Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *n or *s.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Elayokon f Ijaw
Means "take what reaches you" in Ijaw.
Elbegbayan m & f Mongolian
Means "plentiful riches" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Elbegbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "abundant virtue" or "plentiful fortune" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Elbegsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian элбэг (elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Elberen f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the two Germanic name elements AGIL "edge (of a sword)" (via Eil-) and BERIN "she-bear".
Elbrus m Azerbaijani, Ossetian
From the name of a dormant volcano in southern Russia, most likely derived from Persian البرز (Alborz) ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī meaning "high watch post" or "high guard".
Eldarion m Literature
Means "son of the Eldar" or "son of the Elves". In J.R.R. Tolkien's appendixes within 'The Return of the King', Eldarion is the son of Aragorn and Arwen. He succeeds Aragorn as 'High King' of the two realms his father reunited.
Eldbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and biǫrn "bear", possibly inspired by Eldbjørg.
Elden m English
Variant of Eldon or Alden.
Elden m Manchu
Means "light, ray" in Manchu.
Eldin m Bosnian, Arabic
Either a variant of Aldin or Alden.
Eldin m English (Rare)
Variant of Eldon. This spelling was used for the character 'Eldin Bernecky,' a philosophical painter in the television series 'Murphy Brown' (1988-1998). The role was portrayed by actor Robert Pastorelli.
Eldis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of eld meaning "fire" and dis meaning "goddess, wise woman".
Eldjárn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and járn "iron".
Eldos m Kazakh
Means "friend of the nation" from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Kazakh дос (dos) meaning "friend" (of Persian origin).
Eldrian m Filipino
Tagalog
Eldrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eldrun.
Eldrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name created by combining the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and rún "secret".
Elebrans m Arthurian Cycle
An Arthurian knight.
Eledus m Literature
This name appears in the 14th century in the French epic, "Le Roman d'Eledus et Serene".
Eleias m Biblical Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Elias, used in the Welsh Bible.
Elejas m Sami
Sami form of Elias.
Elen f Sami
Variant of Elin.
Elen f Breton
Derived from Old Breton el- "livestock" and by extension "wealth; treasure", this name has early on been conflated with Helen whose Breton and Welsh form is also Elen.
Elenos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Masculine form of Elena.
Elentínus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic male form of Elentina.
Eleos f Greek Mythology
From Greek ἔλεος (eleos) meaning "mercy, pity, compassion". In Greek mythology, Eleos was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency and compassion. Her opposite was Anaideia, the goddess of ruthlessness.
Elephantis f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐλέφας (elephas) meaning "elephant". The name of a Greek poet and physician who was renowned in classical literature, likely not her real name as taking animal names was common at the time... [more]
Eleriin f Estonian (Modern)
Combination of Ele and Riin.
Eles m Sami
Sami form of Elis.
Elestren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish elester meaning "iris flower". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Eleutheris f Ancient Greek
Eleutheria "liberty, freedom" (see Eleutherius)
Elevación f South American (Rare)
From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Elevación and Nuestra Señora de la Elevación, meaning "The Virgin of the Elevation" and "Our Lady of the Elevation" respectively.... [more]
Eleven f & m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the number 11, from Old English endleofon, itself from Proto-Germanic *ainalif meaning "one left (from ten)".
Elexis f English
Variant of Alexis.
Elexus f English
Variant of Alexis.
Elfenn m Breton
Possibly a Breton form of Elwen.
Elferon m Arthurian Cycle
A ruler of Fairyland.
Elffin m Welsh
"Bright rock" or "bright cliff"... [more]
Elficleos m Arthurian Cycle
A ruler of Fairyland.
Elfin m Medieval English (?), History (Ecclesiastical)
This was the name of an obscure local saint venerated in medieval Warrington, a town in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. It is allegedly a British derivative of Latin Alpinus (see Alpin; also Elphin, Alvin).
Elfrun f German
From ælf meaning "elf" combined with rún meaning "secret lore".
