English Submitted Names

Earyn f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Erin.

Eason m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Eason.

East m & f English
From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.

Easten m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Easton.

Easther f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Easter.

Eastin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Easton.

Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.

Eastlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole
Combination of east and the popular name suffix lyn.

Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Eastynn f & m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Easton.

Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Eathen m English (Rare)
Variant of Ethan.

Eathon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ethan. Eathon was given to 12 boys in 2007 according to the SSA.

Eaton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eaton.

Eaves f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Eaves.

Eavonne f English (Rare)

Ebb m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.

Ebbie m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.

Ebbie f English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Ebba 2 or Ebony.

Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.

Ebed-meleck m English (Puritan)
Variant of Ebed-melech.

Ebeneezer m English (American)
Variant of Ebenezer.

Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.

Ebilea f English (Rare, Archaic)

Ebone f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonie f English
Variant of Ebony.

Ebroin m English, History
English form of Eberwin. Ebroin was the name of a 7th-century mayor of the palace of Neustria.

Echoe f English (Rare)
Variant of Echo.

Ecko f & m English
Variant of Echo.

Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]

Ecru f English (American, Rare)
From the English word ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".

Ecstasy f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the drug ecstasy.

Edaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Edeline.

Edbert m English
English form of Eadberht.

Edberta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Edbert

Edbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Edbert

Edd m English
Variant of Ed.

Eddalyn f English (?)

Edden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Edden.... [more]

Eddi m English (Rare), German
Variant of Eddie.

Eddye f English

Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]

Edelweiss f English
The common flower name for Leontopodium alpinum, it's derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.

Edelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adelyn.

Edenn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Ederic m English
Variant of Eadric.

Edevie f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Edgarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edgardo.

Edgarine f French (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Edgar.

Edgenie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie.

Edgerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Edgerton.

Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)

Edia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Edin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Eden.

Edler m English (?)
Transferred use of the surname Edler. A notable bearer is Elder Garnet Hawkins, the first African American to serve as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church.

Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.

Edlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Edelyn.

Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.

Edmonia f English, Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole, French (Cajun)
Feminine form of Edmond.

Ednah f English (African)
Variant of Edna.

Edny f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Edna.

Edora f English
Variant of Eudora.

Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.

Edrea f English (Rare)

Edrian m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Edriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Edrianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Edrick m English
Variant of Edric.

Edrie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edris.

Edris m English
Variant of Idris 2.

Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).

Edson m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Edson.

Eduene f English
Meaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.

Edwald m English
Contemporary English form of Eadwald. Like many native Anglo-Saxon names, this name fell out of use after the Norman conquest of England.

Edwarda f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardiana f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardo m English
Variant of Eduardo.

Edwerdina f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Edwardina

Edwick m English (Rare)

Edwilda f English (American, Rare)
Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [more]

Edwinetta f English
Elaborated form of Edwina.

Edwinette f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Edwin.

Edwinna f English (American)
Variant of Edwina possibly influenced by the ehd-WIN-uh pronunciation.

Edy m & f South American, English (Rare), German
Variant of Eddy or Edie.

Edyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Edynn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Eden.

Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.

Edzel m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Edsel.

Eevee f English (American)
Variant of Evie.

Effa f English
Variant of Aoife.

Effaline f English (American, Archaic)

Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.

Effy f English (Archaic), Scottish (Archaic)
Variant of Effie.

Effye f English
Variant of Effie.

Efram m English (Rare)
Variant of Efraim

Egan m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Egan.

Egbertine f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Egbert.

Egerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Egerton.

Eggbert m English
Variant of Egbert

Eglantyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Eglantine.

Ehlani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alani.

Ehren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ehren and a variant of Aaron.

Eidson m English
Possibly a variant of Addison.

Eila f English, Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eily.

Eilean f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eileene f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eilena f English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eilene.

Eilleen f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eileen, using the popular name suffix lyn.

Éire f English (Modern), Irish (Modern, Rare)

Eiria f English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Eiria.... [more]

Eisele f English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Eisele.

Eisha m & f English
Possibly a variant of Aisha.

Eisla f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isla.

Eisleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Eisley.

Eithel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Elah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 or Ella 2. This name was given to 33 girls born in the United States in 2015.

Elainah f English (Rare)
Variant of Elaina.

Elaiyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayah.

Elan m English (Rare), Jewish
Anglicized form of Elon and Ilan.

Elana f English, Jewish
Feminine form of Elan.

Elana f English (Rare)
Variant of Elena or Alana

Elani f English (Australian)

Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.

Elanna f English (Rare)

Elaria f English, Medieval English
A medieval English form of Eulalia. ... [more]

Elarica f English (Rare)

Elayna f English (American)
Variant of of Elaina.

Elayne f English
Variant of Elaine.

Elbee m & f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.

Elberta f English (American, Rare), Dutch
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbertha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Elberta.

Elbertina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbertine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbridge m English
A personal name of Teutonic origin, popular in various forms throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, meaning "illustrious."

Elby m English
English form of Ælfwig.

Eldee f & m English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LD or a form of Elda.

Elden m English
Variant of Eldon or Alden.

Elder m English
Transferred use of the surname Elder.

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.

Eldinea f English (American, Rare)

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.

Eldoris f English (American, Rare)

Eldrage m English
Alternative spelling of Eldridge.

Eldrick m English (American)
Variant of Eldric.

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]

Eleania f English

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.

Elease f English
Variant of Elise.

Elec m English (American)
A diminutive version of Alexander; alternative to Alec.

Elecia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Electa f English
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]

Elected m English (Puritan)
Referring to the Doctrine of Election.

Electia f English (Rare)

Elee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellie.

Eleesa f English (Australian, Rare)

Eleese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Eleesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elegin m English

Elegy m English (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’.

Elenah f English
Variant of Elena. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Elenda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ellender.

Elendor f & m English (Rare)

Elenita f Spanish, Filipino, English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Elena.

Elenna f English
Variant of Elena.

Elenor f English, Medieval Welsh
Variant of Eleanor.

Elenore f English, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Cognate of Eleanor.

Eleora f Hebrew, English (American), English (British)
Anglicized variant of Eliora.

Eleph m & f Biblical (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Meaning, "the ox." A place in the lot of Benjamin not far from Jerusalem (Joshua 18:28). The name is omitted by Septuagint, unless, indeed, it is combined with that of Zelah. It may be identical with Lifta, a village W. of Jerusalem.

Elesabeth f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth and Elisabeth.

Elesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elesia f English
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.

Elesita f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Elessia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.

Elethia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethia.

Eleuthera f English (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word eleutheros "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named Eleutheria; eleutheria means "freedom" in Greek, while eleuthera means "free"... [more]

Eleven f & m Popular Culture, English
Old English endleofon, from the base of one + a second element (probably expressing the sense ‘left over’) occurring also in twelve; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch and German elf.

Elexa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elex.

Elexi f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Alexi.

Elexia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexia.

Elexine f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexine.

Elexis f English
Variant of Alexis.

Elexsus f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Alexis.

Elexus f English
Variant of Alexis.

Elezar m English (Rare)
Variant of Eleazar

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]

Elga f Italian, Latvian, Estonian, Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Rare, Archaic), German (Rare)
Latvian, Estonian and Italian cognate of Helga.

Elgie m English

Elgitha f English, Medieval English, Literature
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfgyð, Æðelgyð or Ealdgyð... [more]

Elgo m English (American)
I don't know, I just heard it.

Elgustus m & f English
Bandile

Elial m English (Rare), Hebrew

Elianne f Dutch, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Eliane.

Eliatha f & m English

Elick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Elick.

Elicksander m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alexander.

Elida f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Alida.

Elidh f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Eilidh.

Eliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Eliesha f English (Rare)

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.

Eligh m English (American)
Variant of Eli 1

Eli-lama-sabachthani m English (Puritan)
From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'

Elinore f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), French (Modern)
Cognate of Eleanor.

Eliondra f English (Modern, Rare)
The name is influenced by names like Elliana and Eleanor or other names with similar starting sounds, and names like Cassandra and Alondra or other names with similar ending sounds.

