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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?'

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.

Ellarose f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rose

Ellasyn f English (American)
Feminine variant of Ellison.

Ellensue f English (Rare)
Combination of Ellen and Sue.

Ellesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

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).

Ellias m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elias.

Elliese f English (American)
Variant of Elise.

Ellisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Elisa.

Ellise f English
Variant of Elise.

Ellisha f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Alicia. In the case of the African English masculine name that's occasionally used in Nigeria and rarely Zimbabwe, it's a rare variant of Elisha.

Ellisia f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Also may be after the flower, Ellisia or a feminization of Ellis.

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

Elliston m English
Transferred use of the surname Elliston.

Ellisyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Female variant of Ellison.

Elloise f English (Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.

Ells f & m English
Short form of Ella, Elliott or other names containing Ell.

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Ellsworth m English
Transferred from the surname Ellsworth.

Ellys f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ellis.

Ellyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Ellysia f English
Variant of Elysia.

Elmus m English (American, Rare)
Elmus Wicker, author of "Banking Panics of the Gilded Age", was one famous bearer of this name

Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elovisa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eloisa or Lovisa.

Elphinstone m English
Trasnferred use of the surname Elphinstone.

Elrose f English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)

Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Elsadora f English (Rare)

Elsah f English (Rare)
Variation of Elsa.

Elsaline f English (Rare)

El-sean m English (American)
Being able to have fun. One whom attracts good fortune and a curse breaker!

Elsena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Elsie.

Elsia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elsie.

Elsieanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Anne.

Elsiemae f English (British)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Elsinia f English
Rare name of unknown origin but some historical usage

Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]

Elsmere m English
Transferred use of the surname Elsmere.

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

Elston m English
Derived from the surname, Elston.

Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.

Elsworth m English
Variant of Ellsworth.

Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.

Elvessa f English (Rare)

Elysabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elysha f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Elisha.

Elysian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word Elysian meaning "of Elysium; blissful". Also compare Elysia.

Elysium f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological place name Elysium; also see Elysia.

Elyssa f English
Most likely a variant of Elissa 2.

Elyssia f English (Rare)
Variant of Elysia or Alyssia.

Emerise f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Emersen f & m English
A variant of Emerson. More often used in feminine meanings. Meaning son of Emery in the original spelling. The surname of English poet Ralph Waldo Emerson popularized this name after his career began to grow exponentially.

Emersynn f English
Variant of Emerson, influenced by Emmersyn

Emerys f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emrys. Emerys was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the Social Security Administration.

Emetherius m English
English form of Emeterius.

Emmalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Emma and Lise, or else an elaboration of Emma.

Emmalouise f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Louise.

Emmaus m English (American, Rare), Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Emmeliese f English

Emmelise f English
Variant of Emmalise, or else a combination of Emme and Lise.

Emmers f English
Nickname for Emily

Emmersyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emerson.

Emmons m English
Transferred use of the surname Emmons.

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.

Emreese f English
Combination of Emily, Emma, Emerald and Reese

Emrhys m English
Variant of Emrys.

Emris m Welsh, English (Rare)
A variant of Emrys. Emrin is a rare diminutive form.

Emsley f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was given to 55 girls in 2018.

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

Ennison m English
"Son of Ennis". According to Forebears.Io, 20 people have this name worldwide.

Ensa f English

Ensley f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Enslie m & f English
Variant of Ensley.

Epenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, English (Puritan)
Variant of Epaenetus, which is the latinized form of the Greek name Epainetos.

Epsie f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.

Erickson m English (Rare), Portuguese (?), Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of Erickson as a given name.

Ericson m English (American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Ericson.

Erised f English (American, Rare)
As a name, it is most likely a reversed spelling of the name Desire or the word of that same name.

Ernessa f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly an English variant of Ernesta. It was used for the antagonist in Rachel Klein's young adult novel The Moth Diaries (2002) and the subsequent film adaptation (2011).

Ernestena f English
Variant of Ernestina.

Erotas m English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek έρωτας (éro̱tas) meaning "love."

Erskin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erskine.

Ersula f English
Variant of Ursula.

Esabel f English
Variant of Isabel.

Esabella f English (Rare), South African
Variant of Isabella.

Esamae f English (British)
Variant of Esmé.

Esayas m English
Variant of Esaias.

