Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Elbrus m Azerbaijani, Ossetian
From the name of a dormant volcano in southern Russia, most likely derived from Persian البرز (Alborz) ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī meaning "high watch post" or "high guard".
Elby m English
English form of Ælfwig.
Elcia f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Eldar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and herr "army, warrior".
Eldar m & f Hebrew
Most sources state that this name means "God resides" in Hebrew. This could be correct, as the first element is indeed clearly derived from Hebrew el meaning "God". However, I can't find any Hebrew verb that means "to reside" and looks physically similar to the second element... [more]
Elder m English
Transferred use of the surname Elder.
Eldex m Filipino
originated from the names Ellen and Dexter
Eldin m English (Rare)
Variant of Eldon. This spelling was used for the character 'Eldin Bernecky,' a philosophical painter in the television series 'Murphy Brown' (1988-1998). The role was portrayed by actor Robert Pastorelli.
Eldir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Eldir is one of Ægir's servants. After Loki is driven out of Ægir's hall for killing Fimafengr, he tries to regain entry, but Eldir refuses to let him in.
Eldjárn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and járn "iron".
Eldor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of El, reference to God and Dor meaning "generation".
Eldridge m English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name Eldric.
Ele f English (Modern)
Short form of Ellen 1, Elizabeth, Helen and other similar-looking names... [more]
Elease f English
Variant of Elise.
Elec m English (American)
A diminutive version of Alexander; alternative to Alec.
Elek m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eliasz and Eligiusz.
Elem m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It is usually a combination of the surnames Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Маркс (Marks), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Karl Marx (1818-1883)... [more]
Eles m Sami
Sami form of Elis.
Elfeg m Polish (Rare)
Polish adoption of Ælfheah.
Elffin m Welsh
"Bright rock" or "bright cliff"... [more]
Elfine f Literature, English (Rare)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Elvina, Elfa and Elfreda, influenced by the word elfin... [more]
Elfnesh f African
From Ethiopia
Elfrun f German
From ælf meaning "elf" combined with rún meaning "secret lore".
Elftraud f German (Modern, Rare)
A dithematic name composed from the Germanic name elements alb "elf" and drud "strength".... [more]
Elfyn m Welsh
Possibly a Welsh form of Ælfwine. Also see Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).
Elgad m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means “God of fortune” or “luck from God”, a combination of El and Gad.
Elge f German (Rare)
Either a variant of Helge or a short form of names with the name element adal "noble", e.g., Edelgard.
Elgie m English
Possibly from the initials LG.
Elgin m American (Rare)
From Old English meaning "high minded" or "intelligent." The name may have come into use in the United States due to the notoriety of the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Greece in 1798 by a British nobleman with the title of the Earl of Elgin... [more]
Elgo m English (American)
I don't know, I just heard it.
Elgün m Azerbaijani
Means "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Éli m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Eli 1.
Eli f Estonian
Variant of Ele.
Eli m English
Short form of Elijah, Elias, Elliott, or any names that start with el.
Élia f French
French form of Aelia.
Eliah m Italian, Dutch
Italian and Dutch form of Elijah.
Élianne f French
Variant of Éliane.
Elie f Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellen 1.
Elien f Dutch
Dutch form of Eline, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is Elien Meijer (b. 1970), a retired Dutch rower who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... [more]
Elili f Tamil
"beautiful"
Eliong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Aurelio, Rogelio, Basilio, and any other name ending in -elio or -ilio.
Éliot m French (Quebec)
French form of Elliott.
Elish m Hebrew
Possibly a variant of Elisha
Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.
Elius f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
From Greek and Roman Mythology.... [more]
Elkel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Elke 2.
Elkie f English (British, Modern, Rare)
English form of Elke 1. A famous bearer of this name is singer Elkie Brooks (real name: Elaine Bookbinder).
Elko m Ukrainian
Hypocoristic form of Elias.
Elko m Dutch
From the Germanic element adal meaning "Noble".
Ełła f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Elżbieta.
Eller m & f English
A short form of Ellery or Eleanor.
Ellesse f English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the Italian sportswear brand, which is derived from the initials of its founder, Leonardo Servadio (the letters L and S, in Italian elle esse).
Éllie f French (Rare)
Apparently comes from a Greek word hêlê who means Sunlight or Sunburst Feminine form of Élie or the diminutive of Eléonore.
Elling m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian variant of Erling meaning "descendent of the jarl".
Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.
Elmi f Finnish
Variant of Elma.
Elnaz f Persian, Azerbaijani
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Elnor f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Eleanor.
