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Elisiv f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Elizabeth via Russian Yelizaveta. 
Elisja m Biblical Norwegian
Norwegian form of Elishua.
Elison m English
Variant of Ellison.
Elisot f & m Medieval English
Feminine form of Ellis.
Elistina f Kalmyk
From Elista, the name of the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia. The city's name is ultimately derived from Kalmyk элсн (elsn) meaning "sand, sandy".
Elitsa f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian елица, itself a diminutive form of Bulgarian ела "fir tree; spruce".
Elitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Елица (see Elitsa).
Eliud m Cornish, Medieval Welsh
Cornish and Middle Welsh form of Eiludd.
Elixa f Basque
Short form of Elixabete first recorded in the 16th century.
Elixabet f Basque
Basque form of Elizabeth.
Elixane f Basque (Modern)
20th-century coinage derived from an elaboration of Elixa.
Elixe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Elisea.
Elixio m Galician
Galician form of Eligius.
Eliy m Russian
Russian form of Eli 1, though it could also be a variant form of Iliya.
Eliz f Armenian, Turkish
Means "hand" in Turkish.
Elíza f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic adoption of Eliza as well as a variant of Elísa.
Élîzabé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Elizabeth.
Elizabed f Breton
Variant of Elesbed, used to refer to the Biblical figure.
Elizabethine f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Elizabeth.
Eliżabetta f Maltese
Maltese variant of Elizabeth.
Elizabetta f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Elizabeth.
Elīze f Latvian
Latvian form of Elise.
Elizette f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Elize.
Elizeus m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Eliseus.
Elizma f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elizabeth Maria.
Elizobeth f Picard
Picard form of Elizabeth.
Elizur m Biblical
Means "God of rock" or possibly "my God is rock", from Hebrew אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God", combined with the suffix י (i) "my", and צוּר (tsur) "rock, cliff"... [more]
Elja f Albanian
Variant of Elia.
Eljan m Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Elcan.
Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.
Elje m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Elias.
Eljena f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Helena traditionally found in Scania.
Eljero m Dutch
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Élk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Samùél via Samùélk.
Elka f Croatian, Slovene, Sorbian, Polish, Bulgarian
Croatian, Bulgarian and Slovene diminutive of names beginning with the syllable "El-", as well as a Polish diminutive of Elżbieta and a Sorbian diminutive of Elžbjeta.
Elke m East Frisian
As a masculine name a diminutive of Ele and recorded from the 16th to 20th century in East Frisia.
Elkel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Elke 2.
Elkhan m Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Lezgin
From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see El or Allah) or Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
Elkie f English (British, Modern, Rare)
English form of Elke 1. A famous bearer of this name is singer Elkie Brooks (real name: Elaine Bookbinder).
Elko m Ukrainian
Hypocoristic form of Elias.
Ell m English (American, Rare)
Masculine short form of Ellie.
Ellabeth f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Beth.
Elladiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Helladios (see Helladius).
Ellamae f English, Popular Culture
Combination of Ella 1 and Mae.
Ellande m Basque
Basque form of Arnold.
Ellany f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellany.
Ellarae f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Rae.
Ellarie f English
Variant of Ellery.
Ellaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of any name starting with El- or Eld- with the Old Norse name element laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Elle f Italian
Italian form of the mythological name Helle 2.
Elle f Judeo-French
Variant of Ella 1.
Elle f Estonian
Originally a short form of Eliisabet and Helena, now used as a given name in its own right.
Elleanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.
Ellef m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Elof.
Ellemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Ellen 2 and Mieke. Also compare Elsemieke.... [more]
Ellena f English
Variant of Elena.
Ellengard f German (Archaic)
Blend of Ellen and names ending in -gard like Hildegard.
Ellenmary f English (American)
Combination of Ellen and Mary.
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.
Ellenruth f German (Archaic)
Combination of Ellen and Ruth
Ellentina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ellen 1 and the name suffix -tina.
Elleria f English
Elaboration of Ellery.
Ellert m Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eileifr (see Elof).
Elles f Dutch (Modern)
Probably a short form of Elisabeth.
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).
Ellev m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ellef (see Elof).
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").
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]
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.
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.
Ellin f English (Rare), Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Ellen 1.
Ellindur m Faroese
Faroese form of Erlendur.
Elling m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian variant of Erling meaning "descendent of the jarl".
Ellinore f Swedish
Variant of Ellinor.
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]
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.
Ellison f Scots
Scots form of Alison.
Ellison m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellison.
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.
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.
Ellu f Estonian
Variant of Elli 2 and Elle.
Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.
Ellyas m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ilyas.
Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.
Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.
Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.
Elma f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alma 1.
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".
Elmehdi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the guided one", in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan).
Elmer m Estonian
Variant of Elmar.
Elmi f Estonian
Variant of Elme.
Elmiine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Elmine.
Elmo m Estonian
Short form of Elmar.
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]
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".
Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.
Elnara f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar
From Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate".
Elnaz f Persian, Azerbaijani
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Elnura f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From the Turkic word el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Elo m Medieval Frisian
Likely a variant of Ele, recorded between the 11th and 13th centuries.
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]
Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.
Elochius m Obscure (Rare)
A variant of Eligius showing contamination from the name Eulogius.
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".
Elòdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Elodia.
Éloé m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.
Elof m Dutch
Dutch form of Agilolf.
Eloína f Spanish, Asturian
Feminine form of Eloy.
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.
Eloīza f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Eloise.
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.
