DoneafEnglish (American, Rare) Meaning unknown. Possibly a form of Danae, or diminutive of Idonea, or a feminized version of Don or a variation or feminized version of any name beginning with Don.
DragonelmArthurian Cycle, Literature Dragonel the Cruel is a malevolent knight who abducted the lady Rohais from the knight Arguisiaus of Carhaix, wounding Arguisiaus in the process. Dragonel intended to force Rohais into marriage, but Perceval encountered him, defeated him, and sent him to Arthur’s court.
DulcineeafRomanian (Rare) Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]
DynamenefGreek Mythology, Theatre Means "she who can" or "the capable one" from Greek δυναμένη (dynamenê), a participle of the verb δύναμαι (dynamai) "to be able, to have power, be strong enough". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids... [more]
DynefObscure Possible variant of Diane or taken directly from the word
DysmenzianefHistory, Thracian (Hellenized, ?) Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hellenized form (or corruption) of a Thracian name. This was one of the names attributed to the mother of the Byzantine emperor Phocas, whose family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin.
EberhardinefGerman (Rare, Archaic) Feminine form of Eberhard. This was borne by Christiane Eberhardine (1671-1727), the Saxon wife of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland.
EchionefGreek Mythology Possibly a feminine form of Echion. In the Fabulae attributed to Hyginus, this name is listed as belonging to a female hound of Actaeon (who was killed by his own hounds after the goddess Diana changed him into a stag).
EcretinefFrench (Archaic) Archaic form of Christine. This name was recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
EdelinefMedieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian Creole Old French variant of Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
EfannefDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a variant spelling of Evanne, which is possibly a Dutch short form of Evangelina. Alternatively, it might be a short form of Stefanne (also found spelled as Stevanne), a Dutch variant of Stephanie.... [more]
EglatinefLiterature, Arthurian Cycle Probably a medieval French variant or possibly a misspelling of Eglantine. In Arthurian legend, Eglatine was the daughter of King Machen of the Lost Island, and the half-sister of King Nentres of Garlot... [more]
EgokiñefBasque Derived from Basque egoki "commendable, worthy; suitable, correct; appropiate, seemly". This name is considered a Basque equivalent of Justa.
EgwenefLiterature Name of a central character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
ÉgyptiennefFrench (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
EighneachánmOld Irish, Irish (Modern, Rare) Old Irish Gaelic name of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first chieftain of the O'Donnell clan. In modern times it has usually been reinterpreted as an Irish form of Ignatius.
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]
EleinefArthurian Cycle The beautiful, golden-haired daughter of King Pellinore and the Lady of the Rule, Eleine killed herself with the sword of her lover Sir Miles after he was treacherously slain by Loraine le Savage.
EllalinefEnglish (Rare) Combination of the name Ella 1 and the suffix -line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).
EmanetfTurkish Means "entrustment" via Arabic أمانات amanat. In the Quran (33:72) the word is used to describe God entrusting humans with free will. See also Amanat and Amanet.
EmeneyfEnglish (Archaic), Medieval English Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
EminefJapanese From Japanese 笑 (emi) meaning "to laugh; laughter" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EminencefNigerian Most likely from the word eminence, which comes from Latin ēminēntia meaning "prominence, protuberance, eminence, excellence".
EmirgunemHistory Probably from Arabic أَمِير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" and Persian گونه (gune) meaning "kind, type, sort". This was the name of several people from 17th- and 18th-century Iran, including a 17th-century governor of Yerevan after whom the Istanbul neighborhood of Emirgan is named.
EmmeliinefEstonian Estonian variant of Emmeline. It is the real name of the main character, a kind witch, from the well-known Estonian children book called Kunksmoor (1973) by Aino Pervik... [more]