Submitted Names Starting with E

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Erico m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Eric.
Ericson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Ericson.
Ericus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Erik. Swedish theologian and historian Ericus Olai (? - 1486) was a famous bearer.
Eridana f Albanian (Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Eridanos.
Eridani f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Astronomy
Epsilon Eridani is the fifth-brightest star in Eridanus, a constellation in the southern sky.
Eridanos m Greek Mythology
From the name of a River-God of the mythical northern land of Hyperborea. He was also the god of the constellation Eridanus. The river's name may mean "early burnt" from the elements eri and danos and refer to the myth of Phaethon.
Eridanus m Astronomy, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eridanos. This is the name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere named for a river god in Greek mythology.
Eridian m Albanian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Origins uncertain. This coincides with a word meaning "of Eris", referring to the dwarf planet.
Eridon m English
Transferred use of the surname Eridon.
Erie f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Erie f Japanese
From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Erien f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Unisex version of "Erienne".
Erietta f Greek
Greek form of Henriette.
Erifili f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Εριφύλη (see Erifyli).
Erifyli f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eriphyle.
Érige m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Arigius. Saint Érige is venerated in the Southern French Alps, in Saint-Etienne de Tinée and in Auron nearby where a chapel to his name is located.
Erigeneia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Eos meaning "early-born" or "child of dawn", derived from Greek ἦρι (eri) "early in the morning, at early morn" and γενης (genes) "born".
Erígio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Erigyius.
Erigo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eric.
Erigone f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἦρι (eri) meaning "early in the morning, at early morn" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring". This was the name of two characters in Greek mythology, one being the daughter of Icarius (a prominent Athenian), the other the daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.
Erigyios m Ancient Greek
The meaning of this name as a whole is not entirely certain. The second element is most likely derived from the Greek adjective γυιός (guios) or (gyios) meaning "lame". Also compare the etymologically related Greek noun γυῖον (guion) or (gyion) meaning "limb"... [more]
Erigyius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Erigyios. This name was borne by an officer in the service of Alexander the Great (4th century BC), who was a naturalized Macedonian of Greek descent... [more]
Eriha f Japanese
Japanese feminine given name derived from 恵 (e) meaning "favour, blessing", 里 (ri) meaning village and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".
Erii f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eriika f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Eriikka f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Érik m Spanish
Spanish form of Erik.
Érik m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Eric.
Êrik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Erik.
Erik m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Yerik.
Erika f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
Erikær m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Æiríkr.
Eriko f Japanese
This name combines 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, picture, painting, sketch", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosper" & 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child."... [more]
Erikon m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Erikon.
Erikos m Greek, Albanian
Greek and Albanian form of Eric
Eriku m Japanese
A Translation of the english name Eric (AKA, Erick Erik) into the Japanese script.
Erilo m Slavic Mythology
Alternative name for Jarilo, Slavic god of spring, fertility, and erotic or sexual love. The name is derived from "yary-" (passionate). Depicted as a handsome, barefoot youth dressed in a white cloak and adorned with a crown of wildflowers, Jarilo rode on a white horse, his left hand holding a bucket of wheat seed.
Êrimât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Herman.
Erimon m Irish
Unaccented form of Érimón, the name of the son of Míl Espáine. Also used for a character from the 3rd series of The Sparticle Mystery.
Erin m & f Yoruba
Means "smile" in Yoruba.
Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]
Erina f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting", or 衣 (e) meaning "clothing, clothes" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", and finished with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", or 那 (na) meaning "that, that one"... [more]
Erina f English (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Erin.
Erinalda f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erinaldo
Erinaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a variant of Rinaldo.
Erinayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Notable bearer is Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police.
Erine f Portuguese (Brazilian, ?)
Unknown meaning. Perhaps a variant of Erin.
Erinn f English
Variant of Erin.
Erinna f Ancient Greek
Erinna was a poet (poetess) on the island of Telos near Rhodes, said to have been a friend and contemporary of Sappho (600 BC), but she probably belonged to the earlier Alexandrian Period. Her poems have been compared to Homer's, but only fragments remain... [more]
Erino f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Erinome f Astronomy
Form of Erinoma used for one of Jupiter's moons. In Greek mythology, Erinoma (or Erinona, Erittoma) was a Cypriot woman, daughter of Celes, with whom the god Jupiter fell in love. The story is only known in Latin, and the original Greek name of the character might have been Eurynome.
Eriola f Albanian
Variant of Erjola.
Erion m Albanian
Means "our wind" or "wind from the Ionian Sea" in Albanian, from the elements erë, era meaning "wind" and jonë meaning "our" or Jon (Ionian Sea).
Eriona f Albanian
Feminine form of Erion.
Eriond m Literature (?)
This name comes from the Belgariad by David Eddings
Eriphyle f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "(of a) great nation" in Greek, from the intensive prefix ἐρι- (eri-) "very, much" combined with φυλή (phylê) "race, tribe". In Greek mythology this name was borne by the wife of Amphiaraos and daughter of Lysimache and Talaos, king of Argos.
Eriq m English
Variant of Eric.
Erique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eric.
Eriri f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eririn f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 心 (ri) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eriş m & f Turkish
Means "access" in Turkish.
Erisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Eris.
Erisabetta f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Elizabeth.
Erised f English (American, Rare)
As a name, it is most likely a reversed spelling of the name Desire or the word of that same name.
Erisha f Hindi
Means "speech" in Sanskrit.
Eriska f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriska.
Eriskay f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see Eric.
Eriskhan m Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning; the second element is derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler". A known bearer was Eriskhan (Eris Han) Sultan Girey (1855-1920), a Chechen military leader.
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Erita f Tahitian
Means "royal coconut" in Tahitian.
Erith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.
Erivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Hariwald and thus a variant of Haroldo.
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erivana f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erivan.
Erixena f English (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eryxene.
Eriya m Shona
Shona form of Elijah.
Eriyel f American
English
Eriza f Japanese
From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 座 (ra) meaning "names of constellations". Other kanji combinations are possible as well... [more]
Erjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ержан (see Erzhan).
Erjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind" and jetë "life".
Erjon m Albanian
Means "our wind" or "wind from the Ionian Sea" in Albanian, from the elements erë, era meaning "wind" and jonë meaning "our" or Jon (Ionian Sea).
Erjona f Albanian
Variant of Eriona.
Erk m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Erik as well as the West Frisian and North Frisian form of Erik.
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erkaoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and oy meaning "moon".
Erkaoyim f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled and oyim#, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
Erĸâraĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Erkasuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Erke m Sami
Sami form of Erik.
Erke f & m Kazakh
Means "spoiled, naughty" or "beloved" in Kazakh.
Erke m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild or version of Erik.
Erkebulan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" and бұлан (bulan) meaning "moose, elk, deer".
Erken m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild.
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.
Erkenhild f German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkent m & f Tocharian
Means "black" in Tocharian.
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erkezhan f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Yerkezhan.
Erkhaan m Yakut
Means "the brave blood" in Yakut.
Erkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhchölöö m & f Mongolian
Means "freedom, liberty" in Mongolian, from эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege" or "authority, power" and чөлөө (chölöö) meaning "freedom".
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".
Erkhembuyan m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Erkhemjamts m Mongolian
Derives from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жамц (jamts) meaning "rock".... [more]
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".
Erkhesbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian эрхэс (erkhes) meaning "planet, heavenly body" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Erki m Estonian
Variant of Eerik.
Erkin m Yakut
Means "fair" in Yakut.
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).
Erkinjan m Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Erkin using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear, darling".
Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.
Erkko m Finnish
A variant of Erkki.
Erkli f Uzbek
Means "free" in Uzbek.
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]
Erlan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Kazakh ер (er) or Kyrgyz эр (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and Kazakh ұлан (ulan) or Kyrgyz улан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier".
Erlar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Erla.
Erle m Breton
Derived from Old English eorl "noble".
Erlebald m Germanic, Medieval French, Medieval English
Derived from the Old German element erl "noble, distinguished" or Old Saxon erl "earl, man" combined with Old German bald "bold, audacious"... [more]
Erlen f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
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.
Erlimaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Erdlimât.
Erlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 尔 (ěr) meaning "you, that, those" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
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.
Êrlínge m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Erling.
Erlis m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lis "oak".
Erlisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlis.
Erluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be close by, recently" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Erlyn m English
Variant of Erlin.
Erlynda f Filipino
Variant of Erlinda.
Erlynn f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
Erlynne f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
Erlynne f English (American)
My Mom Erlynne was named after her Dad, Elwynn.
Erma m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Hermas.
Ermagora m Italian
Italian form of Hermagoras and variant of Ermacora
Ermajean f English
Combination of Erma and Jean 2.
Ermal m Albanian
From the Albanian word erë meaning "wind; smell" combined with mal meaning "mountain".
Ermalee f English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
A combination of the names Erma and Lee. Commonly used from at leas the late 1890s to early 1940s.
Ermalo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form or variant of Ermaloz.
Ermaloz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Hermolaos.
Erman m Turkish (Modern)
a Turkish origined name with the meaning; brave, heroic, stouthearted
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.
Ermanberht m Old High German
Derived from Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "whole, great, strong" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" (from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]
Ermandu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Armando.
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.
Ermanos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Herman.
Ermawati f Indonesian
Combination of the given name Erma and the Indonesian feminine suffix -wati.
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).
Ermeneixildo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hermenegildo.
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
Ermengol is a catalan name of gothic origin. Equivalent to Hermenegildo.
Ermenilda f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Eormenhild. This was borne by a 7th-century English saint, a princess of Kent.
Ermenilde f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Irmhild.
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]
Ermerico m Italian
Italian form of Hermeric and Ermeric.
Ermesenda f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name first recorded in Leire in 1109. It is likely a variant of Germanic Ermesind.
Ermesind 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]
Ermesinde f Germanic, Medieval German
Variant of Ermesind. One notable bearer was Ermesinde of Luxembourg, a German noblewoman from the 11th and 12th centuries.
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.
Ermhild f Old High German
Old High German variant of Irmhild.
Ermie m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Hermas.
Ermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ermilo.
Ermin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Armin.
Ermina f Slovene
Variant of Hermina.
Ermina f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Erma.
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."
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