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Erkenaz f Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erkezhan f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Yerkezhan.
Erkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhembaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Erkhembat m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Erkhembayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhemtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Erkhemzayaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Erkhemzhargal m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Erkhes m Mongolian
Means "planet, celestial bodies" in Mongolian.
Erki m Estonian
Variant of Eerik.
Erkinai f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Эркинай (see Erkinay).
Erkinay f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) meaning "free" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Erkinbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) or Kazakh еркін (erkin) meaning "free" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Erkingul f Kyrgyz
Means "free flower", derived from Turkish erkin meaning "free, independent" (see Erkin) combined with Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin).
Erkko m Finnish
A variant of Erkki.
Erkme f German (East Prussian)
Possibly a short form of names containing the element "Erk-", for example Erkenhild.... [more]
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erko m Estonian
Variant of Erki.
Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]
Erlaitz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
Name of various mountains in the Basque Country and Navarre, likely from the Basque word erlaitz ("cornice").
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erlfried.
Erlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lind "to be born, to begin life; to appear on the horizon, rise (said of a heavenly body); to arise; to give birth to; to give rise to"
Erlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlind.
Erlindo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a Portuguese variant of Arlindo as well as the Spanish equivalent of Arlindo.
Erlis m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lis "oak".
Erlisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlis.
Ermalo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form or variant of Ermaloz.
Ermaloz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Hermolaos.
Ermanaric m Germanic, History
Variant form of Erminric. Ermanaric lived in the 4th century AD and was a king of the Greuthungi, a Gothic tribe.
Ermanarich m German
German form of Ermanaric.
Ermanarik m Dutch, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Ermanaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 4th century Gothic king.
Ermanfried m German
German form of Ermanfrid.
Ermanna f Italian
Feminine form of Ermanno.
Ermannu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian variant of Ermandu and Sardinian form of Ermanno.
Ermek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "amusement, entertainment, delight" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.
Ermelia f German (Bessarabian)
Derived from the Germanic name element ermen "whole; universal" (compare Irmela).
Ermelind f Germanic
The first element in this Germanic name is derived from erm, which can be a short form of ermin (see Erminric) or come from erin, which in turn comes from Old High German êra (see Eraric)... [more]
Ermellina f Medieval Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories range from a variant of Ermelinda to an adoption of Italian ermellino "ermine", which used to be considered a symbol of purity, innocence, kindheartedness and generosity in medieval Italy.
Ermenald m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ermen and Old Saxon irmin meaning "great and strong" and Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt "power; authority".
Ermenberga f Germanic, History
Variant of Erminburg. Ermenberga was the daughter of Witteric (a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania) and wife of Theuderic II (king of Burgundy and Austrasia).
Ermenfried m German
German form of Ermenfrid.
Ermenga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic short form of Ermengard.
Ermengarda f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish
Occitan and Spanish form of Ermengard.
Ermengol m Catalan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Catalan form of Hermenegildo or from the Germanic roots airmans "great, immense" and gaut "Geat, Goth"... [more]
Ermenilda f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Eormenhild. This was borne by a 7th-century English saint, a princess of Kent.
Ermeric m Germanic
The first element in this Germanic name is derived from erm, which can be a short form of ermin (see Erminric) or come from erin - which in turn comes from Old High German êra (see Eraric)... [more]
Ermesenda f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name first recorded in Leire in 1109. It is likely a variant of Germanic Ermesind.
Ermesinde f Germanic, Medieval German
From the Germanic roots ermun ("great, whole") and swind ("strong").
Ermesindus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic ermunaz "whole, great" and senþaz "path, journey; time, distance".
Ermeson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Emerson.
Ermessen f Medieval Catalan
Likely a cognate of Ermesenda.
Ermfried m German
Short form of Ermenfried.
Ermgen f German (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Irmchen.
Ermie m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Hermas.
Ermina f Slovene
Variant of Hermina.
Erminbald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Erminbert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Erminburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
Ermiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Herminia and Herminie.
Erminefried m German
German form of Erminefrid.
Erminfrid m Germanic
Means "universal peace", derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
Ermingild m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
Ermingund f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German gund "war."
Erminhard m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Ermìnia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Erminia.
Erminija f Slovene
Slovene form of Herminia.
Erminrad m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Erminric m Germanic
Means "universal power", derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Ermintrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with þruþ "strength."
Erminulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Ermione f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hermione.
Ermioni f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hermione.
Ermir m Albanian
From Albanian erë meaning "wind, scent" combined with mirë meaning "good".
Ermira f Albanian
Feminine form of Ermir.
Ermitas f Spanish (European)
Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense), Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
Èrmiti m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ermete.
Ermofilo m Italian
Italian form of Hermophilus.
Ermòggini m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ermogene.
Ermotimo m Italian
Italian form of Hermotimus.
Erna f Silesian
Short form of Ernestyna.
Ernar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Erna 1, itself a feminine form of Ernest.
Ernar m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and нар (nar) meaning "camel" (figuratively "courageous, brave").
Ernawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Erna 1 and the feminine suffix -wati.
Ernayanti f Indonesian
Combination of Erna 1 and Yanti.
Ernazar m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Medieval Turkic er meaning "man, hero, brave" combined with the given name Nazar
Erne m Spanish
Short form of Ernesto.
Ernele f Walloon
Walloon form of Renelde.
Ernelinda f Theatre
Ernelinda (1726) is an opera by Leonardo Vinci.
Ernelinde f Theatre
Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège (Ernelinde, Princess of Norway in English; 1767) is a three-act operatic tragédie lyrique, by the French composer François-André Danican Philidor.
Ernesse m Walloon
Walloon form of Ernest.
Érnest m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ernest.
Ernèst m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Ernest.
Érnesta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Érnest.
Ernèsta f Gascon
Feminine form of Ernèst.
Ernesti m Finnish
Finnish form of Ernest.
Ernestinus m Dutch
Lengthened form of Ernestus.
Ernestu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Ernesto.
Ernestus m Dutch
Latinized form of Ernest.
Ernestyna f Polish
Polish form of Ernestine.
Erneszt m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ernest.
Erneszta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Erneszt.
Ernesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ernestina.
Erni f & m German, Spanish
Diminutive of Erna 1 and Ernestine (both feminine) as well as Ernesto and Ernst (both masculine).... [more]
Ernica f Slovene
Diminutive of Erna 1.
Erninnguaq m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little son", derived from Greenlandic erneq "son" (cf. Erneq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Ernö m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Ernő.
Ernur m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Ernuša f Slovene
Diminutive of Erna 1.
Erodiade f Italian
Italian form of Herodias.
Erodiano m Italian
Italian form of Herodian.
Erodico m Italian
Italian form of Herodicus.
Erodoto m Italian
Italian form of Herodotus.
Erona f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Eron.
Erosi m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Eros.
Erpfo m Medieval German
High German form of Erpo.
Erpha f Various (Rare)
A feminine form of Erpho or a variant spelling of Erfa.
Erpho m Medieval German
High German form of Erpo.
Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".
Erpr m Old Norse
Variant of Jarpr, an Old Norse by-name meaning "brown".
Erpur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Erpr.
Erquinoaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Erchinoald.
Erradegunde f Basque
Basque form of Radegunde.
Errafaila f Medieval Basque, Basque Mythology
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Errakel f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Rachel.
Erramona f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Spanish Ramona.
Erramusa f Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Basque name that appeared during the 1700s and early to mid-1800s.... [more]
Erregina f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Regina. The name coincides with Basque erregina "queen".
Errick m English
Variant of Eric.
Errico m Italian
Variant of Enrico.
Erricu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Enrico.
Errikos m Greek
Greek form of Henry via its Latinized form Henricus.
Errita f Sardinian
Variant of Arrita.
Errolan m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Roland.
Erroman m Basque
Basque form of Romanus (see Roman).
Erromane f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Romana and Romaine.
Errosale f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Rosalía and Rosalie.
Errose f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Rosa 1. This name was borne by Errose Bustintza Ozerin (1899-1953), a Basque writer, journalist and ethnographer.
Errukia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque erruki "mercy; compassion; sympathy", this name is used as one of the Basque equivalents to Spanish Piedad.
Errupiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Rufina and Rufine.
Ersa f Greek Mythology
Doric Greek form of Herse, the Greek goddess of dew whose name ultimately derives from Ἑρση (herse) meaning "dew".
Ershad m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Irshad.
Ershat m Kazakh
Probably derived from Persian ارشاد (ershad) meaning "guidance", itself of Arabic origin. Alternately, it may be from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" combined with Persian شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Ersi f Greek, Albanian
Modern Greek form of Herse.
Ersu m Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish er meaning "man" and su meaning "water".
Ersultan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king".
Erswald m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.
Ertan m Turkish
Means dawn in Turkish. A compound form of "er"- early and "tan"-dawn in Turkish
Ertharin f African American
Ertharin Cousin was director of the World Food Programme from 2012–2017.
Èrthu m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Arthur.
Ertie m Scots
Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Arthur.
Ertmon m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Erdmann.... [more]
Ertugan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and туған (tughan) meaning "born, native".
Ertunç m Turkish
Means "bronze hero" in Turkish.
Eru m Literature, Popular Culture
Means "the one" or "he that is alone" in Quenya. Eru Ilúvatar is the supreme being, God, and creator of all in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium... [more]
Eruera m Maori
Maori form of Edward.
Erundina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Galician form of Erondina, also a Portuguese variant.
Ervé m Provençal
Provençal form of Hervé.
Ervian m Indonesian
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Erviana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Ervian.
Ervín m Slovak
Slovak form of Erwin.
Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh
Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of Ervin.
Ervinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Erwin.
Ervínia f Hungarian
Elaboration of Ervina.
Ervira f Medieval Portuguese
Possibly a medieval Portuguese form of Elvira.
Ervisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Ervis.
Ervo m Estonian
Short form of Ervin.
Erwana f Breton
Feminine form of Erwan.
Erwein m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German form of Erwin. Known bearers of this name include the German journalist Erwein von Aretin (1887-1952) and the Bohemian-Austrian industrialist and politician Erwein Nostitz-Rieneck (1863-1931).
Erwian m Indonesian
Variant of Ervian.
Erwijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Erwin.
Erwina f Polish
Feminine form of Erwin.
Erycina f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the Roman goddess Venus which meant "of Eryx", Eryx being a mountain on Sicily famous for a temple dedicated to Venus on its summit.
Erycius m Dutch (Latinized)
This given name originates from the Dutch humanist and philologist Erycius Puteanus (1574-1646). He had latinized his entire name: his original given name was either Eric/Erik or Hendrik and his original surname has variously been listed as Van de Putte, Van den Putte, Van der Put, Van der Putte, Van der Putten and Van Putten... [more]
Erykine f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Aphrodite, which is derived from the name of the mountain Eryx in Sicily.
Eryl f & m Welsh
From Welsh eryl meaning "watcher" or "lookout" (originally "hunt"), derived from ar, an intensifying prefix, and hyl "a hunt". In regular use since the 1920s, though infrequently... [more]
Erytheia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós) meaning "reddish, red". This was the name of one of the Hesperides (nymphs of the evening and sunsets) in Greek mythology, as well as a daughter of Geryon, who dwelt on an island of the same name.
Eryx m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain". This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of the Elymian people from Sicily... [more]
Eryxias m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx). This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 7th century BC.
Eryximachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx)... [more]
Eryximachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eryximachos. This name was borne by an Athenian physician from the 5th century BC.
Erza f Kosovar, Albanian
Derived from either Albanian erza, itself is a hypocorism of erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind", or from Albanian erza, an archaic term meaning "honor; sense of honor; honesty, fidelity".
Erzen m Albanian
Masculine form of Erza.
Erzena f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Erzen.
Erzhena f Buryat
Derived from Buryat эржэн (erzhen) meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Erzsók f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet.
Esada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Esad.
Esah f Malay
Malay variant of Aisha.
Esàia m Corsican
Corsican form of Isaiah.
Esaia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Yesha'yahu (see Isaiah) via its hellenized form Esaias. Also compare Isaia.
Esajas m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Isaiah.
Esat m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of As'ad.
Ésaü m Biblical French
French form of Esau.
Esaù m Italian
Italian form of Esau.
Esayas m English
Variant of Esaias.
Esbol m Kazakh
From Kazakh ес (es) meaning "support" and бол (bol) meaning "to be, to become".
Escamandro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Skamandros via Scamander.
Escarlata f Spanish (European, Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Scarlet. In Spain, this began to be used as a given name in the 1960s, likely due to influence from the English Scarlett.
Escarlate f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Scarlet.
Escarlette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Escarlata, which is predominantly found in the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. This form of the name was probably influenced by its English counterpart Scarlett.
Escauro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Scaurus.
Eschive f Medieval French
Derived from Old French eschiver "to evade; to avoid", ultimately from Frankish *skiuhjan "to fear".
Escipión m Spanish
Spanish form of Scipio.
Esclaramunda f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Esclarmonde influenced by Clara and possibly Catalan esclarir "to clarify, to elucidate".
Esclarmonda f Gascon, Medieval Occitan
Original Occitan and Gascon form of Esclarmonde.
Esclarmonde f Medieval French, Medieval Occitan, Arthurian Cycle
Probably a medieval Provençal form of Claremonde. According to a folk etymology it means "light of the world" from Old French esclair "light" and monde "world"... [more]
Esclavitud f Spanish
Means "slavery" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish (Galician) title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Esclavitud (Nosa Señora da Escravitude), meaning "Our Lady of the Slavery," venerated at the church in Padrón in the Galician province of A Coruña... [more]
Escobar m Medieval Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Escobar.
Escolástica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Scholastica.
Escolàstica f Catalan
Catalan form of Scholastica.
Escolástico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scholasticus (see Scholastica).
Escoulastico f Provençal
Provençal form of Scholastique.
Escribónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scribonia.
Escribonia f Spanish
Spanish form of Scribonia.
Escribônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scribonius.
Escribonio m Spanish
Spanish form of Scribonius.
Esculápio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Asklepios via Aesculapius.
Esdra m Italian, Maltese
Italian and Maltese form of Ezra.
Esdriel m Biblical Greek
This name appears only twice in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament): once as a Greek form of Azarel, and once as a Greek form of Azriel.
Eşe f Turkish
Variant of Ayşe.
Ese f Coptic
Coptic form of Isis.
Ese m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Esaia or a variant of Iese. Also compare Sese.
Esegiël m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Ezekiel.
Eseia m Biblical Welsh, Biblical
Form of Isaiah used in the Welsh Bible.
Esek m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the biblical place name Esek meaning "strife, contention".