Classical Greek Origin Names

Dorthe f Danish
Danish form of Dorothy.

Dorthea f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Dorothy.

Dorthy f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dory f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Doris. This is the name of a fish in the animated film Finding Nemo (2003).

Dosia f Polish
Diminutive of Teodozja or Dorota.

Dosifey m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Dositheos.

Dositej m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Dositheos.

Dositheos m Ancient Greek
From Greek δόσις (dosis) meaning "giving" and θεός (theos) meaning "god".

Dositheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dositheos.

Dot f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dottie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dotty f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Draco m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Δράκων (Drakon), which meant "dragon, serpent". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Athenian legislator. This is also the name of a constellation in the northern sky.

Dracula m History, Literature
Means "son of Dracul" in Romanian, with Dracul being derived from Romanian drac "dragon". It was a nickname of the 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad III, called the Impaler, whose father was Vlad II Dracul. However, the name Dracula is now most known from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, which features the Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula, who was probably inspired in part by the historical Wallachian prince.

Drake m English
From an English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent". This name coincides with the unrelated English word drake meaning "male duck". A famous bearer is the Canadian actor and rapper Drake (1986-), who was born as Aubrey Drake Graham.

Drakon m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Draco.

Dre m English
Short form of Andre. A famous bearer is the American rapper and music producer Dr. Dre (1965-), born Andre Young.

Drea f English
Short form of Andrea 2.

Drew m English
Short form of Andrew.

Dries m Dutch
Short form of Andries.

Drina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina.

Dumitra f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Demetrius.

Dumitru m Romanian
Romanian form of Demetrius.

Dunya f Russian
Diminutive of Avdotya.

Dunyasha f Russian
Diminutive of Avdotya.

Đurađ m Serbian
Serbian form of George.

Đurađa f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Đurađ.

Đurđa f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of George.

Đurđica f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of George. It also means "lily of the valley" in Croatian.

Đuro m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of George.

Dwight m English
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius. In America it was sometimes given in honour of Yale president Timothy Dwight (1752-1817). A famous bearer was the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969).

Dye f Medieval English
Medieval short form of Dionysia.

Dymitr m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Demetrius.

Dyson m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "son of Dye". As a given name it is likely inspired by similar-sounding names such as Bryson and Tyson.

Dzianis m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Denis.

Dzmitry m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Demetrius.

Ea 2 f Danish, Norwegian
Short form of names ending in ea.

Ealar m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Hilary.

Ecaterina f Romanian
Romanian form of Katherine.

Echidna f Greek Mythology
Means "viper, snake" in Greek, a variant of ἔχις (echis). In Greek mythology this was the name of a monster who was half woman and half snake. By Typhon she was the mother of Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimera, and other monsters.

Echo f Greek Mythology
From the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) meaning "echo, reflected sound", related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology Echo was a nymph given a speech impediment by Hera, so that she could only repeat what others said. She fell in love with Narcissus, but her love was not returned, and she pined away until nothing remained of her except her voice.

Effie f English, Scottish
Diminutive of Euphemia. In Scotland it has been used as an Anglicized form of Oighrig.

Effimia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euphemia.

Effrosyni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euphrosyne.

Efigénia f Portuguese (European, Rare)
European Portuguese form of Iphigeneia.

Efigênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Iphigeneia.

Efpraxia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eupraxia.

Efstathios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eustathios.

Efterpi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euterpe.

Efthalia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthalia.

Efthimia f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευθυμία (see Efthymia).

Efthimios m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευθύμιος (see Efthymios).

Efthymia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymia.

Efthymios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymius.

Eftychia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eutychia. It means "happiness" in Modern Greek.

Ege m Turkish
From Turkish Ege, the name for the Aegean Sea.

Egor m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Егор (see Yegor).

Eileithyia f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Ilithyia.

Eilidh f Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Eireen f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Eirenaios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Irenaeus.

Eirene f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Irene.

Eirini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ειρήνη (see Irini).

Eižens m Latvian
Latvian form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eka 2 f Georgian
Short form of Ekaterine.

Ekaterina f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Katherine, and an alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Ekaterine f Georgian
Georgian form of Katherine.

Ekaterini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Katherine.

Ela 1 f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with El such as Elizabeta or Elżbieta.

Eladia f Spanish
Feminine form of Eladio.

Eladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Helladius.

Elaina f English
Variant of Elaine.

Elaine f English, Arthurian Cycle
From an Old French form of Helen. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur Elaine was the daughter of Pelles, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. It was not commonly used as an English given name until after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859).