Élon m Hungarian
Cognate of Elon, meaning "oak tree".
Elor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names El and Or means "God of light" in Hebrew, also variant of names like Elior and Orel.
Elow m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elof.
Elpie m & f Filipino (Rare)
DIminutive of Elpidio or Elpidia.
Elpin m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Albuin via the Latinization Elpinus.
Elray m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elroy.
Elrom m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names El and Rom means "highness of God" in Hebrew.
Elska f Low German (Rare)
Low German diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elston m English
Derived from the surname, Elston.
Elsyn m Welsh
Diminutive of Ellis
Elur m & f Basque (Modern)
From Basque elur meaning "snow".
Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.
Elwir m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Elwira.
Elwis m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Elvis.
Elya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Eliya.
Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.
Elyam m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of El, meaning “God” and Yam, meaning “sea”.... [more]
Elyas m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Ilyas as well as the Persian, Indonesian, and Malay form.
Elysse f Greek
Variant of Elyse.
Elza m English (American), Hebrew
Possibly a variant or short form of Eliezer used in the Southern United States.
Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.
Elzie f & m English
A diminutive of Elizabeth or Eliezer or any name starting with 'El'.
Elzo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Emà f Occitan
Occitan variant of Emma.
Embeth f English (Rare)
Contraction of Emily and Elizabeth. Embeth Davidtz (1965-) is a South African actress.
Embreigh f Obscure
Variant of Embry borne by Embreigh Courtlyn (2010-), an American social media personality.
Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.
Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.
Eme f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aimee.
Emeel m Mongolian
Means "saddle" in Mongolian.
Emek m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "valley" in Hebrew.
Emel m Sami
Sami form of Emil.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emeryn f English
Variant of Emerine.
Emich m Medieval 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).
Emiil m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Aemilius (see Emil)
Emin m Filipino
Diminutive of Fermin.
Emka f Croatian, Kashubian
Croatian diminutive of Ema 1 and Kashubian diminutive of Éma.
Emman m Filipino
Short form of Emmanuel.
Emmchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Emma, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Emme f English, Medieval English
Middle English vernacular form of Emma. In modern times it is used as a variant of Em or Emmy, and is often said to be a short form of Emmeline... [more]
Emmey f English
Variant of Emmy.
Emmi f English, German
Variant of Emmy.
Emmo m German (Archaic), Medieval French, Germanic
Short form of names beginning with Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "strong", making it a masculine equivalent of Emma.
Emmons m English
Transferred use of the surname Emmons.
Emon f Thai
Means "sweet, beautiful, charming" in Thai.
Emong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Emorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Emon.
Emppu m & f Finnish
Diminutive of Elias, Emilia and other names beginning with Em.
Empress f English (Rare), English (African)
From the English word meaning "female ruler of an empire" or "consort of an emperor". Also compare the Spanish equivalent Emperatriz and the masculine equivalent Emperor... [more]
Empriss f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A spelling variation of the name Empress.
Emrin m German (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), English
A variant of Emerin, itself a variant of Emeran. Also, but more rarely, Emrin is diminutive of Emris.
Emris m Welsh, English (Rare)
A variant of Emrys. Emrin is a rare diminutive form.
Emro m Welsh
Diminutive of Emrys
Emron m Mormon (Rare)
A name used in The Book of Mormon. He was a Nephite soldier that was one of several 'choice men' to be slain by the Lamanites.
Emryn f English, English (American)
Possibly a female variant of Emrys meaning "immortal" combined with -ryn meaning "ruler". This name was given to 54 girls in 2017 according to the Social Security Administration.
Emryn m & f Welsh, English (British), English (American, Modern)
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]
Emrynn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)
An alternative spelling of Emryn. In recent modern times, American English speakers adopt masculine Welsh names for feminine use and often will differentiate from the masculine origin by doubling the ending "n", e.g Bryn vs Brynn... [more]
Emund m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eymundr or Æimundr. Emund was the name of some Viking-era Swedish kings, most notably Emund the Old (reign: 1050-60)... [more]
Emwnt m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Edmund.
Ena f Japanese
From Japanese 映 (e) meaning "reflect, projection", 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 榎 (e) meaning "Chinese hackberry", 慧 (e) meaning "wise" or 惠 (e) meaning "blessing, grace, favor, kindness" combined with 生 (na) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 和 (na) meaning "harmony, peace, tranquility, Japan"... [more]
Enak m German (Rare)
A German form of the Biblical name Anak occurring in older Bible translations.
Enam m Bengali
Bengali form of Inam.
