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Elephantis f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἐλέφας
(elephas) meaning "elephant". The name of a Greek poet and physician who was renowned in classical literature, likely not her real name as taking animal names was common at the time... [
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Elephenor m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἐλέφας
(elephas) meaning "elephant" as well as "ivory" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man". As such, the meaning of this name is either "elephant of a man" or "man made of ivory", both of which imply a man who is very strong, sturdy and possibly gigantic.... [
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Elerrina f LiteratureSindarin name invented by J.R.R. Tolkien; it is one of the names of the highest mountain in Arda (the Earth). It means: crowned with stars. The other name is Taniquetil. It is mentioned in 'Silmarillion'.
Elessa f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)The Holy Martyr Elessa of Kythira was a young woman from the Peloponnese who lived in the latter half of the fourth century. She was martyred by her father who objected to her becoming a Christian. St... [
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Elessar m LiteratureCreated by JRR Tolkien for his
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is the name, meaning
Elfstone, given to Aragorn in Lórien by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.
Elete f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the Horai, goddesses associated with the hours of a day and the months of a year. The name is of unknown etymology but could be related to the word
αλετος (aletos) meaning "grinding" or alternatively
λιτη (lite) meaning "prayer".
Eletta f ItalianItalian form of
Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Eleuia f & m NahuatlPossibly from the Nahuatl word
elehuia, meaning "to want, to desire".
Eleuthera f English (Rare), Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named
Eleutheria; ἐλευθερία
(eleutheria) means "freedom" in Greek, while ἐλεύθερα
(eleuthera) means "free"... [
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Elevación f South American (Rare)From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Elevación and
Nuestra Señora de la Elevación, meaning "The Virgin of the Elevation" and "Our Lady of the Elevation" respectively.... [
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Elex m AmericanUnknown meaning. Male name that had popularity in the U.S. from the 1890s-1910s. Most likely a variant of
Alex.
Elfried m Dutch, GermanThe first element of this name can be derived from Old High German
adal "noble", Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" and Old High German
ellan "assiduity, pugnacity." The second element can be derived from Old High German
fridu "peace", Old High German
rât "counsel" and
þruþ "strength." And so, this name can be the masculine form of
Elfreda, a variant spelling of
Alfried or a variant of
Alfred.
Elfrun f GermanFrom
ælf meaning "elf" combined with
rún meaning "secret lore".
Elfyn m WelshPossibly a Welsh form of
Ælfwine. Also see
Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).
Elgan m WelshFrom the Welsh intensifying prefix
el- combined with Welsh
can "bright".
Elghalia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)Means "the expensive (one)" from Arabic غَالِيَّة
(ḡāliyya) meaning "expensive, dear, precious". A known bearer is Elghalia Djimi (1961-), a Sahrawi human rights activist.
Elgin m American (Rare)From Old English meaning "high minded" or "intelligent." The name may have come into use in the United States due to the notoriety of the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Greece in 1798 by a British nobleman with the title of the Earl of Elgin... [
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Elgiza f KyrgyzMeans "daughter of the people", derived from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with кыз
(kız) "girl, daughter".
Elgo'zal f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Elgüc m Azerbaijani (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Azerbaijani
el meaning "people" or "nation, country". The second element is derived from Azerbaijani
güc meaning "power, strength, force"... [
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Elguja m Georgian, LiteratureGeorgian form of
Elgüc. Known bearers of this name include the Georgian politician Elguja Gvazava (b. 1952) and the Georgian scientist and military figure Elguja Medzmariashvili (b... [
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Elgün m AzerbaijaniMeans "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and
gün meaning "sun, day".
Eliada m Biblical, HebrewMeans "God knows" in Hebrew (or possibly "God knew" or "God (is) knowing"). In the Old Testament this is the name of several characters, including a son of King David.
Eliadah m Biblical HebrewEliadah, meaning "God Knows," was the father of
Rezon, regent of Damascus in the time of Solomon. I Kings 11:23
Eliadus m Arthurian CycleKing of Sicily and father of Floriant, an Arthurian knight, who was raised by Morgan Le Fay.
Eliam m Biblical, HebrewMeans "God's people" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
am "people". Eliam was the name of a biblical character listed in the Books of Samuel as one of "The Thirty."
Eliandro m Portuguese (Brazilian)This given name is predominantly used in Brazil. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with
Eli- (such as
Elisabete) with a name ending in
-andro (such as
Leandro).... [
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Éliante f TheatreVariant of
Elianthe. The name was used on a character in Molière's play
Le Misanthrope (1666).
Eliasaph m BiblicalMeans "God has added" or "God increases the family" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
yasáph "to add". This was the name of two minor biblical characters; one was a son of
Deuel, and the other was a son of
Lael.
Eliathah m Biblical, HebrewMeans "God comes (to him)" or "to whom God will come", derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
atháh "to come, to bring". In the bible, this was the name of one of the many sons of Heman the Levite.
Eliaz m HebrewMeans "my God is strong" from Hebrew אֵלִי (
elí) "my God" and עז (
az) "strong, vehement, harsh".
Elidad m Biblical HebrewElidad was a prince of the tribe of
Benjamin; one of those appointed by
Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Numbers 34: 21).
Elide f ItalianItalian name of the Ancient Greek region
Elide, in Greek 'Hλις Elis.
Elidio m SpanishExact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name
Helios, the mythological son of
Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".
Elidius m History (Ecclesiastical)This name is best known for being one of the names that the 8th-century Cornish hermit saint
Lide (also known as
Elid,
Elida,
Elide,
Lyda and
Lyde) was known by... [
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Elido m SpanishExact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name
Helios, the mythological son of
Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".
Elidur m Welsh (Archaic)Old Welsh name, the second element likely deriving from Welsh
dur "steel" but the first element being of uncertain meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Elidur was the name of a king of Britain... [
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Elidyr m Welsh, Welsh MythologyVariant of
Elidir (see
Elidur). This form appears in the legend of 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to one of Arthur's knights: Elidyr Gyvarwydd.
Eliedus m Arthurian CycleOne of the heathen kings who, under King Oriel, ravaged northern Britain in the early days of Arthur’s reign.
Eliella f Eastern AfricanEliella is a feminine name used mainly in the Kirundi language throughout Burundi likely due to the linguistic influences of German & Belgian colonization from the 1890's-1960's.
Elien f DutchDutch form of
Eline, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is Elien Meijer (b. 1970), a retired Dutch rower who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... [
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