Elara f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ἄλαρα (alara) meaning "hazelnut, spear-shaft". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Electra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Elektra), derived from ἤλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the sister of Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

Eleftheria f Greek
Feminine form of Eleftherios.

Eleftherios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see Eleutherius).

Elek m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alexius.

Elektra f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Electra.

Elen f Welsh, Armenian, Czech
Welsh and modern Armenian form of Helen, as well as a Czech variant form. This was the name of a 4th-century Welsh saint, traditionally said to be the wife of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus. According to the Welsh legend The Dream of Macsen Wledig (Macsen Wledig being the Welsh form of Magnus Maximus), she convinced her husband to build the roads in Wales.

Elēna f Latvian
Latvian form of Helen.

Elena f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Greek, German, English
Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена (see Yelena).

Elene f Georgian, Sardinian, Basque
Georgian, Sardinian and Basque form of Helen.

Eleni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helen.

Elettra f Italian
Italian form of Electra.

Eleutério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Eleutherius.

Eleuterio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius.

Eleutherios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eleutherius.

Eleutherius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλευθέριος (Eleutherios), which meant "free". This was the name of a 2nd-century pope, as well as several saints.

Eli 3 f Spanish, Norwegian, Danish
Spanish, Norwegian and Danish short form of Elisabet or Elin.

Èlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Aelia.

Eliana 1 f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English (Modern)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Éliane.

Éliane f French
Probably from Aeliana, the feminine form of the Roman name Aelianus, which was derived from the Roman family name Aelius. This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr from Amasea.

Eliane f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Éliane.

Elianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Eliina f Finnish
Finnish form of Helen.

Elin f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh
Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

Elīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Helen.

Elina f Finnish, Estonian, Swedish
Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Helen.

Eline f Norwegian, Dutch, Danish
Norwegian and Dutch variant form of Helen. This is the name of the title character in the novel Eline Vere (1889) by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus.

Elio m Italian
Italian form of Aelius or Helios.

Eliodoro m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Heliodoro.

Elioud m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Eliud.

Eliud m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Eastern African
From a Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning "God is grandeur". The Gospel of Matthew lists him as an ancestor of Jesus. This name is popular in Kenya.

Ella 2 f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. It can also be a short form of names ending in ella.

Ellar m Scottish
Anglicized form of Ealar.

Elle f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Eleanor and other names beginning with El. This name can also be given in reference to the French pronoun elle meaning "she".... [more]

Ellen 1 f English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian
Medieval English form of Helen. This was the usual spelling of the name until the 19th century, when the form Helen also became common.

Ellery m & f English
From an English surname that was originally derived from the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Elli 1 f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helle 2.

Elli 2 f German, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Elizabeth.

Elliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Ellie f English
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.

Elly f English, Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth or an English variant of Ellie.

Elmo m Italian, English, Finnish, Estonian
Originally a short form of names ending with the Old German element helm meaning "helmet, protection", such as Guglielmo or Anselmo. It is also a derivative of Erasmus, via the old Italian short form Ermo. Saint Elmo, also known as Saint Erasmus, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron of sailors. Saint Elmo's fire is said to be a sign of his protection.... [more]

Elna f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Helena.

Elona f Albanian
Possibly an Albanian form of Ilona.

Elpida f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpis.

Elpídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elpidius.

Elpidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Elpidius.

Elpidios m Late Greek
Greek form of Elpidius.

Elpidius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλπίδιος (Elpidios), which was derived from ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who spent twenty years in a cave in Cappadocia.

Elpis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.

Elysia f Various
From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology.

Emerald f English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the traditional birthstone of May. The emerald supposedly imparts love to the bearer. The word is ultimately from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).

Emrys m Welsh
Welsh form of Ambrose. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to help shape the early character of Merlin, whom he called Merlinus Ambrosius in Latin.

Ena 2 f Croatian
Short form of Irena.

Endel m Estonian
Masculine form of Endla.

Endla f Estonian
From the name of an Estonian lake, which often appears in folk poetry. The lake's name is ultimately derived from the medieval personal name Ent or Endo.

Endre 1 m Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Andrew, though it may in fact originate from a pre-Christian source.

Endymion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἐνδύω (endyo) meaning "to dive into, to enter". In Greek mythology he was an Aeolian mortal loved by the moon goddess Selene, who asked Zeus to grant him eternal life. Zeus complied by putting him into an eternal sleep in a cave on Mount Latmos.

Enea m Italian
Italian form of Aeneas.

