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Elba f ItalianDirectly taken from the name of the island of
Elba. The island's modern name has developped from Medieval Italian
Helba and
Ilba and is ultimately derived from Latin
Ilva.
Eletta f ItalianItalian form of
Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elide f ItalianItalian name of uncertain origin, possibly related to the name of the Elidi Valley in Greece. (Cf.
Elidi.)
Enula f Italian (Rare)Italian word for the Elecampane (
Inula helenium), a widespread plant species in the sunflower family
Asteraceae.
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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Erina f Italian (Swiss), ItalianOriginally a Swiss-Italian variant of
Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower
erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [
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Ersilio m ItalianMasculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [
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Eufemiano m Italian, SpanishItalian and Spanish form of
Euphemianus. An infamous bearer of this name is the Spanish sports doctor Eufemiano Fuentes (b. 1955), who was involved with doping in road bicycle racing.
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".
Eurosia f Italian, SpanishA famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Evaldo m Italian, Spanish, PortugueseItalian, Spanish and Portuguese form of
Ewald. Bearers of this name include Brazilian singer and composer Evaldo Braga (1948-1973) and Brazilian soccer player Evaldo dos Santos Fabiano (b... [
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Falco m Late Roman, Italian, GermanMeans "hawk" in Italian. It derives from Late Latin
falco, ultimately from Latin
falx meaning "scythe" referring to the raptor's claws.
Fantesca f Italian, TheatreFrom Italian
fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.
Fara f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan)Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element
-fara-, for example
Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
Fede f ItalianMeans "faith" in Italian, i.e. the Italian form of
Fides (cf.
Foy). It was borne by Italian Renaissance painter Fede Galizia (1578-1630).
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, TheatreModern Greek form of
Phaidra (see
Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [
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