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Elorri f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elorria f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elotl m NahuatlMeans "green ear of corn, young maize" in Nahuatl.
Elpenor m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἐλπίς
(elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see
Elpis) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Elphaba f LiteratureCreated by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from
L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
Elphège f NormanNorman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to
Alphege (Old English in origin).
Elphias m LiteratureUsed by author J. K. Rowling for a minor character in her 'Harry Potter' series. It may have been intended as a variant of
Éliphas, the pen name of French occultist Eliphas Levi... [
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Elphin m Welsh MythologyPossibly a Welsh cognate of the Gaelic name
Ailpein (see
Alpin). In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, he was one of
Arthur's warriors, the son of
Gwyddno Long Shanks... [
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Elphir m LiteratureMeans "lord of swans" from Sindarin
alph "swan" (plural
eilph) and
hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".
Elpidephoros m Late GreekMeans "bringing hope", derived from Greek ελπις
(elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" combined with Greek φορεω
(phoreo) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω
(phero), which has the same meaning... [
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Elrohir m LiteratureLiterature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-knight'. Elrohir was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
Elroi m HebrewFrom the Hebrew name אֵלרוֹאִי
’elrō’î meaning "God who sees me", derived from the elements אֵל
'el "God" and ראי
r’j as participle with suffix.... [
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Elros m LiteratureMeans "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin
êl "star" and
ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of
Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)Combination of
Else with the Dutch name suffix
-lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix
-lyn).
Elselina f DutchDerived from the feminine
Else and the popular feminine name ending
-lina.
Elshad m AzerbaijaniMeans "joy of the people" from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian شاد
(šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), FolkloreMedieval variant of
Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Elsüer f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic name element
el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning
сюер (süer) meaning "will love".
Elsuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Elswyth f English (Rare)Variant of
Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.
Elta m Caucasian MythologyThis is the name of the god of animals and the hunt in Vainakh mythology. He was formerly the god of agriculture as well before
Maetsill took his role and was blinded in one eye as a punishment for disobedience by his father
Dela.
Eltac m AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and Arabic تاج
(taj) meaning "crown" (ultimately from an Iranian language).
Eltaib m ArabicIt's a name lots of people in my family have.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Elu f Indigenous AmericanMeans "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.
Elul m Jewish, HebrewElul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, usually coinciding with parts of August and September.... [
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Elvard m Georgian (Rare)Means "rose of the nation", derived from Old Turkic
el meaning "country, state, society" (see
Eldar) combined with Georgian ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin... [
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Elvera f English, DutchVariant of
Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvinas m LithuanianLithuanian form of the Germanic name
Elwin, which is a short form of
Edelwin, a variant form of
Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of
Alwin... [
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Elving m SwedishSwedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse
alfr "elf", Swedish
älv "river", or Swedish
elva "eleven".
Elwë m LiteratureMeans "star person" in Quenya. Elwë Singollo (also known as Elu Thingol) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth 'Legendarium'.
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elwend m KurdishElwend (Engl.: Alvand) is a subrange of the Zagros mountains located in modern Iran. The given name Elwend is also derived from Elwen or Elwend (Engl.: Alwand), which is a river that rises in the Zagros mountains and stretches into eastern Iraq.
Elwing f LiteratureMeans "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin
êl "star" and
gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.
Elwy f & m WelshIt derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Elwydd f WelshMeaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include
elwydd/
eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of
el- "much" and
gwydd "presence".
Elwyn m WelshComposed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
Elxan m AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Ely m RussianVariant transcription of
Eliy. A known bearer of this name was Ely Bielutin (1925-2012), a Russian visual artist and art theoretician.
Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of
El, reference to God, and the word
yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.
Elyan m Arthurian CycleIn Arthurian romance tales, Sir Elyan the White, also known as Helyan le Blanc, is the son of Sir
Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table. He's sometimes a cousin of
Lancelot, and helps rescue him after his affair with
Guinevere is revealed... [
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