This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is archaic.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Enon m Romani (Archaic)Variant of the biblical place name
Ænon (also rendered as
Aenon). Aenon near Salim, is the site mentioned by the Gospel of John (3:23) as one of the places where John was baptising people, after baptizing Jesus in Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan... [
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Epicharis f Ancient 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... [
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Epigmenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican)Italian and Spanish form of
Epigmenius. Most known bearers of this name are Mexican, and they include the insurgent Epigmenio González Flores (1781-1858), the priest and politician Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), the judoka Epigmenio Exiga (b... [
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Esperance f & m English (Archaic)From an English word (now obsolete) for "hope." The battle cry of Harry Hotspur was "
Esperance en Dieu," or "hope in God," which was the motto for House Percy. The French form,
Espérance, is typically found in religious texts (the word
espoir is far more common).
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... [
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Esteise f French (Archaic)Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Eubonia f Manx (Archaic)Of unknown origin and meaning, Eubonia was one of the names for the Isle of Man used by early Irish writers. In the 18th century, the name was used as a feminine given name.
Eudemia f Greek (Rare, Archaic)Derived from the Ancient Greek name
Eúdēmos, composed of two elements:
eû meaning "well" plus
dêmos meaning "district, country, land".
Eudonie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)Feminine form of
Eudon.
Eunico m Italian (Rare, Archaic)Italian variant of the Greek diminutive variant of the Greek adjective εὐνοικός (eunoikos) meaning "well-disposed, kindly, favorable". Also compare the very similar-looking Greek adjective ἔνοικος (enoikos) meaning "inhabitant", which is derived from the Greek verb ἐνοικέω (enoikeo) meaning "to dwell in", itself ultimately derived from the Greek noun οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house".
Euseby m English (Archaic)Archaic English form of
Eusebius. Notable bearers of this name include Euseby Isham (1697-1755), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Euseby Cleaver (1745-1819), an Anglican archbishop of Dublin.
Evdemon m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Eudaimon via
Eudaemon. This name was borne by two Georgian Catholicoses, namely Evdemon Chkhetidze (also found spelled as Chkhtidze) and Evdemon Sakvarelidze... [
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Evia f American (South, Archaic)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of
Evie, and elaboration of
Eva, a transferred use of the surname, an Anglicization of
Aoife and an adoption of the Greek place name (also known as
Euboea).
Evlale m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Eulalos. This name was borne by two Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 6th century AD, the other in the 7th century AD.
Falaley m Russian (Archaic), LiteratureRussian form of
Thalelaeus. In literature, Falaley is the name of a house serf boy in the 1859 novel "The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants" written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881).
Falotte f French (Archaic)Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.