Escher m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Escher.

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

Esek m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the biblical place name Esek meaning "strife, contention".

Eselda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Esheena f English
excellent Gracious gift of God

Esker m English
Transferred use of the surname Esker.

Eslanda f English (American, Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the Americas, the name might be a combination of two existing names, such as Esmeralda and Yolanda... [more]

Esler m English
Transferred use of the surname Esler.

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

Esma f English
Variant of Esme as well as diminutive of Esmeralda.

Esmai f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Esmé.

Esmay f English
Variant of Esmé.

Esmelda f English, Spanish
Diminutive of Esmeralda.

Esmena f English
Elaboration of Esme

Esmie f English
Variant of Esmee.

Esnart f English

Esnat f English (African)
Form of Esnath.

Esnath f English (African)
Possibly a variant of Asenath, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

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).

Espey m & f English (Rare)

Espie f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Esperanza.

Espirita f English

Espn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Espen, influenced by the television network ESPN.

Espy f English
Diminutive form of Esperanza

Esque f English

Esree f & m English (Rare)

Esri m & f English (Rare)

Esrie m & f English (Rare)

Essa f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Latinate variant of Essie.

Essah m English (Rare, Archaic)

Essena f English (Rare)

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.

Essfa f English (American, Rare)

Essynce f English (Rare)
Variant of Essence.

Estale m English

Estefannie f English, Spanish
Variant of Estefany.

Estel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.

Estell f English
Variant of Estelle.

Estellar f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estella derived from an intrusive-R pronunciation.

Estellene f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Estelle, formed using the popular name suffix lene.

Esteller f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estellar.

Esterlene f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ester and the popular suffix -lene.

Esterline f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Esterlene.

Estes m English
Transferred use of the surname Estes.

Estha f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Estherlene f English (American)
Variant of Esterlene.

Estherr f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Esther.

Estie f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ester.

Estil m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Estill.

Estill m English
Transferred use of the surname Estill.

Estle m English
From the surname, Estle, which is derived from the name of the town of Astley in Warwickshire, meaning "east wood"

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

Estlyn f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Estlin or a combination of Esther and Lyn.

Eston m English (Rare)
From a location name meaning "east town." Possibly transferred use of the name of the town of Eston in Yorkshire, England.

Estonia f English (Rare)
Influenced by the country in Europe of the same name.

Estoria f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Estrelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estrilda.

Estrelle f Filipino, English (Rare)

Estrilda f English (Archaic)
Variant of Estrildis.

Estrilde f English (Archaic)
Variant of Estrilda.

Estus m English
Variant of Eustace.

Eswin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements est "grace" and wine "friend." This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.

Ethelbertus m English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ethelbert.

Etosha f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From a Namibian place name meaning "great white place" in the Ovambo language.

Euloris m English (Rare, Archaic)

Eunys f Manx, English (Modern, Rare)
Modern English variant and traditional Manx form of Eunice. It coincides with the Manx word eunys "pleasure; joy; bliss; delight".

Euphronous m English (American)
Variant of Euphronios.

Eursula f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

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.

Euthemios m English
Alternate spelling of Euthymios

Evalise f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivelisse, or sometimes a combination of Eva and Lise.

Evanescence f English (Rare)
The name means disappearance or fading away... [more]

Evangelist m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Literature
English and German equivalent of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the Austrian tenor singer Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743-1805), who was the younger brother of the composers Joseph (1732-1809) and Michael Haydn (1737-1806).... [more]

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

Evens m Haitian Creole, English (Rare)
Variant of Evans.

Everhardus m Dutch, English
Variant of Everardus.

Everose f English
Combination of English word ever with Rose or a combination of Eve with Rose, depending on the pronunciation.

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

Evershed m English (British, Rare)
The second given name of the theatre critic James Evershed Agate.

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

Exercise f English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word exercise, occasionally used as a given name in early New England. The only biblical text upon which it can be based is I Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself rather unto godliness."

Exodus m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Exodus is name of the second book of Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, and the second of five books of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch. This is the name of ex-boxing world champion Mike Tyson's deceased daughter.

Ezechielis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Ezechielis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Ezechiel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel.... [more]

Fabulous m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word fabulous.... [more]

Falesa f English (Rare)

Falisha f English (British, Modern, Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Felicia.

