EcgwynnfAnglo-Saxon Means "sword joy" from the Old English elements ecg "edge, blade" and wynn "joy." Ecgwynn was the first wife of Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) and the mother of Æthelstan the Glorious, widely considered the first "King of the English."
EchedeymGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) From Guanche ⵂⴻⴷⴻⵢ (ehedey), from *ezădăy meaning either "to unite, join, reconcile" or "to know, recognize". Echedey or Ehedey was a mid-15th century mencey (aboriginal leader) of the kingdom of Tihuya on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).
EcheydemGuanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian) Echeide or Echeyde is the name that the Aboriginal Guanches gave to Teide, a volcano in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). As most of the chroniclers transmitted, the Guanches (aboriginal people from Tenerife) conceived of the mountain as the place that housed the forces of evil, mainly the evil figure of Guayota... [more]
EdeyrnmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Edeyrn (c. 6th century) was a pre-congregational saint of Wales, related to Vortigern and the royal house of Powys and the brother of Saint Aerdeyrn and Elldeyrn. Edeyrn is the patron saint of Lannédern in France and Llanedeyrn in Wales, where he founded a monastery of over 300 people.
EdwymMedieval English Modern form of Eadwig. It now normally appears only in scholarly works referring to the short-lived Edwy, King of the English (941-959, reigned 955-959).
EftalyafTurkish Name of Greek origin, the Turkish version of Euthalia. Name of the Greek-Turkish singer Eftalya Işılay.
EfthymakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Efthymios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
EfunroyefYoruba Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Efunroye Tinubu (c. 1810–1887), a Nigerian merchant and slave trader. Her name could be an anglicization of her birth name, Ẹfúnpọ̀róyè Ọ̀ṣuntinúbú.
EgyptiafObscure (Rare), Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From Aegyptia, the Latinized form of Greek Αἰγυπτία (Aigyptia) meaning "of Egypt". This may be used as a given name in reference to Saint Mary of Egypt, sometimes known as Maria Aegyptia... [more]
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).
EgyptusfMormon The name of Ham's wife and their daughter according to Mormon scripture.
EhsonoyfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ehson meaning "good work, good deed" or "present, gift" and oy meaning "moon".
EhyophstafCheyenne Means "yellow-haired woman". Name borne by a Cheyenne woman who fought in the Battle of Beecher Island.
EidyiafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek εἶδος (eidos) meaning "to see" or "to know". In Greek mythology she was the mother of the sorceress Medea, and may have personified 'the magical power of the eye, which in Greek superstition was the source of the witch's supernatural power - strengthened by the beams of the ancestral sun.'
Eikyom & fJapanese Means ‘Influence’ in Japanese. Detective Conan episode 875, Eikyo is the name of the priest.
EilleyfScottish (Archaic, ?) In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
EimyrjafNorse Mythology Means "ember" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she is one of the two beautiful daughters of the fire god Logi and the mother of Viking by Vífil.
EirnýfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
EisleyfEnglish (Modern) Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
EiðnýfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon".
EiyuumJapanese From Japanese 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honor" or 英 (ei) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" or 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection"... [more]
EizariyamArabic Eizariya, modern day Arabic form of Lazarus (so, likely from From the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azar) meaning "my God has helped"), associated with the Biblical town of Bethany. The current town east of Jerusalem is call el-Eizariya
EjebayfTurkmen Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
EjigayehufAmharic, Ethiopian Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.
EkalavyamHinduism Means "one who can cut anything with one (arrow)", derived from Sanskrit एक (eka) meaning "one" and लव्य (lavya) meaning "to cut". This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.
Ekeniyerem & fEsan The name is associated with the people of Esanland. It means, "How many will I remember?". This is a unique name with a deep contextual meaning to one's life adventures and struggles at the end of the tunnel.
Elbegbayanm & fMongolian Means "plentiful riches" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Elbegbayarm & fMongolian Means "abundant joy" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Elbegbuyanm & fMongolian 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".
Elbegzayaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian элбэг (elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "fate, destiny".
ElbeymTurkish Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.
EldeyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
EldiyarmKyrgyz Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun دیار (diyar) meaning "country, land" as well as "homeland" (see Diyar).
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]
ElegymEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Elegy or from the word elegy, early 16th century from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.
ElektrifikatsiyafSoviet Means "electrification" in Russian. This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
ElidyrmWelsh, Welsh Mythology Variant of Elidir (see Elidur). This form appears in the legend of 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to one of Arthur's knights: Elidyr Gyvarwydd.
ElleyfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ElleymYakut From the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.
Elwyf & mWelsh It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
ElwyddfWelsh Meaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include elwydd/eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of el "much" and gwydd "presence".
ElwynmWelsh Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
ElyabelfArthurian Cycle A medieval form of Elizabeth used in the 13th-century Prose Tristan and its adaptations, where it belongs to the mother of Tristan.
Elyadam & fHebrew (Rare) Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of El, reference to God, and the word yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.
ElyanmArthurian 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]
ElyarmAzerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]
ElyezermJewish, Hebrew Means "My God is help" In the Old Testament this was the name of Abraham and one of the sons of moses (See Exodus 18:4 for an explanation of the significance of the name)
ElymasmBiblical 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]