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Elzy f & m AmericanVariant of
Elzie. Diminutive of names containing
Elz or
Els or similar sounds.
Emathion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Homeric Greek adjective ἠμαθόεις
(emathoeis) meaning "sandy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄμαθος
(amathos) meaning "sand, dust, sandy soil"... [
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Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval EnglishLate 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.
Emebet f Ethiopian, AmharicDerived from Amharic
’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [
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Emelye f LiteratureMedieval variant of
Emily used by Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th-century story 'The Knight's Tale'.
Emich m Medieval GermanMedieval 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).
Emika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵
(e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" and 加
(ka) meaning "add, increase"... [
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Émiland m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Émilien. Saint Émiland de Nantes, also known as Émilien de Nantes (
Émilien of Nantes in English), was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD.
Emilijutė f LithuanianDiminutive of
Emilija. Compared to names containing the
-utė diminutive suffix, e.g.
Birutė, this name hasn't been used as an official given name.
Emiri f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from 英 (
e) meaning "flower, petal, leaf, fine, bright" or 絵 (
e) meaning "sketch, paint, draw" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty", and 里 (
ri) meaning "village"... [
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Emiru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 依 (
e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 永 (
e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", or 慧 (
e) meaning "wise", combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 瑠 (
ru) meaning "lapis lazuli"... [
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Emmeram m German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)Germanic name, in which the second element is
hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be
heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of
Heimeran), but it could also be
amal meaning "work, labour" or
ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [
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Emmuska f HungarianDiminutive of
Emma. The novelist Baroness Emma "Emmuska" Orczy (1865-1947) wrote
The Scarlet Pimpernel series.
Emon f ThaiMeans "sweet, beautiful, charming" in Thai.
Empanda f Roman MythologyMeaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Latin
pandere, meaning "to open" or
panem dare, meaning "to give bread", reflecting the role of Empanda as a possible goddess of bread or food... [
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Empedion m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἔμπεδος
(empedos) meaning "steadfast", literally "(firm) on the feet".
Empedokles m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἔμπεδος
(empedos) meaning "stable, steady, steadfast" combined with the Greek noun κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Emperor m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)Middle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire) from Old French
emperere, from Latin
imperator ‘military commander’, from
imperare ‘to command’, from
in- ‘towards’ +
parare ‘prepare, contrive’.
Emron m Mormon (Rare)A name used in The Book of Mormon. He was a Nephite soldier that was one of several 'choice men' to be slain by the Lamanites.