EiðvørfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
EitillmOld Norse From Old Norse eitill meaning "gland" and "a nodule in stone, iron".
EitomJapanese From Japanese 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour", 永 (ei) meaning "eternity", 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 英 (ei) meaning "excellent, fine" or 詠 (ei) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing" combined with 十 (to) meaning "ten", 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove"... [more]
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.
ElliðimIcelandic Means "fast-sailing ship" in Old Norse. It was traditionally used as a ship name, not as a masculine personal name. In the Icelandic legendary saga 'Friðþjófssaga', it was the name of Friðþjófr's ship.
EneritzfBasque Derived from the name of the town and municipality (Enériz in Spanish) located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
EnithfSpanish This feminine name is predominantly found in Latin America. I am not entirely certain about the meaning and origin of this name, but it may possibly be a variant spelling of Enid.
EnithfMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Geneth as well as a variant of Enid.
EquitiusmAncient Roman Meaning "inhabitant of Aequi", in modern-day Lazio. Famous bearers of this name include Flavius Equitius, a Roman consul, as well as two saints.
EritreafAfrican American (Modern, Rare) From the name of the country of Eritrea, located in northeastern Africa. It is derived from the Latin name for the Red Sea Erythraeum Mare, itself derived from Greek ἐρυθρός (erythros) meaning "red".
ErmitasfSpanish (European) Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense), Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
ErnitsiaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "good son", from the combination of Erneĸ and -tsiaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
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]
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]
EspritmFrench (Archaic) French form of Spirit derived from French esprit, ultimately from Middle French esperit borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts... [more]
EternityfEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.
EupeithesmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective εὐπειθής (eupeithes) meaning "ready to obey, obedient", which consists of Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
EuthykritosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is probably derived from the Greek adjective εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" as well as "immediately, at once, right away". However, a derivation from the Greek adjective εὐθής (euthes) meaning "righteous, upright" is also possible... [more]
ExpeditusmLate Roman, History From the Latin past participle of expidere "make fit or ready, prepare", literally "free the feet from fetters". This was the name of an obscure, semi-legendary saint, who is invoked against procrastination.
FæitrmOld Norse Old Norse byname derived from feitr meaning "fat". The weak form Feiti is found in West Scandinavia. Fet is found as a byname in Sweden; Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Feiz, Fez, Foit.
FaitelmYiddish Derived from the Latin name Vitalis, meaning "full of life". It came into use in Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 16th century.
Faith-my-joyfEnglish (Puritan) Referring to the joy of faith in God. Also, derived from the Purefoy motto, 'Pure Foi ma Joi' meaning "pure faith is my joy."
FasthæiðrfOld Norse Combination of fast 'firmly, fast' and heiðr 'bright, clear, cloudless'.
FaustitasfRoman Mythology Possibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
FavouritefLiterature In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables Fantine's friend is called this, because she went to England once.
FecunditasfRoman Mythology Means "fruitfulness, fertility" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Fecunditas was the goddess of fertility, often portrayed as a matron.
FeitangfChinese From the Chinese 翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
FeitelfJewish, Yiddish Yiddish amuletic name, from Italian "vitale". Yiddish form of Judeo-Spanish name Vita.... [more]
FeithfailgefLiterature Used by Anna Johnston McManus (pen name Ethna Carbery; 1864-1902) in her poem Feithfailge, about a beautiful woman named Feithfailge. It is composed of Irish feith "honeysuckle (genus Lonicera)" and failge "ringlet".
FelicitaciónfSpanish (Rare) Means "congratulation" in Spanish, after the dedication of Catholic religious services on Saturdays to the Virgin Mary with the title of "Saturday Congratulation" (Felicitación Sabatina).
FiadhnaitfIrish Means "fawn" from Gaelic fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".
Fidelitym & fEnglish (Puritan) From the English word fidelity, ultimately from the Latin word fidelis, a derivative of fidere "to trust". This is one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century.
FilitmTurkish Name meaning uncertain. Name had more significant popularity during the reign of the Ottomans, but has dipped in popularity over the years. Name more prevalent in Southern Turkey.
FitibaldomGermanic The name is composed from the two Germanic name elements FIT and BALD. The element BALD means "bold" but the stem FIT is less clear, Förstemann relates it to the obscure Middle High German word fiesz with the approximate meaning "sly, cunning, crafty; wise clever, ingenious" and asks whether it could be related to the english verb "to fit".
FitimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian fitim, an archaic word meaning "victory".
FitriantomIndonesian From Indonesian fitri meaning "pure, natural", ultimately from Arabic فطري (fiṭrī). It can also be used to refer to the end or breaking of a fast, derived from Arabic فطر (fiṭr).
FjǫlsviðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from fjǫl ("much, manifold") and svinnr ("fast, clever"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, a by-name for Odin, and the giant who guarded Menglǫð.
FlavitusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Latin flāvī ("I have breathed). This was the name of a 6th century hermit saint from Lombardy.
FlitafLiterature Flita (The blossom and the fruit) is the title of a novel by the theosophic author Mabel Collins. The protagonist of the novel is a practioner of black magic.
Fortitudef & mLiterature From the English word, meaning "courage in pain or adversity". The name of a member of Mrs Ape's choir in the Evelyn Waugh novel 'Vile Bodies'.