ErotokritosmGreek, Literature Means "the one who is tortured by love" or "chosen by love", from Greek ἔρως (erôs) "love" (genitive ἔρωτος (erôtos); see Eros) and κριτός (kritos) "separated, picked out, chosen"... [more]
ErramNear Eastern Mythology, Babylonian, Akkadian The Babylonian god of war, death, and other disasters. He may be identified with Nergal, the god of death. Erra expressed death himself symbolically by his continuous lethargy as he lay in a drunken stupor... [more]
ErrosefBasque 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.
ErrukiafBasque (Rare) Derived from Basque erruki "mercy; compassion; sympathy", this name is used as one of the Basque equivalents to Spanish Piedad.
ErshammOld Persian This name is for so many time ago and it means a strong man that safe a city
ErshatmKazakh 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".
Erşim & fKarachay-Balkar Means "ugly" in Karachay-Balkar, originally intended as a protective name to ward off evil spirits. A historical bearer of the name was Ershi Kulchaeva, a member of the Central Executive Committee.
EruandmAncient Armenian Derived from the Ancient Armenian prefix ե- (e-) added to the Proto-Iranian *raivant meaning “possessing wealth”.
ErubeymSpanish (Mexican), American There was a boxer in the early 1970s in Mexico named Erubey Carmona, but he had changed his name from Eudibiel. Since all the people I can find with this name are young Mexican or Mexican-American men, I'm beginning to think the name originated with this boxer... [more]
ErukafJapanese From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour; benefit", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ErunafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 来 (ru) meaning "to come" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ErunofJapanese From Japanese 笑 (e) meaning "laugh, smile", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
ErusafJapanese From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "draw, sketch, paint", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
ErvinafMari, Russian (Rare) Mari feminine name derived from эр (er) meaning "morning" and the popular feminine suffix -(v)ina, possibly intended to mean "born in the morning".
ErweinmUpper 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).
ErwigmGothic Erwig (after 642 – 687)) was a king of the Visigoths in Hispania (680–687). According to the 9th-century Chronicle of Alfonso III, Erwig was the son of Ardabast, who had journeyed from the Byzantine Empire to Hispania during the time of Chindasuinth, and married Chindasuinth's niece Goda... [more]
EryciusmDutch (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]
EryifChinese (Rare) From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near, close" combined with 旖 (yǐ) meaning "romantic, charming". Other character combinations are possible.
Erylf & mWelsh 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]
EryxiasmAncient 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.
EryximachosmAncient 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]
EryxofAncient Greek, History Thought to be derived from the Greek verb ἐρεύγομαι (ereugomai) meaning "to disgorge, blurt out, belch out" (and presumably cognate with Eryx, the name of the eponymous hero of Mount Eryx, a volcano in Sicily)... [more]
ErzafKosovar, 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".
ErzuliefAfro-American Mythology, Haitian Creole This is the Haitian Voodoo love goddess and goddess of elemental forces. She is personified as a water snake. She is also called Ezili.
EsbernmOld Danish, Anglo-Scandinavian Old Danish and Anglo-Scandinavian form of Ásbjǫrn. This name was born by chieftain, royal chancellor and crusader Esbern Snare (1127-1204), also known as Esbern the Resolute, who is the subject of a Danish legend which tells the story of how he built Kalundborg Church.
EscarlettefSpanish (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.
EsclavitudfSpanish 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]
EseliasmHebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek Greek form of Atsalyahu, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The name is often written as Ezelias in direct English translations of the Septuagint, even though the Greek spelling in the Septuagint very clearly does not contain the zeta (i.e. the Greek letter 'z').
Esenmendm & fMongolian Means "healthy, safe" in Mongolian, from эсэн (esen) meaning "healthy, good health" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being".
Esenzhargalm & fMongolian Means "health and happiness" in Mongolian, from эсэн (esen) meaning "healthy, good health" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
EsfandiarmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Modern Persian form of Sepandiar, which was the early New Persian form of the Middle Persian name Spandadat. The latter name ultimately comes from the Avestan name Spentodata, which means "given by (the) holy"... [more]