Elfyn m Welsh
Possibly a Welsh form of Ælfwine. Also see Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).
Elgan m Welsh
From the Welsh intensifying prefix el- combined with Welsh can "bright".
Elgars m Latvian
Latvian form of Algar.
Elgin m American (Rare)
From Old English meaning "high minded" or "intelligent." The name may have come into use in the United States due to the notoriety of the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Greece in 1798 by a British nobleman with the title of the Earl of Elgin... [more]
Elgonius m Late Roman
Latin form of Elgin.
Elgün m Azerbaijani
Means "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Elgunn f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of either Old Norse eldr "fire" or any name starting with El-, and gunnr "battle, fight".
Elgustus m Obscure
Bandile
Eliadus m Arthurian Cycle
King of Sicily and father of Floriant, an Arthurian knight, who was raised by Morgan Le Fay.
Elian m Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Form of Aelianus (see Aelian) in several languages.
Elianderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a modern combination of a given name starting with Eli- (such as Elias and Elisa) with the English surname Anderson... [more]
Elianis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Elián or, more likely, an elaborated form of Eliana 1.
Elianis f Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of Helios, the greek god of sun, which name means "sun".
Elianys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
A variant of Eliana 1 using the popular feminine name suffix ys.
Élias m French, Judeo-French
French form of Elias.
Eliass m Latvian
Latvian form of Elias.
Elidan f Literature
In Gillian Bradshaw's HAWK OF MAY series, Elidan is the name of the character typically named Elaine.
Elidijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Elidius.
Elidius m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being one of the names that the 8th-century Cornish hermit saint Lide (also known as Elid, Elida, Elide, Lyda and Lyde) was known by... [more]
Eliedus m Arthurian Cycle
One of the heathen kings who, under King Oriel, ravaged northern Britain in the early days of Arthur’s reign.
Elielson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Eliel and the suffix -son, found in names like Edson, Wilson or Anderson.
Élien m French
French form of Aelian.
Elien f Dutch
Dutch form of Eline, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is Elien Meijer (b. 1970), a retired Dutch rower who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... [more]
Elies m Catalan, Sardinian (Archaic)
Catalan form and Sardinian variant of Elias.
Elifeus m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Elifius m Obscure
Variant of Eliphius.
Eligijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Eligius.
Eliis f Estonian
Variant of Eliise.
Elijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Aelian.
Elijots m Latvian
Latvian version of Elliot.
Elijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Elijah (compare Elijas).
Elimkhan m Chechen
Combination of Alim and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Elín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elin.
Elin f Chinese
From the Chinese 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Elinatan m Hebrew
Hebrew name combining Eli and Natan
Elíndís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of Elín and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Elínrós f Icelandic
Combination of Elín and Rós.
Elios m Italian
Variant of Elio.
Éliphas m Hebrew (Gallicized)
Éliphas Lévi, the name under which he published his books, was Alphonse Louis Constant’s attempt to translate or transliterate his given names Alphonse Louis into the Hebrew language.
Eliran m Hebrew
Combination of the name Eli 2, means "My God" and Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang". It can be also variant of Eliron... [more]
Eliron m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Ron 2 means "my God is song" or "my God is joy" in Hebrew.
Elis m Albanian
Variant of Lis.
Elis f Estonian, Slovene (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Eliisabet and a Slovene short form of Elizabeta, now used as a given name in its own right.
Elis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.
Elison m English
Variant of Ellison.
Elissaios m Greek
Greek form of Elisha.
Éliton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Wellington.
Elius f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
From Greek and Roman Mythology.... [more]
Elivelton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a combination of Eli 1 and Welton.
Elizaphan m Biblical
Elizaphan was a prince of the tribe of Zebulun; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num... [more]
Elizaphan m Hebrew
my God has hidden
Elizeus m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Eliseus.
Eljan m Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Elcan.
Eljes m Sami
Sami form of Elias.
