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Ely m RussianVariant transcription of
Eliy. A known bearer of this name was Ely Bielutin (1925-2012), a Russian visual artist and art theoretician.
Elyezer m Jewish, HebrewMeans "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)
Elymas m Biblical Greek, BiblicalHellenized form of a masculine given name of which the meaning and origin is (so far) uncertain. This name is best known for being the name of Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer (who is also known as
Bar-Jesus) who is mentioned in chapter 13 of
Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament... [
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Elyor m Tajik, UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Elyar. A notable bearer of this name is the Uzbek politician and former minister Elyor Ganiyev (b. 1960).
Elzada f KyrgyzMeans "child of the nation", derived from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زاده
(zâde) meaning "offspring".
Elzara f Crimean TatarMeans "golden nation" from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زر
(zar) meaning "gold".
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.
Embun f & m Indonesian, MalayMeans "dew" in Indonesian and Malay. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
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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