Swiss Submitted Names

Swiss names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Enesidemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aenesidemus.
Engela f German, Dutch (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of the unisex name Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [more]
Engelfried m German
German variant spelling of Engelfrid.
Engelhard m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilhard.
Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.
Engelram m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilram.
Engeltraud f German
German variant spelling of Engeltrud.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Enja f German
Probably a hypochoristic form of Anna.
Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Ennia f Italian
Feminine form of Ennio.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enosch m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), German
Variant of Enos recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.... [more]
Enotrio m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian (?)
Derived from the place name Enotria. This was a pen name of the Italian writer Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), whose juvenilia was written under the name Enotrio Romano... [more]
Entoni m Serbian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Anthony, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Enula f Italian (Rare)
Italian word for the Elecampane (Inula helenium), a widespread plant species in the sunflower family Asteraceae.
Enza f Italian, Sicilian
Originally a feminine form of Enzo, this name is also used as a diminutive of names ending in -enza, such as Vincenza, Lorenza or Fiorenza.
Enzi f German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Enzia.
Enzio m Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Italian variant of Enzo that has also found some usage in Dutch and German-speaking countries.
Éole m French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Heol.
Eolo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Aiolos.
Eono m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Oeonus.
Epafra m Italian
Italian form of Epaphras.
Epafrodito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Epaphroditus.
Epaminonda m Croatian (Rare), Italian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Italian, Macedonian, Romanian and Serbian form of Epameinondas via its latinized form Epaminondas.
Éphraïm m French
French form of Ephraim.
Ephräm m German (Rare)
Ephräm der Syrer is the German form of the name of St. Ephrem the Syrian.
Éphrem m French
French form of Ephrem.
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]
Epifania f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare), Corsican, Polish (Rare)
Spanish, Galician, Italian, Corsican and Polish feminine form of Epiphanius. A fictional bearer is Epifania Fitzfassenden, a central character in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Millionairess' (1936).
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]
Epilico m Italian
Italian form of Epilycus.
Epimaco m Italian
Italian form of Epimachus.
Epimeteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Epimetheus.
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Epistrofo m Italian
Italian form of Epistrophus.
Epitteto m Italian
Italian form of Epiktetos via its latinized form Epictetus.
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Equizio m Italian
Italian form of Equitius.
Era f Italian
Italian form of Hera.
Eracla m Italian
Italian form of Heraclas via Heraklas.
Eracle m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian rare form of Ercole, ultimately from Ancient Greek Herakles.
Eraclide m Italian
Italian form of Heraclides (see Herakleides).
Eraclio m Italian
Italian form of Herakleios via Heraclius.
Eraclito m Italian
Italian form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.
Eraide f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Herais.
Eralda f Albanian, Italian
Albanian feminine form of Erald and Italian feminine form of Eraldo.
Erarich m German
German form of Eraric.
Erasto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish forms of Erastos (see Erastus).
Eratostene m Italian
Italian form of Eratosthenes.
Erberto m Italian
Italian form of Herbert.
Erco m Romansh
Romansh form of Hercules.
Ercolano m Italian
Italian form of Herculanus.
Ercolino m Italian
Diminutive of Ercole.
Erdmanna f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Erdmann.
Erdmut f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
There are different theories about the etymology. ... [more]
Erdmuthe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erdmuth or Erdmut, derived from German Erde "earth" and Mut "courage, bravery" or "mood" (compare Hartmut)... [more]
Erebo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Erebus.
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Erhart m German
Means "Determined", derived from the Germanic elements era "honour, respect" and hard "brave, hardy".
Eriberto m Italian
Italian form of Heribert and variant of Erberto.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Erico m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Eric.
Erigo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eric.
Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally 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".... [more]
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).
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erke m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild or version of Erik.
Erken m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild.
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenhild f German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erlfried.
Erma m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Hermas.