Elkhan m Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Lezgin
From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see El or Allah) or Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
Elladan m Literature
Literature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-man'. Elladan was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
Elladean f English (?)
Possibly inspired by Ella and Deane.
Ellajean f English
A combination of Ella and Jean 2.
Ellalynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Ella 2 and Lynn.
Ellasyn f English (American)
Feminine variant of Ellison.
Elles f Dutch (Modern)
Probably a short form of Elisabeth.
Elliann f English
Variant spelling of Ellianne.
Ellin f Indigenous Australian
An Aboriginal word that means "wish".
Ellin f English (Rare), Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Ellen 1.
Ellis f Dutch
Of uncertain origin and meaning; a short form of Elisabeth has been suggested.
Ellis f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Elisa, a Scandinavian variant of Alice reflecting the English pronunciation and a borrowing of the masculine name... [more]
Ellison f Scots
Scots form of Alison.
Ellison m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellison.
Elliston m English
Transferred use of the surname Elliston.
Ellopion m Ancient Greek
Ellopion of Peparethus was a Socratic philosopher and contemporary of Plato, who is mentioned only by Plutarch.
Ells f & m English
Short form of Ella, Elliott or other names containing Ell.
Ellwyn f & m English
Variant of Elwyn.
Ellyas m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ilyas.
Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.
Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.
Elmin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Almin.
Elmon m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Elmus m English (American, Rare)
Elmus Wicker, author of "Banking Panics of the Gilded Age", was one famous bearer of this name
Eloan m French
Variant of Elouan.
Elochius m Obscure (Rare)
A variant of Eligius showing contamination from the name Eulogius.
Elodin m Literature
Master Elodin is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series The KingKiller Chronicles. Elodin is an eccentric but brilliant professor, considered insane by most of the students. Later he initiates Kvothe into the discipline of 'Naming', which enables control over objects by utterance of secret names.
Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.
Élon m Hungarian
Cognate of Elon, meaning "oak tree".
Eloralyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Elora with the name Lynn.
Elouen m Breton
Variant of Elouan.
Elowyn f Cornish
Variant of Elowen.
Elowynn f Obscure
Variant of Elowen.
Elphias m Literature
Used by author J. K. Rowling for a minor character in her 'Harry Potter' series. It may have been intended as a variant of Éliphas, the pen name of French occultist Eliphas Levi... [more]
Elphin m Welsh Mythology
Possibly a Welsh cognate of the Gaelic name Ailpein (see Alpin). In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, he was one of Arthur's warriors, the son of Gwyddno Long Shanks... [more]
Elpidephoros m Late Greek
Means "bringing hope", derived from Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see Elpidius) combined with Greek φορέω (phoreo) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear"... [more]
Elpidephorus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Elpidephoros. This name was borne by Elpidephorus of Persia, a martyr and saint from the 4th century AD.
Elpidephours m History (Ecclesiastical)
St. Elpidephours was a Persian Christian and ordained priest. He was arrested and slain for the faith during the reign of King Shapur II.
Elpin m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Albuin via the Latinization Elpinus.
Elros m Literature
Means "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin êl "star" and ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
Elşan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Arabic شأن (sha'n) meaning "honor, dignity, rank".
El-sean m English (American)
Being able to have fun. One whom attracts good fortune and a curse breaker!
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Else with the Dutch name suffix -lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix -lyn).
Elshan m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Elşən.
Elson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Invented name based on similar sounding names like Nelson.
Elsslin f Medieval German
Archaic diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elston m English
Derived from the surname, Elston.
Elsyn m Welsh
Diminutive of Ellis
Eltanin f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation Draco.
Eltun m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Elton.
Elurín m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Elvidis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Elvijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Elvis
Elvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Germanic name Elwin, which is a short form of Edelwin, a variant form of Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of Alwin... [more]
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elwiruś f & m Polish
Diminutive of Elwira, or potentially its rare masculine form - Elwir.
Elwis m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Elvis.
