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Eili f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Norwegian
Eili or Finnish
Eila.
Eilian m & f Medieval Welsh, WelshWelsh form of
Aelian. A noted bearer is St. Eilian, a Catholic saint who founded a church in North Wales around the year 450. The Parish of Llanelian is named after him... [
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Eilir f & m WelshDerived from Welsh
eilir "butterfly; regneration; spring".
Eimert m Dutch, West Frisian, East FrisianFrisian form of
Agimar. Though originally a Frisian name, it is now commonly used as a Dutch name as well. A known bearer of this name is Eimert van Middelkoop, the Dutch minister for Defence.
Eimyrja f Norse MythologyMeans "ember" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she is one of the two beautiful daughters of the fire god Logi and the mother of Viking by Vífil.
Éinín f IrishDirectly taken from the Irish word
éinín meaning "little bird". This is a modern Irish word name that has only been used in recent years.
Eione f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἠϊών
(eion) meaning "shore, beach, sea-bank". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Eirdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Eirfinna f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and
finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
Eiril f NorwegianModern name invented in the 20th century composed of Old Norse
ei "ever, always" (possibly taken from
Eirik) and
hildr "battle".
Eirin f NorwegianElaborated form of
Eir as well as a variant
Airin, a (rare) Nordic name reflecting the English pronunciation of
Irene.
Eirný f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and
ný "new moon, waxing moon" or
nýr "new; young; fresh".
Eisinbjørg f FaroesePossibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements
ėisa "fire, pyre" and
bjǫrg "help, salvation".
Eisuke m JapaneseJapanese masculine name derived from 栄 (
ei) meaning "glory, honour" and either 祐 (
suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 助 (
suke) meaning "help, aid". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Eitel m German (Archaic)1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with
agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German
ecka).... [
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Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
eiðr "oath" and
nýr "new; young; fresh" or
ný "new moon; waxing moon".
Eiðvør f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
eiðr "oath" and
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Eivin m NorwegianVariant form of
Eivind. Known bearers of this name include the Norwegian jazz musician Eivin One Pedersen (1956-2012) and Eivin Kilcher from the reality TV series "Alaska: The Last Frontier".
Eizen m Japanese (Rare)Combination of an
ei kanji, like 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 永 meaning "eternity" or 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," and a
zen kanji, such as 善 meaning "goodness, virtue" or 全 meaning "whole, complete."... [
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Ejaz m UrduAlternate transcription of Urdu اعجاز (see
Ijaz).
Ekalavya m HinduismMeans "one who can cut anything with one (arrow)", derived from Sanskrit एक
(eka) meaning "one" and लव्य
(lavya) meaning "to cut". This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the
Mahabharata.
Ekamjot m & f Indian (Sikh), PunjabiA dithematic name formed from the Sanskrit words एकम (ekama) "unitiy" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) "light"
Ekawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
eka meaning "one, first" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Ekecheiria f Greek MythologyFrom Ancient Greek
ἐκεχειρία (
ekekheiria) "truce, armistice". In Greek mythology, this was the name of the personification of truce, armistice, and cessation of hostilities. She was honoured during the ancient Olympic Games, when an armistice was called between city states for the duration of the games.
Ekkachai m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Ekkalak m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and ลักษณ์
(lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".
Ekkaphon m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Ekkaphot m ThaiMeans "singular" in Thai, derived from เอก
(ekka) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and พจน์
(phot) meaning "word, speech".
Ekkarat m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Ekkarat m ThaiMeans "sovereignty, independence" in Thai.
Ekkarin m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ekka) meaning "sole, single, one" and อินทร์
(in) referring to the Hindu god
Indra.
Ekkasak m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Ekkawit m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and วิทย์
(wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Ekphantos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἔκφαντος
(ekphantos) meaning "shown forth, revealed", which consists of the Greek preposition ἐκ
(ek) meaning "out of" as well as "outside, beyond" and the Greek adjective φαντός
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Ekram f & m Arabic, BengaliArabic alternate transcription of
Ikram as well as the Bengali form. It is only used as a masculine name in Bangladesh.
Ekvtime m GeorgianGeorgian form of
Euthymios (see
Euthymius). A known bearer of this name was Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863-1953), a Georgian historian, archaeologist and public benefactor.