Ermagora m Italian
Italian form of Hermagoras and variant of Ermacora
Ermanarich m German
German form of Ermanaric.
Ermanfried m German
German form of Ermanfrid.
Ermanna f Italian
Feminine form of Ermanno.
Ermenfried m German
German form of Ermenfrid.
Ermerico m Italian
Italian form of Hermeric and Ermeric.
Ermfried m German
Short form of Ermenfried.
Erminefried m German
German form of Erminefrid.
Ermione f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hermione.
Ermippo m Italian
Italian form of Hermippos.
Ermocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermofilo m Italian
Italian form of Hermophilus.
Ermogene m Italian
Italian form of Hermogenes.
Ermotimo m Italian
Italian form of Hermotimus.
Ernestin m German (Rare)
Male form of Ernestine
Ernoul m German
A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
Erodiade f Italian
Italian form of Herodias.
Erodiano m Italian
Italian form of Herodian.
Erodico m Italian
Italian form of Herodicus.
Erodione m Italian
Italian form of Herodion.
Erodoto m Italian
Italian form of Herodotus.
Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".
Ersilio m Italian
Masculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [more]
Erveo m Italian
Italian form of Hervé.
Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh
Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of Ervin.
Erwein m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German form of Erwin. Known bearers of this name include the German journalist Erwein von Aretin (1887-1952) and the Bohemian-Austrian industrialist and politician Erwein Nostitz-Rieneck (1863-1931).
Esaù m Italian
Italian form of Esau.
Esculapio m Italian
Derives from the Greek semidivinity Asclepius.
Esdra m Italian, Maltese
Italian and Maltese form of Ezra.
Esichio m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Hesychios via its latinized form Hesychius.
Esiodo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hesiod.
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esone m Italian
Italian form of Aeson.
Espedito m Italian
Italian form of Expeditus.
Espérance f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Sperantia. The name coincides with French espérance "hope" (ulitmately from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns).
Esperia f Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare, ?)
Italian form of Hesperia, as well as the modern Greek transcription. Ἑσπερία (Hesperia) meaning "land where the sun sets, western land" was an ancient Greek name for Italy.
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... [more]
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Estoril f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Portuguese city Estoril.
Esuperanzia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperantia.
Esuperanzio m Italian
Italian form of Exuperantius.
Esuperia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperia.
Esuperio m Italian
Italian form of Exuperius.
Etelberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ethelbert via its latinized form Ethelbertus. Also compare Edilberto.
Eteonico m Italian
Italian form of Eteonicus.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Etevenard m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Swiss-French derivative of Étienne found in the late 1600s.
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Ethelgard f German (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of the name Edelgard combining it with Ethel making it more Anglicized.
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Ettora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ettore.
Eubulo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eubulus.
Eucharius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eucharios. This is the name of a Roman Catholic saint, who is venerated as the first bishop of what is now Trier in Germany.
Eudemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eudemos via Eudemus.
Eudocio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eudocus.
Eudossia f Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Italian and Corsican form of Eudoxia.
Eudossio m Italian (Rare)
Italian masculine form of Eudoxia.
Eufemiana f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Eufemiano.
Eufemiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian 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.
Eufemio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Euphemios.
Eufrasia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian
Spanish, Galician and Italian form of Euphrasia.
Eufredo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form Eufrid.
Eufronio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Eufrosine f Italian
Italian form of Euphrosyne.
Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.
Eulaire f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare), Haitian Creole
This name serves as both a French form of Eularia and as a variant spelling of Aulaire, both of which are vernacular forms of Eulalia... [more]
Eularia f Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Some sources list this name as being a variant of Eulalia, but perhaps it is more likely that the name is a combination of two existing names. In that case, the name is either a combination of any name starting with Eu- (such as Eufemia and Eugenia) with Hilaria or Ilaria, or a combination of Eulalia with any name ending in -aria, such as Hilaria and Maria.