Eliorah f English
Variant of Eliora.

Eliotte f English
Variant of Elliott.

Elisabel f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), French (Rare), Medieval Occitan
Old Provençal form of Elisabeth (see also Elyzabel).

Elisabella f English (American, Rare)

Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.

Elisette f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (African, Rare), Malagasy (Rare)
Diminutive of Elise.

Elisha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia, the spelling possibly based on Elisa (see also Elicia).

Elishia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elisia f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Elysia or Elisa.

Elison m English
Variant of Ellison.

Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.

Elissia f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Elaborated form of Elissa 2 or Elissa 1. Also compare Elysia.

Elitha f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Talitha, or a variant of Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.

Eliu m English (Rare), Biblical
This name is used in some versions of the Bible. It is the name of one of the ancestors of Judith.... [more]

Elixabeth f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Elizabeth, with the Spanish name possibly influenced by Basque Elixabete.

Eliyah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Eliyanah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Elliana.

Elizabath f English (Rare), Biblical
Rare variant of Elizabeth.

Elizabel f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabelle.

Elizabella f English
Blend of Elizabeth and Isabella.

Elizabelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth, with Beth replaced by Belle

Elizabethine f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Elizabeth.

Elizah f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eliza sometimes used as a masculine name.

Elizander m Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare)
Masculine form of Elizandra.

Elizar m English (Puritan)
Variant of Eliezer.

Elizbeth f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.

Elizebeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizibeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizza f English (Rare)
Short version of ‘Elizzabeth’, a very rare variant of ‘Elizabeth’.

Elizzabeth f English (Rare)
Very rare variant of Elizabeth.

Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.

Elkannah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elkanah.

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).

Ellabeth f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Beth.

Elladale m English
Possibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.

Elladean f English (?)

Ellagrace f English, English (American)
Combination of Ella 1 and Grace. This name was given to 31 girls in 2017.

Ellah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 and Ella 2

Ellaina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elena or Elaina.

Ellajane f English (Rare)

Ellajean f English

Ellajo f English (Rare)

Ellakate f English (Rare)
A combination of Ella 1 and Kate.

Ellalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ella 1 and Lee.

Ellaline f English (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).

Ellalynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Ella 2 and Lynn.

Ellamae f English, Popular Culture
Combination of Ella 1 and Mae.

Ellamarie f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Marie.

Ellamary f English

Ellamay f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and May.

Ellamy f English (Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Ellamy.

Ellan f English (American, Rare)

Ellana f English
Variant of Elana.

Ellana f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ella 1, influenced by Eliana 1

Ellanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellanora f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Eleanora or a combination of Ella 1 and Nora 1.

Ellanore f English (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellarae f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Rae.

Ellaree f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellaria f Medieval English, English
Variant of Elaria.

Ellarie f English
Variant of Ellery.

Ellarose f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rose

Ellarudy f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rudy.

Ellasyn f English (American)
Feminine variant of Ellison.

Ellavieve f English (Rare)
Modern form of Ælfgifu, influenced by the names Ella 1 and Genevieve.

Elleah f English (Rare)

Elleana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Elleanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alana, influenced by Elle and Anna.

Elleanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellee f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellie.

Ellegra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allegra.

Elleigh f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ellie given to 33 girls in 2017.

Ellena f English
Variant of Elena.

Ellene f English (Rare)

Ellenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Elena.

Ellenor f English, Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Eleanor. This name was, among others, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Ellenore f English (Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Eller m & f English
A short form of Ellery or Eleanor.

Elleree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Elleri f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eleri or Ellery.

Elleria f English
Elaboration of Ellery.

Ellerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.

Ellesia f English (Modern, Rare)

Ellesmere f & m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellesmere.

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).

Elletina f English (African, Rare)
Combination of Elle and Tina.

Ellette f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Elle with the suffix -ette or a transferred use of the surname Ellette.

Ellia f English (American, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Elliadria f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl Elliadria Griffin (1988-). Or known as Persuasion! Persuasion is known for being in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017)!

Elliann f English
Variant spelling Ellianne.