Ela f SundaneseSundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound
ela (or other similar sounds), such as
Nurlela.
Elaman m Kazakh, KyrgyzPossibly means "my country" from Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and Persian من
(man) meaning "I, me, my".
Elaphiaia f Greek MythologyAlteration of
Alpheiaia, influenced by Greek ἔλαφος
(elaphos) "deer". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, under which she was worshipped in Elis.
Elariz m Azerbaijani (Rare)Derived from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Arabic عَرِيض
(ʿarīḍ) meaning "wide, broad".
Elba f ItalianDirectly taken from the name of the island of
Elba. The island's modern name has developped from Medieval Italian
Helba and
Ilba and is ultimately derived from Latin
Ilva.
Elbegbayan m & f MongolianMeans "plentiful riches" in Mongolian, from элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Elbegbayar m & f MongolianMeans "abundant joy" in Mongolian, from элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Elbegbuyan m & f MongolianMeans "abundant virtue" or "plentiful fortune" in Mongolian, from элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Elbegdorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Elbegsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Elbegzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "fate, destiny".
Elbek m Uzbek, ChechenFrom Turkic
el meaning "nation, people, country" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Elbereth f LiteratureMeans "queen of the stars" in Sindarin, composed of
êl "star" and
bereth "queen, spouse". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an epithet of Varda, the deity to whom the Elvish hymn 'A Elbereth Gilthoniel' was directed.
Elbika f ChechenEither from Proto-Semitic
*ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see
El or
Allah) or Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" (see
Elnur or
Eldar) combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Elbira f Medieval Basque, BasqueBasque form of
Elvira. Elbira Zipitria Irastorza (1906–1982) was an innovative Spanish-Basque educator who pioneered home schools as a means of reviving use of the Basque language at a time when it was prohibited.
Elbridge m EnglishA personal name of Teutonic origin, popular in various forms throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, meaning "illustrious."
Elbrus m Azerbaijani, OssetianFrom the name of a dormant volcano in southern Russia, most likely derived from Persian البرز
(Alborz) ultimately from Proto-Iranian
*Harā Bṛzatī meaning "high watch post" or "high guard".
Elcid m FilipinoFrom Spanish
El Cid, which is from Arabic السَيِّد
(al-sayyid) meaning "the master, the lord". This was the nickname of
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043-1099), an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
Eldalótë f LiteratureMeans "elven flower" in
Quenya from
elda meaning "elf" and
lótë meaning "flower". It was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Eldəniz m AzerbaijaniDerived from Turkic
el meaning “people, county, nation” combined with Azerbaijani
dəniz meaning “sea”.
Eldari m GeorgianForm of
Eldar with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Eldarion m LiteratureMeans "son of the Eldar" or "son of the Elves". In J.R.R. Tolkien's appendixes within 'The Return of the King', Eldarion is the son of Aragorn and Arwen. He succeeds Aragorn as 'High King' of the two realms his father reunited.
Eldey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
eldr "fire" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Eldino f Georgian (Rare)Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a Georgian diminutive of a name that starts with
Eld-, since -ინო
(-ino) can be a diminutive suffix in Georgian.
Eldiyar m KyrgyzDerived from Old Turkic
el meaning "country, state, society" (see
Eldar) combined with the Persian noun دیار
(diyar) meaning "country, land" as well as "homeland" (see
Diyar).
Eldlilja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
eldr "fire" and
lilja "lily". This is also the Nordic name of a Chinese lily (flower, Lat. Lilium davidii).
Eldos m KazakhMeans "friend of the nation" from Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and Kazakh дос
(dos) meaning "friend" (of Persian origin).
Eldrid f NorwegianFrom the Old Norse name
Eldríðr, possibly from the elements
eldr "fire" and
fríðr "beautiful". Alternatively it may have derived from the Old English name
Æðelþryð or the Old High German name
Hildifrid (via Frankish
Eldrit).
Eldrun f Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name created by combining the Old Norse name elements
eldr "fire" and
rún "secret".
Eleder m BasqueFrom Basque
ele ("word") and
eder ("beautiful"), thus meaning "eloquent". This name was coined by Nikolas Ormatxea (1888-1961) in his poem 'Euskaldunak'.