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Efi f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ef, the Alsatian vernacular form of Eve.
Efia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
An alternative spelling of Effia.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Egidius m Dutch (Archaic), German (Rare)
Modern form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Égyptienne f French (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).
Eida f Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Frisian variant of Ida, the Frisian short form of Old High German names beginning with Agi- and a short form of Nordic names beginning with Eid-.
Eidbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Eidunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse eiðr "oath" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Eilika f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".
Eilley f Scottish (Archaic, ?)
In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
Eimíle f Irish (Archaic)
Irish form of Emily.
Eisen m American (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Eisen.
Eistir f Medieval Irish, Irish (Archaic)
Irish form of Esther. This name used to be "given to children born about Easter".
Eitel m German (Archaic)
1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German ecka).... [more]
Eithar m Arabic (Archaic)
"altruistic"
Eivas m Etruscan (Archaic)
Etruscan form of Ajax.
Elaide f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Adelaide.
Elbel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Silesian German diminutive of Albrecht and Albert.
Elberen f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the two Germanic name elements AGIL "edge (of a sword)" (via Eil-) and BERIN "she-bear".
Elberg m Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian masculine form of Elbjørg and Icelandic masculine form of Elínborg.
El'danqız f Karachay-Balkar (Archaic)
Means "girl from the village" in Karachay-Balkar. This name was found in records from the 18th-19th centuries.
Eldora f English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a combination of Elnora and Dora. This is the name of a small former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, which was originally named El Dorado.
Eleanour f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eleanor. This name was borne by Eleanour Sophy Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950), a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer.
Eleazer m Biblical (Hellenized), Romani (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Elzabad, as used in 1 Chronicles 12:12.... [more]
Electa f English (American, Archaic)
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]
Elemoet f Dutch (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Adelmoed.
Elevfery m Russian (Archaic)
Alternate transcription of Russian Елевферий (see Yelevfery).
Elfráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Elfráðr.
Elgina f Romani (Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Algenny.
Elgunn f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of either Old Norse eldr "fire" or any name starting with El-, and gunnr "battle, fight".
Elianthe f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant form of Helianthe, with omission of the h-. However, in at least one recorded case (a Dutch family), this name was a blend of Elisabeth and Anthonia.... [more]
Elidur m Welsh (Archaic)
Old Welsh name, the second element likely deriving from Welsh dur "steel" but the first element being of uncertain meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Elidur was the name of a king of Britain... [more]
Elies m Catalan, Sardinian (Archaic)
Catalan form and Sardinian variant of Elias.
Éliet m French (Archaic)
Obsolete French diminutive of Élie.
Elifeus m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Eligeh m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Elijah reflecting certain dialects.
Eligiu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Eligius.
Elimelek m Hebrew (Archaic)
Name of Naomi's husband in the Bible (Rth 1:2).
Elínmundur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Combination of Elín and the Old Norse name element -mundr, which is derived from Old West Scandinavian *-munduR meaning "protector" or possibly from Old Icelandic mundr meaning "gift".
Elisar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Elieser. Elisar von Kupffer ( 1872 – 1942) was a Baltic German artist, anthologist, poet, historian, translator, and playwright. He used the pseudonym Elisarion for most of his writings.
Elje m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Elias.
Eljena f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Helena traditionally found in Scania.
Elkhasaí m Old Persian (Hellenized, Archaic, ?)
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of the alleged founder of the Elcesaites, an ancient Jewish Christian sect in Lower Mesopotamia
Ełła f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Elżbieta.
Ellengard f German (Archaic)
Blend of Ellen and names ending in -gard like Hildegard.
Ellenruth f German (Archaic)
Combination of Ellen and Ruth
Ellis f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Elisa, a Scandinavian variant of Alice reflecting the English pronunciation and a borrowing of the masculine name... [more]
Elmiine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Elmine.
Elo m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "life" (a poetic expression) and "crop, corn" (a dated expression) in Finnish. It may also be a variant of Elof, Elodia or Eloise.
Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".
Elpidifor m Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Romanian and Serbian form of Elpidephoros as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елпидифор (see Yelpidifor).
Elpidije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Elpidios (see Elpidius).
Elsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare)
Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.
Elspa f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Elspeth via the other variant forms Elspath and Elspat.
Elspaith f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Elspeth.
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), Folklore
Medieval variant of Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.
Elys f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth via the archaic variant Elyzabeth.
Embjør f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Embjørg.
Emelius m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Aemilius (see Emil) or a masculine form of Emelia.
Emeney f English (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).
Emerencija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Emerentia.
Emerentse f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Emerentia.
Emerentz f Polabian, German (Archaic)
Possibly a German and Polabian form of Emerentiana. A notable bearer was Emerentz Schultze (1668-1756), the last known speaker of the Polabian language.
Emerka f Hungarian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Emerencia, used as a given name in its own right.
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Émiland m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Émilien. Saint Émiland de Nantes, also known as Émilien de Nantes (Émilien of Nantes in English), was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD.
Emilienne f French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Émilienne found in New Brunswick and Maine.
Émilion m Breton (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Breton form of Émile and/or Émilien as well as a French diminutive of Émile and variant of Émilien.... [more]
Emmaretta f English (Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Altered form of Amoretta. This is the name of a 1969 song by the English rock band Deep Purple, named for Emmaretta Marks (1945-), a cast member of the musical Hair whom singer Rod Evans was trying to seduce.
Emmelinde f German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified form of Ermelinda, maybe showing a contamination from Emmeline.... [more]
Emmer f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.
Emmija f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Latvian borrowing 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.
Emperor m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Middle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire) from Old French emperere, from Latin imperator ‘military commander’, from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.
Emret m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Most likely a dialectal variant of Engelbrekt, via Norwegian Embret.
Emwnt m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Edmund.
Enge m Walloon (Rare, Archaic)
Walloon version of Ange.
Engillas f Old Norse (Archaic)
Old Norse feminine of Angel
Ennert m Swedish (Archaic)
Former variant of Enhard.
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... [more]
Enor f Cornish (Archaic)
Derived from Cornish enor "honor" and apparently used as a vernacular form of Honora.
Enosch m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), German
Variant of Enos recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.... [more]
Enu f Estonian (Archaic)
Older form of Ene, recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Eone f Greek Mythology, American (South, Archaic), English (Australian, Archaic)
In Greek mythology, Eone was a Thespian princess as one of the fifty daughters of King Thespius.
Eool m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Aiolos.
Eowa m Anglo-Saxon (Anglicized, Archaic)
Eowa is a name found to have been in use during the time of the kingdom of Mercia.... [more]
Epafrodit m Bulgarian (Archaic), Catalan (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Catalan, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Epaphroditos as well as a Russian variant transcription of Yepafrodit.
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... [more]
Epifaniy m Bulgarian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Epiphanios (see Epifanio) as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Епифаний (see Yepifaniy).
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... [more]
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Epulon m History (Archaic)
King in northern Illyria
Eracle m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian rare form of Ercole, ultimately from Ancient Greek Herakles.
Eraide f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Herais.
Erato m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Erastus.
Erdmanna f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Erdmann.
Erdmut f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
There are different theories about the etymology. ... [more]
Erdonja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from the Spanish word doña, meaning "lady".
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Erixena f English (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eryxene.
Erk m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Erik as well as the West Frisian and North Frisian form of Erik.
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Ermanarik m Dutch, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Ermanaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 4th century Gothic king.
Ermgen f German (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Irmchen.
Ermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ermilo.
Ernar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Erna 1, itself a feminine form of Ernest.
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