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Evagrius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Εὐάγριος
(Euagrios), which was derived from Greek εὔαγρος
(euagros) meaning "lucky in the chase, blessed with success".
Evaine f Arthurian CycleIn Arthurian tales, Evaine is the sister of Lancelot's mother
Elaine, wife of King Bors of Gaul and mother of Sir Lionel and Sir Bors the Younger. Her character first appears in the Old French prose
Lancelot of the Lake (c.1215–20), which was incorporated into the Vulgate
Lancelot.... [
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Evaleni f JaghamThis name originates from the Legbo, a language spoken by people from Ekoi tribe in Cross River. It means "God's gift".
Evalus m Arthurian CycleAn emperor of Rome who, according to Perlesvaus, mounted a sacred stone in the pommel of the Grail Sword.
Evane f NenetsMeans "orphan" in Nenets. This name was given to baby girls who were born after the death of their fathers.
Evangelicus m Late Roman, Late Greek (Latinized)Derived from the Latin adjective
evangelicus meaning "evangelical". It is a latinization of the Greek adjective εὐαγγελικός
(euangelikos), which originally meant "relating to good news" (see
Euangelios) but came to mean "relating to the gospel" in the Christian era.... [
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Evangelise f & m African American, AfricanPossibly an invented name, a combination
Evangeline and
Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".
Evarist m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, ProvençalBosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene form of
Evaristus.
Evbu f EdoThis name means "misty". Misty refers to objects with misty colors. One other possibly meaning is "dew" referring to a baby born during a dewy morning.
Evdemon m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Eudaimon via
Eudaemon. This name was borne by two Georgian Catholicoses, namely Evdemon Chkhetidze (also found spelled as Chkhtidze) and Evdemon Sakvarelidze... [
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Evdemoz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Eudemos. This was the name of two Catholicos-Patriarchs of Georgia: the first lived in the 17th century, the other in the 18th century.
Evdokim m RussianRussian form of
Eudokimos. A known bearer of this name was Evdokim Meschersky (1869-1935), an archbishop of the Aleutians.
Evelake m Arthurian CycleFrom
Evalach, likely a corruption of
Afallach. It appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', in which Evelake is a good king of Sarras and a contemporary of Joseph of Arimathea... [
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Evella f Literature, English (American, Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)Created by L. Frank Baum for a princess character in his book
Ozma of Oz. In the book, Evella is the daughter of Evoldo, king of Ev. Since his children's names start with
Ev, Baum has might created the name by using the suffix
-ella or by elaborating it.
Evellius m History (Ecclesiastical)Evellius (died 66 AD) was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to Nero, but was eventually martyred at Pisa after he converted to Christianity.
Evencio m Galician, Spanish (Rare)From
Eventius, a Latinized form of an uncertain name. This was the name of an early Christian saint who was martyred in Nicomedia. It was borne by Venezuelan composer Evencio Castellanos (1915-1984).
Evenus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the name of a river that flowed through Aetolia in central Greece, which is of unknown meaning. According to Greek legend, Evenus was the name of a prince who drowned himself in the river and was then transformed into the god of the river.... [
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Everald m Medieval French, Medieval EnglishDerived from Old High German
ebur "boar" and Old High German
walt "power; authority". This name was borne by Blessed Everald Hanse (died 31 July 1581), an English Roman Catholic martyr.
Everina f English (Rare)Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of
Everard. This was borne by Clara Everina Wollstonecraft (1765-1841), a younger sister of English philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft.
Evernia f English (American)A kind of lichen. From Greek
euernēs "sprouting well" (from
eu- "good" +
ernos "sprout") + New Latin -
ia.
Everose f EnglishCombination of English word
ever with
Rose or a combination of
Eve with
Rose, depending on the pronunciation.
Evescha m Judeo-CatalanMeaning unknown. Theories include a derivation from Occitan
evesque, meaning "bishop".
Evey f EnglishVariant of
Evie. Borne by the character Evey Hammond in graphic novel, "V for Vendetta", who was portrayed by Natalie Portman in the film adaption.
Evfimija f Medieval UkrainianUkrainian form of
Euphemia. Evfimija Vladimirovna, known as Euphemia of Kiev in English (fl. 1112–died 4 April 1139), was Queen Consort of Hungary by marriage to Coloman, King of Hungary.
Evfrosinya f Ukrainian (Russified)Named after St. Euphrosyne of Suzdal - patron saint for women born on September 25 (http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/16733)