EldacarmLiterature Means "elf helmet" in Quenya. This is the name of the twenty-first king of Gondor in Tolkien's legendarium. Eldacar is the son of Valacar and Vidumavi... [more]
ElectryonefGreek Mythology Meaning "rooster" or "amber". The Doric form of Electryone, Alectrona, is the feminine genitive of Αλεκτορ, Alektor, the Greek word for 'rooster', while Electryone itself is more similar to Ἠλέκτρα, Elektra, meaning 'amber'... [more]
ElevaciónfSouth 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]
Eli-lama-sabachthanimEnglish (Puritan) From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'
ElimelechmBiblical, Hebrew Means "my God is king" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and malákh "to rule". In the bible, this was the name of the late husband of Naomi.
EmichmMedieval German Medieval German contracted form of Emmerich. Known bearers of this name include count Emich IV of Leiningen (c. 1215-1279), bishop Emich I of Worms (born long before 1294, died in 1299) and count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar (born before 1289, died in 1334).
EnachemRomanian (Rare) Variant of Ienache, which in turn is a variant of Ianache. A known bearer of this name is the Romanian former wrestler Enache Panait (b. 1949).
EnchantrafEnglish (American, Rare), Obscure From the English word enchantress meaning "charming woman" or "witch". It was used for a character on the American television series Bewitched (1964-1972).
EncinafSpanish (European) Means "holm oak, evergreen oak" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Encina, meaning "The Virgin of the Holm Oak," venerated at the basilica in Ponferrada in the province of León.
EndovelicusmCeltic Mythology Celt-iberic god in ancient Portugal and spain, probabily an important deity due to its meaning, from celtic Ende, "more", and Vell, "better", "more" and "better" would thus have the same meaning as Optimus, that is, "Excellent"... [more]
EndrickmObscure Possibly an invented name based on Kendrick, a variant of Enrique or after Endrick river in Scotland.
Endurancem & fEnglish (African) From the English word endurance, which is ultimately of Old French origin. Known bearers of this name include the Nigerian sprinter Endurance Abinuwa (b. 1987), the Nigerian soccer player Endurance Idahor (1984-2010) and the Nigerian cricketer Endurance Ofem (b... [more]
En'ichiroumJapanese From Japanese 延 (en) meaning "prolong", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EnkhchimegfMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Enkhchuluunm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
EorcenbealdmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Archibald, cognate to Germanic Ercanbald. Derived from the Old English elements eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, night" and "authority, leader".
EorcengotafAnglo-Saxon It perhaps means "Genuine Geat", it likely comes from the Ancient Germanic elements erkan meaning "Genuine" and gaut meaning "Geat, Goth", referring to the tribes.... [more]
EorcenwealdmAnglo-Saxon From Old English eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
Epicm & fEnglish From epic (adj.) 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via French épique or directly from Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak")... [more]
EpicastefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Possibly derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "on, upon, over" and κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο (kekasto))... [more]
EpicelenafMedieval English (Rare) Possibly related to Greek epikeleusis "cheering, exhortation" and epikeleuo "to exhort, encourage, cheer on".
EpicharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπιχαρής (epichares) meaning "gratifying, agreeable". It consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
EpicharisfAncient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic) Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
EpicharmosmAncient Greek From Greek ἐπιχαίρω (epichairo) meaning "to rejoice over, exult, gloat", ultimately derived from epi (epi) meaning "on, upon" and χαίρω (chairo) meaning "to be full of cheer, to rejoice".
EpicuremTheatre Form of Epicurus used by Ben Jonson for a character in his play 'The Alchemist' (first performed 1610), perhaps taken directly from the English word epicure meaning "one who gives himself up to sensual pleasure" (literally "follower of Epicurus").
EpicydesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epikydes. This was the name of a Carthaginian general from the 3rd century BC, who was of Greek descent through his father.
EpimachosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".
EpimachusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epimachos. A known bearer of this name was Epimachus of Athens, a renowned Athenian engineer and architect from the 3rd century BC.
EpinicusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Epinikos. Bearers of this name include a Greek comic poet (3rd century BC) and an Olympic victor (3rd century AD).
EracharmGermanic Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The second element might also be derived from Old High German hari "army."
EraricmGermanic, English, History Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" 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." Eraric was the name of a king of the Ostrogoths who had gotten to reign only briefly; he was murdered a few months after being crowned king in 541 AD.
ErcanaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
ErcanbertmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
ErcanbodmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
ErcanburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest." 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."
ErcanfridmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
ErcanhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
ErcanhildfGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
ErcanmarmGermanic Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
ErckenmMedieval Dutch, Medieval German Medieval Dutch and medieval (Low) German diminutive of Arnold. It is a diminutive because it contains the medieval diminutive suffix -ken, of which the modern equivalent is -ke in Dutch (though -je is even more modern and commonplace) and -chen in German.
ErdinçmTurkish From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and dinç meaning "vigorous, energetic, robust, active".
ErecmArthurian Cycle Possibly derived from the Old Breton name Guerec, which may be related to Welsh Gweir, the name of several of King Arthur's warriors and relatives in early Welsh tales... [more]
ErgocharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἔργον (ergon) meaning "work, task, deed" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
ErichthoniusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ἐριχθόνιος (Erichthonios), which is of uncertain etymology, possibly pre-Greek. Folk etymology connects it to Greek ἐρέχθω (erechthô) "to rend, break"... [more]
Erkhchölööm & fMongolian Means "freedom, liberty" in Mongolian, from эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege" or "authority, power" and чөлөө (chölöö) meaning "freedom".
ErmericmGermanic 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]
ErminricmGermanic 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."
ErycinafRoman 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.
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]