Enéas m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Aeneas.

Eneida f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From the Portuguese and Spanish name of the Aeneid (see Aeneas).

Enej m Slovene
Slovene form of Aeneas.

Engel m & f Germanic, German (Rare)
Originally this may have been a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element angil, referring to the Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles. However, from early times it has been strongly associated with the Old German word engil meaning "angel" (of Latin and Greek origin).

Engelbert m German, Germanic
Old German name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with beraht meaning "bright". Saint Engelbert was a 13th-century archbishop of Cologne murdered by assassins.

Engilram m Germanic
Old German form of Ingram.

Enguerran m Medieval French
Old French form of Engilram (see Ingram). This was the name of several medieval French nobles from Picardy.

Enyo f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown. She was a bloodthirsty Greek war goddess and a companion of Ares.

Eógan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of Eoghan.

Eoghan m Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish eó "yew" and the suffix gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Eòghann m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Eoghan.

Eos f Greek Mythology
Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.

Epaphos m Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Epaphus.

Epaphras m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek
Shortened form of Epaphroditos. In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers.

Epaphroditos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "lovely, charming", derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "on" combined with the name of the Greek love goddess Aphrodite. It appears in the epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (as Epaphroditus, the Latinized form, in the English version).

Epaphroditus m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epaphroditos.

Epaphus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ἐπαφή (epaphe) meaning "touch". According to Greek mythology this was the name of a king of Egypt. He was the son of Zeus and Io, who became pregnant when Zeus touched her with his hand.

Epicurus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐπίκουρος (Epikouros), derived from a word meaning "helper, ally". Epicurus was a 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher who founded the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.

Epifanio m Spanish, Italian
From the Latin name Epiphanius, which was from the Greek name Ἐπιφάνιος (Epiphanios), itself derived from the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation". This name was borne by a few early saints. It is associated with the event known in English as the Epiphany (Spanish Epifanía, Italian Epifania, Latin Epiphania), the coming of the three Magi to visit the infant Jesus.

Epikouros m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Epicurus.

Epiktetos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek stoic philosopher.

Epimetheus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἐπιμήθεια (epimetheia) meaning "hindsight, hindthought". In Greek mythology he was a Titan, the brother of the god of forethought Prometheus.

Epiphanes m Ancient Greek
Means "appearing, manifesting" in Greek. This was an epithet of two 2nd-century BC Hellenistic rulers: the Seleucid king Antiochus IV and the Ptolemaic king Ptolemy V.

Epiphanios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Epifanio.

Epiphanius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epiphanios (see Epifanio).

Epiphany f English (Rare)
From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. It is also an English word meaning "sudden appearance" or "sudden perception", ultimately deriving from Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "manifestation".

Eppie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Euphemia or Hephzibah.

Erasmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Erasmus.

Erasmos m Late Greek
Greek form of Erasmus.

Erasmus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ἐράσμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved, desired". Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron saint of sailors. Erasmus was also the name of a Dutch scholar of the Renaissance period.

Erast m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Erastus.

Erastos m Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Erastus.

Erastus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἔραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved, lovely". This was the name of an assistant of Paul mentioned in Acts and two epistles in the New Testament.

Erato f Greek Mythology
Means "lovely" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of lyric poetry.

Eratosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) meaning "lovely" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". A notable bearer was the Greek scientist Eratosthenes of Cyrene (3rd century BC), the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Erazem m Slovene
Slovene form of Erasmus.

Ercole m Italian
Italian form of Hercules.

Ercwlff m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Hercules.

Erebos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Erebus.

Erebus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἔρεβος (Erebos), which means "nether darkness". Erebus was the personification of the primordial darkness in Greek mythology.

Erekle m Georgian
Georgian form of Herakleios (see Heraclius). This name was borne by two Georgian kings of the Bagrationi dynasty.

Eris f Greek Mythology
Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Erja f Finnish
Variant of Irja.

Ermacora m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hermagoras.

Ermes m Italian
Italian form of Hermes.

Ermete m Italian
Derived from Hermetis, the Latin genitive form of Hermes, the name of the Greek messenger god.

Erminia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Herminius.

Erminio m Italian
Italian form of Herminius.

Ermis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermes.

Ermo m Medieval Italian
Italian diminutive of Erasmus.

Ermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).

Eros m Greek Mythology
Means "love" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was a young god, the son of Aphrodite, who was armed with arrows that caused the victim to fall in love.

Eskandar m Persian
Persian form of Alexander.