Elwyn m Welsh
Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
Elyan m Arthurian Cycle
In Arthurian romance tales, Sir Elyan the White, also known as Helyan le Blanc, is the son of Sir Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table. He's sometimes a cousin of Lancelot, and helps rescue him after his affair with Guinevere is revealed... [more]
Elyas m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Elyas m Amharic, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Amharic form and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Elias.
Elyès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Elyes influenced by French orthography.
Elyes m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ilyas (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Elyksan m Mari
Mari variant of Aleksandr.
Elymas m Biblical Greek, Biblical
Hellenized 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... [more]
Elyon m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Elyon (עֶלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word meaning "uppermost", "supreme", or "highest". It is one of the many epithets and titles for God in Judaism.
Elys f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth via the archaic variant Elyzabeth.
Elysian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word Elysian meaning "of Elysium; blissful". Also compare Elysia.
Elystan m Welsh
Welsh form of Æðelstan.
Elzain m Arabic
Derived from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "beautiful".
Elzaphan m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God conceals" in Hebrew.
Elzen m Bosnian
Male form of Elzana.
Elzhan m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Elcan
Emaan f & m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic إيمان or Urdu ایمان (see Iman).
Eman m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aman.
Emanuelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Emmanuel.
Emanuels m Latvian
Latvian form of Emmanuel.
Emathion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Homeric Greek adjective ἠμαθόεις (emathoeis) meaning "sandy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄμαθος (amathos) meaning "sand, dust, sandy soil"... [more]
Emautis m Ancient Oscan
Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek. Masculine form of the name Emauta.
Emberlin f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Emberlynn, or a transferred use of the surname (see Emberlin).
Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval English
Late 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 Malay, Indonesian
Means "dew" in Malay and Indonesian.
Emekan f Efik
Means "endurance supercedes everything" in Efik.
Emelian m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Emelia.
Emelien f Flemish
Variant of Emmelien.
Emelin f German
Variation of Émeline.
Emelius m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Aemilius (see Emil) or a masculine form of Emelia.
Emen m Khakas
Khakas form of Emilian.
Emenidis m Arthurian Cycle
The father of Flois, one of Arthur’s noblemen.
Emerentianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Emerentius.
Emerin m French, English
A variant spelling of Emeran and Emeryn.
Emerlyn f English (Modern)
A combination of Emerson and the popular name suffix Lyn
Emersen f & m English
A variant of Emerson. More often used in feminine meanings. Meaning son of Emery in the original spelling. The surname of English poet Ralph Waldo Emerson popularized this name after his career began to grow exponentially.
Emersynn f English
Variant of Emerson, influenced by Emmersyn
Emeryn f English
Variant of Emerine.
Emeryn m Welsh, English
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]
Emerys f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emrys. Emerys was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the Social Security Administration.
Emeš f Bashkir
Means "berry" in Bashkir.
Emetherius m English
English form of Emeterius.
Emilián m Czech, Hungarian
Czech and Hungarian form of Aemilianus.
Emilians m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Emilian.
Emilianus m Dutch
Variant of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emilien m French
variant of Émilien.
Emilijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Emiliano.
Emilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Émilion m Breton (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Breton form of Émile and/or Émilien as well as a French diminutive of Émile and variant of Émilien.... [more]
Emilius m Danish, Dutch
Variant of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emiljan m Albanian
Albanian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emilus m Ancient Greek
Emilus, a pupil of Dipoenus and Scyllis, worked in gold and ivory... [more]
Emilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Emily using the popular name suffix lyn.
Emin m Filipino
Diminutive of Fermin.
Eminotun m African
Title of High Chief in Ijebu part of OWO in ONDO
Emircan m Turkish
Combination of Emir and can "soul, life".
Emlen m English, Welsh
Variant of Emlyn. Emlen Tunnell (1924-1975) was an American football player and coach. He was the first African-American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Emmajean f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Jean 2, probably influenced by Imogene.