Eloudio f Provençal
Provençal form of Élodie.
Éloué m Picard
Picard form of Éloi.
Elouen m Breton
Variant of Elouan.
Elow m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elof.
Elowyn f Cornish
Variant of Elowen.
Eloxochitl m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "magnolia" in Nahuatl.
Éloy m French
Variant of Éloi.
Elpedia f Filipino
Filipino form of Elpidia.
Elpedio m Filipino
Filipino form of Elpidio.
Elpenor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see Elpis) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Elphaba f Literature
Created by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
Elphias m Literature
Used by author J. K. Rowling for a minor character in her 'Harry Potter' series. It may have been intended as a variant of Éliphas, the pen name of French occultist Eliphas Levi... [more]
Elphin m Welsh Mythology
Possibly a Welsh cognate of the Gaelic name Ailpein (see Alpin). In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, he was one of Arthur's warriors, the son of Gwyddno Long Shanks... [more]
Elphir m Literature
Means "lord of swans" from Sindarin alph "swan" (plural eilph) and hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".
Elpide f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Elpida and/or Elpidia.
Elpidephoros m Late Greek
Means "bringing hope", derived from Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see Elpidius) combined with Greek φορέω (phoreo) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear"... [more]
Elpidephorus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Elpidephoros. This name was borne by Elpidephorus of Persia, a martyr and saint from the 4th century AD.
Elpidia f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Theatre
Feminine form of Elpidius. Borne by the protagonist of 'L’Elpidia, ovvero Li rivali generosi' by Georg Friedrich Händel.
Elpidifor m Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Romanian and Serbian form of Elpidephoros as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елпидифор (see Yelpidifor).
Elpidije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Elpidios (see Elpidius).
Elros m Literature
Means "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin êl "star" and ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.
Elsah f English (Rare)
Variation of Elsa.
Elsba f Faroese
Contracted form of Elsuba, itself the Faroese form of Elsebe. .
Elsbet f Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Contracted form of Elisabet.
Elsbeth f Scots (Rare), German
Ulster Scots variant of Elspeth and German contracted form of Elisabeth.
Elsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare)
Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.
Elsebethe f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Elisabeth.
Elsebritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Elsa and Britt.
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Else with the Dutch name suffix -lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix -lyn).
Elselill f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Else and lilla "little".
Elselina f Dutch
Derived from the feminine Else and the popular feminine name ending -lina.
Elsemiek f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Elsemieke.
Elsemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Else and Mieke. Also compare Ellemieke.... [more]
Elshad m Azerbaijani
Means "joy of the people" from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".
Elshan m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Elşən.
Elshiner m Scots
Scots form of Alexander.
Elshod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Elşad.
Elsika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Elsa.
Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.
Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]
Elska f Low German (Rare)
Low German diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elskea f East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Elske, itself an East Frisian diminutive of Elsa and Else.
Elsmere m English
Transferred use of the surname Elsmere.
Elson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Invented name based on similar sounding names like Nelson.
Elspa f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Elspeth via the other variant forms Elspath and Elspat.
Elspaith f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Elspeth.
Elsuba f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebe.
Elsubet f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebet.
Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.
Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.
Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.
Eltona f Albanian
Feminine form of Elton.
Eltonette f Obscure
Feminization of Elton.
Eluisa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eloisa.
Elul m Jewish, Hebrew
Elul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, usually coinciding with parts of August and September.... [more]
Elula f Jewish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Elul.
Elur m & f Basque (Modern)
From Basque elur meaning "snow".
Elusia f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Short form of Elvira.
Elvard m Georgian (Rare)
Means "rose of the nation", derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with Georgian ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin... [more]
Elve f Estonian, Sami
Sami form and Estonian variant of Elvi.
Elvedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Elvedin.
Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.
Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvia f Albanian
Feminine form of Elvi.
Elvica f Slovene
Diminutive of Elvira.
Elvida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of Ella 2 and viðr "forest, wood, tree".
Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.
Elvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Germanic name Elwin, which is a short form of Edelwin, a variant form of Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of Alwin... [more]
Elving m Swedish
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse alfr "elf", Swedish älv "river", or Swedish elva "eleven".
Elvir m Bosnian, Croatian
Male form of Elvira.
Elvirawati f Indonesian
From the given name Elvira combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".
Elvisa f Slovene
Feminine form of Elvis.
Elviu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Elvio.
Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.
Elvyra f Lithuanian, Medieval Spanish
Lithuanian form of Elvira, as well as a medieval Spanish variant.
Elwè m Walloon
Walloon form of Éloi.
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elwin.
Elwing f Literature
Means "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin êl "star" and gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.
Elwir m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Elwira.
Elwirka f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.
Ely m Russian
Variant transcription of Eliy. A known bearer of this name was Ely Bielutin (1925-2012), a Russian visual artist and art theoretician.
Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.
Elyabel f Arthurian Cycle
A medieval form of Elizabeth used in the 13th-century Prose Tristan and its adaptations, where it belongs to the mother of Tristan.
Elyar m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian
Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]
Elyarbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen (Rare)
Combination of Elyar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Elyas m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Elyas m Amharic, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Amharic form and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Elias.
Elye m Yiddish
Variant of Elie.
Elyès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Elyes influenced by French orthography.
Elyes m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ilyas (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Elyesa m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Elisha.
Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.
Elyezer m Jewish, Hebrew
Means "My God is help" In the Old Testament this was the name of Abraham and one of the sons of moses (See Exodus 18:4 for an explanation of the significance of the name)