Famous m English (African), English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word famous, meaning "well-known".

Fantasha f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Fijian (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia, influenced by Tasha.

Fantasia f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word for "fantasy, imagination", ultimately deriving from Greek φαντασία (phantasia). A known bearer is the American R&B singer Fantasia Barrino (1984-).

Farris m English (Modern)
Variant of Ferris.

Fashionette f English (American, Rare), African American
Likely a combination of the English word fashion and the popular suffix -ette.

Faustinian m English
English form of Faustinianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 4th century AD.

Fawkes m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Fawkes. The name of Dumbledore's phoenix in the Harry Potter series.

Felishia f English
Variant of Felicia.

Felissa f English
Possibly a variant of Felicia inspired by Alyssa.

Felista f English (African, Rare)

Felister f English (African)

Felts m & f English (Americanized, ?)

Ferguson m English
Transferred use of the surname Ferguson.

Ferris m & f English (Rare), Irish, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Ferris. See also Fergus.

Fess m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fess.... [more]

Fewlass m English (Rare)

Ffrances f English
Name derived from Frances

Fidus m & f English (Rare)
This name might have been derived from Latin fidus meaning "faithful."

Fields m English
Transferred use of the surname Fields.

Finehas m English (African, Rare)
Swahili form of Phinehas.

Finessa f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Finesse.

Finesse f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word finesse.

Finneas m English (Modern)
Variant of Phineas, likely inspired by names containing the Old Irish element finn "white".

Fisk m English
Transferred use of the surname Fisk.

Flester f & m English
Fortified place

Fliss f English
Diminutive of Felicity.

Florens f English
Spelling variation of Florence. The main character in Toni Morrison's novella A Mercy is named Florens.

Flores f English
Diminutive of Flora, Florence and other names beginning in Flo.

Floressa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Flora.

Floris f English (American, Rare)
Presumably either a variant of Florice or a version of Florence influenced by the spelling of Doris... [more]

Florissa f English (Archaic), Spanish (Philippines)
Latinization of Florice.

Floss f English
A short form of Flossie which is likewise a nickname for Florence.

Flossy f English
Variant of Flossie.

Flourish f English (African)

Forester m English
Transferred use of the surname Forester.

Forestine f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Forest.

Forrester m English
Transferred use of the surname Forrester.

Forsaken m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "abandoned; deserted." Name given to 'bastard' children.

Forsyth m English
means "places"

Forsythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.

Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]

Fraiser m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fraser.

Franceska f English (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)

Francess f English (American)
Variant of Frances.

Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Spanish and English variant of Francesca, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Francies f English
Variant of Frances.

Franciskos m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Francisco.

Fransisco m American (Hispanic), English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian, Medieval Spanish
Variant of Francisco.

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

Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]

Frensis m English (Rare)
Variant of Francis.

Friendless m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word friendless.

Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.

Frosty m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a short form of Forrest or simply from the English word frosty.

Frusannah f English (Archaic)
Said to be an 18th-century blend of Frances and Susannah, it is possible that it developed as a vernacular form of Euphrosyne.

Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]

Furious m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word furious.

Fuschia f English (Rare)
Misspelled variant of Fuchsia.

Fuscian m English
English form of Fuscianus. This is the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Fushia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fuchsia.

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

Games m English (American, Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Old Medieval form or possibly variant of James.

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

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Garson m English
Transferred use of the surname Garson.

Gasper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasper or Casper and an unaccented version of Gašper.... [more]

Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.

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

Geisha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese word geisha meaning "geisha".

Gelasius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Irish (Archaic), English (African, Rare, ?)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]

Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.

Gelsie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gelsey.

Genasis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.

Genesee f & m English
This is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river. Genesee is a corruption of Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".

Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.

Genesse f English (American, Rare)

Genessee m & f Seneca, English
From Seneca fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.

Genester f English

Gennesis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Gensa f English

Genus m English (Rare)

Gersome m English (Puritan)
Variant of Gershom.

Gerusha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Gervas m English
Form of Gervase

Geysha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Geisha.

Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.

Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.

Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.

Gipsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Gypsy.

Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.

Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.

Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.

Glades f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladies f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.

Gladisse f English (African), Afrikaans, Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.

Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle

Glandias m English

Glendoris f English
A combination of Glenda and Doris.

Gleniss m English

Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.

Glesca f English

Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".

Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.