Eskender m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander.

Eskinder m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic እስክንድር (see Eskender).

Esmaralda f English (Rare)
Variant of Esmeralda.

Esmeralda f Spanish, Portuguese, English, Albanian, Literature
Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Espiridión m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Spyridon.

Esteban m Spanish
Spanish form of Stephen.

Estebe m Basque
Basque form of Stephen.

Estefânia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Stephen.

Estefanía f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Stephen.

Estevão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Stephen.

Estève m Occitan
Occitan form of Stephen.

Esteve m Catalan
Catalan form of Stephen.

Estevo m Galician
Galician form of Stephen.

Estienne m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Stephen.

Étienne m French
French form of Stephen.

Étiennette f French
French feminine form of Stephen.

Ettore m Italian
Italian form of Hector.

Euadne f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Evadne.

Euan m Scottish
Anglicized form of Eòghann.

Euandros m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Evander 1.

Euanthe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek εὐανθής (euanthes) meaning "blooming, flowery", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". According to some sources, this was the name of the mother of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites) in Greek mythology.

Euaristos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Evaristus.

Euboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Euboia.

Euboia f Greek Mythology
Means "good ox" in Greek, from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow". This is the name of several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a naiad who is said to have given her name to the island of Euboia.

Euclid m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Εὐκλείδης (Eukleides), derived from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician from Alexandria who made numerous contributions to geometry.

Euclides m Portuguese, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Euclid.

Eudocia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐδοκία (Eudokia), derived from the word εὐδοκέω (eudokeo) meaning "to be well pleased, to be satisfied", itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δοκέω (dokeo) meaning "to think, to imagine, to suppose". This name was common among Byzantine royalty. Saint Eudocia was the wife of the 5th-century emperor Theodosius II.

Eudokia f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eudocia.

Eudokimos m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐδόκιμος (eudokimos) meaning "in good repute, honoured", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόκιμος (dokimos) meaning "approved, esteemed".

Eudora f Greek Mythology
Means "good gift" in Greek, from the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a nymph, one of the Hyades, in Greek mythology.

Eudoxia f Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐδοξία (eudoxia) meaning "good repute, good judgement", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour".

Eudoxos m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὔδοξος (eudoxos) meaning "of good repute, honoured", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek mathematician and astronomer.

Eufémia f Portuguese (European, Rare)
European Portuguese form of Euphemia.

Eufêmia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Euphemia.

Eufemia f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Euphemia.

Eufrozina f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Euphrosyne.

Eugen m German, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian
Form of Eugenius (see Eugene) in several languages.

Eugène m French
French form of Eugenius (see Eugene). A notable bearer was the French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).

Eugene m English
English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὐγένιος (Eugenios), which was derived from the Greek word εὐγενής (eugenes) meaning "well born". It is composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of several saints and four popes.... [more]

Eugeneia f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Eugene.

Eugénia f Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Eugenia.

Eugênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eugenia.

Eugenia f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.

Eugénie f French
French form of Eugenia. This was the name of the wife of Napoleon III.

Eugenie f German, English
German and English form of Eugénie, the French form of Eugenia.

Eugenija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Eugenia.

Eugenijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eugénio m Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eugênio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eugenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eugenios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eugene.

Eugenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eugenios (see Eugene).

Eugeniusz m Polish
Polish form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eugraphios m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐγραφής (eugraphes) meaning "well-drawn" or "well-written", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γραφή (graphe) meaning "drawing, writing". Saint Eugraphios or Eugraphos was a 3rd or 4th-century martyr from Alexandria.

Eukene f Basque
Basque form of Eugenia.

Eukleides m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Euclid.

Eula f English
Short form of Eulalia.

Eulália f Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak form of Eulalia.

Eulàlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Eulalia.

Eulalia f Spanish, Italian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὔλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and λαλέω (laleo) meaning "to talk". This was the name of an early 4th-century saint and martyr from Mérida in Spain. Another martyr by this name, living at the same time, is a patron saint of Barcelona. These two saints might be the same person.

Eulalie f French
French form of Eulalia.

Eulogia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Eulogius.

Eulogio m Spanish
Spanish form of Eulogius.

Eulogios m Late Greek
Greek form of Eulogius.

Eulogius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Εὐλόγιος (Eulogios), derived from either of the words εὔλογος (eulogos) meaning "reasonable" or εὐλογία (eulogia) meaning "good language, praise, blessing". Both words are themselves derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and λόγος (logos) meaning "drawing, writing".... [more]

Eumelia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὐμέλεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

Eunice f Biblical, English, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐνίκη (Eunike) meaning "good victory", derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". The New Testament mentions her as the mother of Timothy. As an English name, it was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

Eunika f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Eunice.