Enar f Asturian, Spanish
Possibly a variant of Henar.
Enar m & f Basque
Possibly a variant of Inar or Enara.
Enas f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إيناس (see Inas).
Enav f & m Hebrew
Means "grape" in Hebrew.
Encep m Sundanese
Variant of Asep.
Enchong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Florencio, Gaudencio, Lorenzo and similar names.
Endah f Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Indah.
Endro m Javanese
Javanese form of Indra.
Ene m West Frisian, East Frisian
A Frisian name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it may be a short form of names containing the Germanic element agin or egin (like Aginhard), thus making it comparable to Eine.
Enéh f Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Derived from Old Hungarian eneγ (ünő in Modern Hungarian) "hind, deer; fawn; cow-calf".... [more]
Ener m Turkish
Means "hero" or "brave, courageous, manly" in Turkish.
Enetz m Basque (Modern)
Meaning unknown.
Engla f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of the Old German name Engel as well as a Swedish dialectal form of Ingel. ... [more]
English f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname English.
Eni f Indonesian
Possibly derived from Sanskrit एनी (enī́) meaning "rushing, darting, flowing".
Enie f Low German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ene.
Enja f German
Probably a hypochoristic form of Anna.
Enji m Japanese
Combinations of Kanji Character "円" meaning "Circle (2D)", and "治" meaning "Cure". Other combinations possible.
Enjo m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Enyo
Enju m & f Japanese
From 槐 (enju) meaning "Japanese pagoda tree, Chinese scholar, Styphnolobium japonicum" or 延 (en) meaning "extend, prolong, lengthen" combined with 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, gem, pearl"... [more]
Enko f Japanese
From Japanese 園 (en) meaning "garden", 円 (en) meaning "circle", 延 (en) meaning "extend, lengthen", 演 (en) meaning "performance, act, play, render, stage", 艶 (en) meaning "glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating", 苑 (en) meaning "garden, farm, park", 塩 (en) meaning "salt", 媛 (en) meaning "beautiful woman, princess", 圓 (en) meaning "yen, circle, round" or 婉 (en) meaning "graceful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Enlai m Chinese
Meaning "favor coming", "appreciation".
Enlai m Chinese
From Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 来 (lai) meaning "come, arrive", as well as other character combinations that can form this name... [more]
Enna f Literature, Various
Probably a variant of Ena or Énna.... [more]
Enna f Japanese
From Japanese 苑 (en) meaning "pasture, park, garden" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Enne f & m Finnish, Estonian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Enna and Enno. Also means "omen" in both Estonian and Finnish.
Enno m East Frisian, Frisian, Low German
Enno is a Frisian name and was carried by many Frisian tribal chiefs.... [more]
Enoc m Biblical Spanish, Spanish
Spanish form of Enoch.
Enol m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (European, Modern)
After lake Enol, the biggest of the two lakes of Covadonga in the highlands of Asturias, Spain.
Ensaf f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إنصاف (see Insaf).
Ensi f & m Finnish
A short form and/or variant of Ensio.
Enssi m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish short form of Ensio.
Envy f English (American, Modern, Rare), Literature
From the English word envy meaning "envy, resentful desire", itself ultimately from Latin invidia, of the same meaning (compare Invidia). Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Envy, which was introduced by Gucci in 1997.
Enyah f English
Variant of Enya. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Enyon m Cornish
Cornish form of Anianus.
Enzi f & m Swahili
Means "powerful" in Swahili.
Enzi f German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Enzia.
Enzou m Japanese
From Japanese 円 (en) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 僧 (zou) meaning "Buddhist priest, monk", 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 造 (zou) meaning "create, make, physique, structure"... [more]
Eo-jin m & f Korean
Means "compassionate, benevolent" in Korean.
Eol m Croatian, Polish
Croatian and Polish form of Aiolos.
Eon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ean.
Ephai m Biblical Hebrew
Means "gloomy" or "bird-like" in Hebrew. This is a character in the Old Testament.
Ephräm m German (Rare)
Ephräm der Syrer is the German form of the name of St. Ephrem the Syrian.
Ephram m English
Variant of Ephraim.
Epic m & f English
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]
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Eppu m & f Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of such names as Emil and Erik. Famous bearers are the Finnish band Eppu Normaali, author and actress Eppu Nuotio (born Eija-Riitta Nuotio) and actor Eppu Salminen (born Jarmo Juhani Salminen)... [more]
Eqbal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إقبال (see Iqbal).
