, Hungarian
Derived from Latin emeritus "earned, completed one's service" (past participle form of emereo; see Emerentius). This was the name of a Roman-era saint, martyred with Saint Digna in 259.
Emerite f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Emerita.
Emerka f Hungarian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Emerencia, used as a given name in its own right.
Emerley f English (Modern)
Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.
Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.
Emerlyn f English (Modern)
A combination of Emerson and the popular name suffix Lyn
Emerre m & f Medieval English
Variant of Emery.
Emersby m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Emersby.
Emersen f & m English
A variant of Emerson. More often used in feminine meanings. Meaning son of Emery in the original spelling. The surname of English poet Ralph Waldo Emerson popularized this name after his career began to grow exponentially.
Emersynn f English
Variant of Emerson, influenced by Emmersyn
Emerye f & m English
Variant of Emery.
Emeryk m Polish
Polish form of Emmerich.
Emeryka f Polish
Feminine form of Emeryk.
Emeryn f English
Variant of Emerine.
Emerys f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emrys. Emerys was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the Social Security Administration.
Emeš f Bashkir
Means "berry" in Bashkir.
Emet m & f Ancient Hebrew, English
Means "truth" in Hebrew.
Emeteri m Basque, Catalan (Rare)
Basque and Catalan form of Emeterius.
Emeterio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Emeterius.
Emeterius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of a Roman legionary who was martyred with his fellow soldier Celedonius around 300 AD. They have since become saints, venerated in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.... [more]
Emetherius m English
English form of Emeterius.
Emetilda f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Matilda. Compare Acadian Métilde.
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Emfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Younger, dialectal form of Arnfríðr predominantly found in Norrland.
Emi f Slovene
Diminutive of Ema 1.
Emiah f English (African, Rare)
The name Emiah originated in Hebrew. Emiah means "Gift of God."
Emica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian diminutive form of Ema 1 and Emilija, used in its own right.
Emich m Medieval German
Medieval German contracted form of Emmerich. Known bearers of this name include count Emich IV of Leiningen (c. 1215-1279), bishop Emich I of Worms (born long before 1294, died in 1299) and count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar (born before 1289, died in 1334).
Emicho m Medieval German
Variant form (if not a pet form) of Emich.... [more]
Emička f Slovak
Diminutive of Ema 1.
Emidia f Italian
Feminine form of Emidio.
Emiho f Japanese
咲 meaning blossom, bloom. / 穂 meaning ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave).
Emiil m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Aemilius (see Emil)
Emija f Latvian
Short form of Emīlija.
Emika f Japanese (Rare)
Emi means "Smile,Laugh" or it's a mix of E "Blessing" or "Picture,Drawing" and Mi means "Beauty" or "Look".
Emika f Slovene
Diminutive of Ema 1.
Émil m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Emil.
Émila f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Emilia.
Emila f English, Polish
Feminine form of Emil.
Emila f Albanian
Feminine form of Emil.