Eunike f Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eunice.

Eunomia f Greek Mythology
Means "good order" in Greek, ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom". Eunomia was a Greek goddess, one of the Ὥραι (Horai), presiding over law.

Euodia f Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical
Derived from Greek εὐοδία (euodia) meaning "a good journey", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ὁδός (hodos) meaning "road, way, journey". This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (though some translations assume it belongs to a man named Euodias).

Euphemia f Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)
Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.

Euphemios m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Euphemia.

Euphranor m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian artist.

Euphrasia f Ancient Greek
Means "good cheer" in Greek, a derivative of εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This name was borne by a 5th-century saint from Constantinople.

Euphrasie f French
French form of Euphrasia.

Euphrosyne f Greek Mythology
Means "mirth, merriment, cheerfulness" in Greek, a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φρήν (phren) meaning "mind, heart". She was one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites) in Greek mythology.

Eupraxia f Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "good conduct", derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise".

Euripides m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Εὔριπος (Euripos), referring to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek tragic poet.

Europa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Εὐρώπη (Europe), which meant "wide face" from εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician princess who was abducted and taken to Crete by Zeus in the guise of a bull. She became the first queen of Crete, and later fathered Minos by Zeus. The continent of Europe said to be named for her, though it is more likely her name is from that of the continent. This is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.

Europe f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Europa.

Euryalos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Euryalus.

Euryalus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
From Greek Εὐρύαλος (Euryalos) meaning "broad". This name was borne by several figures in Greek legend. In Virgil's Aeneid it belongs to the friend of Nisus, with whom he is killed while raiding the Rutuli.

Eurydice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurydike) meaning "wide justice", derived from εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out.

Eurydike f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Eurydice.

Eusebia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Eusebius.

Eusébio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Eusebius.

Eusebio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Eusebius.

Eusebios m Late Greek
Derived from Greek εὐσεβής (eusebes) meaning "pious", itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and σέβω (sebo) meaning "to worship, to honour". This was the name of several saints.

Eusebiu m Romanian
Romanian form of Eusebius.

Eusebius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eusebios. This was the name of a 4th-century historian of the Christian church.

Eustace m English
English form of Eustachius or Eustathius, two names of Greek origin that have been conflated in the post-classical period. Saint Eustace, who is known under both spellings, was a 2nd-century Roman general who became a Christian after seeing a vision of a cross between the antlers of a stag he was hunting. He was burned to death for refusing to worship the Roman gods and is now regarded as the patron saint of hunters. Due to him, this name was common in England during the Middle Ages, though it is presently rare.

Eustache m French
French form of Eustachius or Eustathius (see Eustace).

Eustachio m Italian
Italian form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustachius m Late Roman
Possibly from the Greek name Eustachys, or from the same elements. This (or Eustathius) is the Latin name of Saint Eustace.

Eustachy m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustachys m Ancient Greek
Means "fruitful" in Greek. It is ultimately from the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and στάχυς (stachys) meaning "ear of corn".

Eustacia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Eustace.

Eustaquia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustáquio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustathios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eustathius.

Eustathius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustathios), derived from the Greek word εὐσταθής (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable". It is ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up". This was the name of a few early saints, including the 2nd-century martyr also known as Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustorgio m Italian (Rare)
From Eustorgius, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὐστόργιος (Eustorgios), which was from the word εὔστοργος (eustorgos) meaning "content", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and στέργω (stergo) meaning "to love, to be content". Saint Eustorgius was a 6th-century bishop of Milan.

Eustorgios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eustorgio.

Eustorgius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eustorgios (see Eustorgio).

Euterpe f Greek Mythology
Means "delight" in Greek, ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and τέρπω (terpo) meaning "to satisfy, to cheer". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of music and joy. She was said to have invented the double flute.

Euthalia f Late Greek
Means "flower, bloom" from the Greek word εὐθάλεια (euthaleia), itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Sicily.

Euthymia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Euthymius.

Euthymios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Euthymius.

Euthymius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐθύμιος (Euthymios) meaning "in good spirits, generous", derived from the word εὔθυμος (euthymos), which was composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit". This was the name of several early saints.

Eutímio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Euthymius.

Eutimio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Euthymius.

Eutropia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutropios (see Eutropius).

Eutropio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Eutropius.