Eran f Japanese
From Japanese 瑛 (e) meaning "luster of gem" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eran m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Turkish variant of Eren.
Eray m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and ay meaning "moon".
Erazm m Polish
Polish form of Erasmus.
Erby m English
Transferred use of the surname Erby.
Erchim m Yakut
Means "vigorous, active" in Yakut.
Ercken m Medieval 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.
Erco m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant spelling of Erko, which is most likely a diminutive of Erk. Also compare Ercken and Herko, which is a variant of Herke.
Erdal m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and dal meaning "branch".
Erdi m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë “wind; scent; fragrance; smell” and di “know”... [more]
Erdinç m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and dinç meaning "vigorous, energetic, robust, active".
Eren f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Eren m Kurdish
From the Kurdish word meaning "enduring, everlasting". In Kurdistan this name is borne by mostly villagers, but it also includes quite a few notable nobles. Supposedly the author of Sharafnameh, Sharaf al-Din Bitlisi, was also called "Eren" in his youth.
Ergün m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and gün meaning "sun, day".
Eri f Japanese
This name combines 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, picture, painting, sketch", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour" with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."
Eriang f Filipino
Diminutive of Gliceria.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Erie f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Erii f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Erjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ержан (see Erzhan).
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erkaitz m Basque (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa (thus a variant of Arkaitz) or from Basque irkaitz meaning "smile".
Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.
Erkko m Finnish
A variant of Erkki.
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]
Erlan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Kazakh ер (er) or Kyrgyz эр (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and Kazakh ұлан (ulan) or Kyrgyz улан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier".
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Erling or a male form of Erline.
Ermgen f German (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Irmchen.
Ernar m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and нар (nar) meaning "camel" (figuratively "courageous, brave").
Erne m Spanish
Short form of Ernesto.
Erni f & m German, Spanish
Diminutive of Erna 1 and Ernestine (both feminine) as well as Ernesto and Ernst (both masculine).... [more]
Erning m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ernesto.
Ernur m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Erny m English
Diminutive of Ernest.
Erpfo m Medieval German
High German form of Erpo.
Erpha f Various (Rare)
A feminine form of Erpho or a variant spelling of Erfa.
Erpho m Medieval German
High German form of Erpo.
Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".
Errett m English
Derived from the surname Errett.
Errick m English
Variant of Eric.
Ershad m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Irshad.
Ersin m Turkish
Means "allow to achieve" in Turkish.
Ertan m Turkish
Means dawn in Turkish. A compound form of "er"- early and "tan"-dawn in Turkish
Eru m Literature, Popular Culture
Means "the one" or "he that is alone" in Quenya. Eru Ilúvatar is the supreme being, God, and creator of all in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium... [more]
Ervan m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Irvin or Ervin
Ervaz m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruaz.
Ervín m Slovak
Slovak form of Erwin.
Erving m English
Variant of Irving.
Erwijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Erwin.
Eryi f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near, close" combined with 旖 (yǐ) meaning "romantic, charming". Other character combinations are possible.
Eryl f & m Welsh
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]
Erzsók f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet.
Esco m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Esco.
Esdra m Italian, Maltese
Italian and Maltese form of Ezra.
Eshak m Bengali
Bengali form of Ishaq.
Eshaq m Persian
Persian form of Ishaq.
Eshek m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 8:39.
Esih f Sundanese
From Sundanese asih meaning "love, affection".
Esker m Irish
My great grandpa's name was Esker. Other than grandchildren being named Esker, I've never heard it before. Years ago, after he had been long dead, I was reading in a book on geology and it mentioned the word "esker" and I came to learn it is a geological formation... [more]
Esma f English
Variant of Esme as well as diminutive of Esmeralda.
Esmie f English
Variant of Esmee.
Esper f Spanish
Short for popular name Esperanza
Esphyr f Russian
Variant transcription of Esfir.... [more]
Espn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Espen, influenced by the television network ESPN.
Esprit m French (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]
Esse m Swedish
Diminutive of Esbjörn, Esaias and other names beginning with Es-.
Essex m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the place name Essex, or a transferred use of the surname (see Essex)... [more]
Essey f English
Diminutive of Vanessa, Esther, Estelle, or other feminine names with the "es" sound.
Estas m Ukrainian
Variant of Stas borne by the guitarist Estas Tonne (1975-).
Estes m English
Transferred use of the surname Estes.
Esthir f Greek
Modern Greek form of Esther.
Esti f Hebrew
Diminutive of Esther.
Esti f Javanese
From Javanese èsthi meaning "intent, desire, wish".
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