Euloge m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Eulogius (see Eulogios).
Eulscha f Romansh
Variant of Elisabet, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Eumene m Italian
Italian form of Eumenes.
Eumenio m Italian
Italian form of Eumenius (see Eumenes).
Eunicien m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Eunikianos via its latinized form Eunicianus.
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".
Eunoico m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Eunoïque m French (Archaic)
French form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Euphrône m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Euphrosina f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
German variant of Euphrosine and East Prussian German form of Euphrosyne.
Euplia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Euplius, which is the latinized form of the ancient Greek name Eupleios.... [more]
Euplio m Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Euplius.
Euprepio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Euprepius, the Latinized form of Greek Euprepios.
Eurialo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Euryalus.
Eurich m German
German form of Euric.
Euridice f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Eurydice.
Euridicio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Eurydice.
Euristeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eurystheus.
Eurosia f Italian, Spanish
A famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Euseb m German
German form of Eusebius.
Eusèbe m French (Rare)
French form of Eusebius.
Eusebi m Catalan, Romansh
Catalan and Romansh form of Eusebius.
Eustachia f Italian, Sicilian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Eustachio, Sicilian feminine form of Eustachiu and Polish feminine form of Eustachy and Eustachiusz.
Eustasia f Italian
Feminine form of Eustasio.
Eustazio m Italian
Italian form of Eustathios via Eustathius.
Eustochio m Italian
Masculine form of Eustochios.
Eustrazio m Italian
Italian form of Eustratios via its latinized form Eustratius.
Eusy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elsbeth.
Eutarico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eutharic.
Eutharich m German
German form of Eutharic.
Eutichiano m Italian
italian form of Eutychianus.
Eutidemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Euthydemus.
Eutimia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Eutimio.
Évaëlle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.
Evaldo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, 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... [more]
Evalotte f Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.
Evandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Evander 1.
Evangela f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American)
Feminine form of Evangelo (Italian) and rare Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Evângela.... [more]
Évangèle m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.
Evangelica f Italian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Evangelico. In the English-speaking world, this name can be a combination of Eve with Angelica as well as be a feminization of the English word evangelic, which as you can see has the same etymology as the aforementioned Evangelico... [more]
Evangelico m Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Italian adjective evangelico meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the Italian form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Evangelino m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Evangelina. A known bearer of this name is the Nigerian soccer player Evangelino Valentim (b. 1984).
Evangelio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Evangelius. It should be noted that in Spanish-speaking countries, the name can also be derived from the Spanish noun evangelio meaning "(the) Gospel", which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Évangélique f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from the French adjective évangélique meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the French feminine form of Evangelicus.... [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]
Évangéliste m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the French clergyman and bishop Jean-Évangéliste Zaepffel (1735-1808).
Evangelo m Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian form of Evangelos and rare Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Evângelo.
Evanna f Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Either the feminine form of Evan and a combination of Eva and Anna.... [more]
Évanne f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Evan. This name is also sometimes considered a combination of Éva and Anne 1.
Evatte f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ève and Eva found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Swiss area around Montreux up until the late 1600s.
Evegret f German (Rare)
Combination of Eve, itself a variant of Eva, and Grete.
Evelino m Italian
Masculine form of Evelina.
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Evena f Breton, French (Modern), French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of the Breton name Even.
Everardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Everard
Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.
Evermar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Ebermar.
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, German
Dutch variant of Evie and Estonian variant of Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Évode m French
French form of Evodius and Evodus, Masculine form of Évodie.
Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.
Expédit m French
French form of Expeditus.
Exupérance m & f French
French form of both Exuperantius and Exuperantia.
Eymond m French (Archaic)
Variant of Aymon recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up to the 1700s.
Ezechia m Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Hezekiah.
Ézéchias m French, Biblical French
French form of Hezekiah via it's Latinized form Ezechias.
Ézéchiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezechiele m Italian
Italian form of Ezekiel.
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]