EliellafEastern African Eliella is a feminine name used mainly in the Kirundi language throughout Burundi likely due to the linguistic influences of German & Belgian colonization from the 1890's-1960's.
ElirafAlbanian Popularly derived from Albanian i lirë / e lirë "to be free", this is more likely a variant of Ilira. This name goes back to the tribal name of the Illyrians, who are believed to be the forefathers of modern-day Albanians.
ElisannafMedieval French Of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory considers the name a Romance construction made by truncating Elizabeth arbitrarily to Elis-, and then augmenting with an arbitrary ending.
ElisettafTheatre, Italian (Rare) Contracted form of Elisabetta. It was used for one of the main characters in Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) which debuted in 1792.
ElistinafKalmyk 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".
ElithafEnglish (Rare) Possibly an altered form of Talitha, or a variant of Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.
EllariafLiterature This name appears in G.R.R. Martin's "A song of ice and fire". Ellaria Sand is the name of the paramour of prince Oberyn Martell, the little brother of Doran, prince of Dorne. ... [more]
ElliadriafEnglish (Modern) Name of former Bad Girl Elliadria Griffin (1988-). Or known as Persuasion! Persuasion is known for being in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017)!
EllidafFinnish, 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.
EllorafEnglish, 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.
ElmurzamChechen, Dagestani From Turkic el meaning "nation, country, homeland" or Proto-Semitic *ʾil- meaning "god, deity" combined with the Persian title میرزا (mirzâ) "Mirza, prince".
ElnafCatalan (Modern) Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [more]
ElodeafEnglish (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".
ElphabafLiterature 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).
EltamCaucasian Mythology This is the name of the god of animals and the hunt in Vainakh mythology. He was formerly the god of agriculture as well before Maetsill took his role and was blinded in one eye as a punishment for disobedience by his father Dela.