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Esti f JavaneseFrom Javanese
èsthi meaning "intent, desire, wish".
Estilla f HungarianCoined by Mór Jókai for a character in his play 'Levente'. He most likely modelled the name on
Estella.
Estomihi m Eastern African, IndonesianThe name is derived from the name of the sunday 50 days before easter. The Latin words
Esto mihi are the first two words of Psalm 31:3 and mean "Thou art to me".
Eston m English (Rare)From a location name meaning "east town." Possibly transferred use of the name of the town of Eston in Yorkshire, England.
Estragon m TheatreEstragon is one of the two protagonists in Samuel Beckett's play
Waiting for Godot. Estragon is a normal French word meaning "tarragon".
Estrangia f Medieval EnglishPossibly derived from Old French
estrange, which is also derived from Latin
extraneus meaning "stranger, foreigner".
Estu f & m JavaneseFrom Javanese
èstu meaning "real, true, correct".
Eswin m English (Rare)Derived from the Old English elements
est "grace" and wine "friend." This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.
Eszhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh ес
(es) meaning "mind" or "support" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Eszténa f HungarianCoined by Gyula Krúdy for a character in his novel 'Az útitárs'.
Eta f SanskritMEANING - rushing, quick, hind, doe (of variegated colour)... [
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Etagvi f SanskritMEANING - going quickly (as horses), shining, of variegated colour. It is feminine of Etagva एतग्व... [
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Etak m Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Fijian, Indian (Sikh), Indian (Christian), SanskritName : Etak एतक... [
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Etana m SumerianThe thirteenth god-king of the Sumerian dynasty ruling the city of Kish. He was appointed by
Anu himself. Etana had no son and prayed daily to
Shamash, the sun-god, to grant him a child... [
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Etang f FilipinoDiminutive of
Violeta,
Marieta, and other names ending in
-eta. A bearer of this nickname was Enriqueta "Etang" Discher Grau, a prominent Filipina character film actress frequently cast in villainous roles.
Etash m Indian (Rare)From Sanskrit एतश
(etaśa) meaning "shining, brilliant" or "of variegated colour".
Etasha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian (Christian), Assamese, Nepali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, BengaliMEANING - "shining, brilliant, of variegated colour". It is feminine of Etash... [
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Eteander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of the given name Ἐτέανδρος
(Eteandros). This was the name of a king of the city-kingdom of Paphos (located on the Greek island of Cyprus), who lived in the early 7th century BC... [
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Eteoclus m Greek MythologyA son of Iphis, was, according to some traditions, one of the seven heroes who went with Adrastus against Thebes. He had to make the attack upon the Neitian gate, where he was opposed by Megareus. (Aeschyl... [
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Eteonikos m Ancient GreekMeans "true victory", derived from Greek ἐτεός
(eteos) "true, genuine, real" combined with Greek νικη
(nike) "victory".
Eterė f LithuanianFrom the Lithuanian word for "ether," this is occasionally used as a given name
Eternity f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin
aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.
Eteroa m TahitianMeans "Rūrutu" (an island in the Austral archipelago) in Tahitian, derived from
Eteroa, the former name of the island.
Ethaniel m EnglishAn invented name, likely a combination of
Ethan and
Nathaniel, or simply an elaboration of Ethan with the Hebrew name suffix -
iel.
Ethelandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is most likely derived from the Greek verb ἐθέλω
(ethelo) meaning "to be willing" as well as "to wish", which is closely related to the Greek verb θέλω
(thelo) meaning "to will" as well as "to wish, to desire"... [
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Ethelina f Arthurian CycleDaughter of Octa the Saxon who married Arthur as a token of peace between the Britons and the Saxons.
Eðellos f LiteratureEðellos was the wife of Angrod, second son of Finarfin, and grandmother of Finduilas and Gil-galad, the last High King of the Ñoldor in the Second Age.
Ethelwyn m & f EnglishDerived from the Old English masculine name
Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name
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Ethelwynn f English (Rare)From the Old English name
Æðelwynn, which was derived from the elements
æðel "noble" and
wynn "joy". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived.
Ether f AmericanName used in reference to the discovery of the element ether.
Etheria f English, Late RomanThe name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.
Ethian m English (Rare)Variant of
Ethan. According to the Social Security Administration, Ethian was given to 5 boys in 2017.
Ethiopia f African American, EnglishFrom the name of the African country. From Greek
Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from
αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and
ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.
Ethylene f English (Rare)Elaboration of
Ethel using the popular suffix
-ene. See also
Etheline. Unfortunately, this spelling is also the spelling of the chemical compound ethylene, a plant hormone.
Ethyne f LiteratureIt was used by Kelly Barnhill in her novel 'The Girl who Drank the Moon'.
Eti f IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit एति
(éti) meaning "to arrive, to come" or "to go".
Etiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "beautiful, good" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
E'tibor f UzbekMeans "notice, influence, prestige" in Uzbek.
Etika f SanskritMEANING - rushing, darting, shining, brilliant, doe (of variegated colour)... [
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Etil f YiddishA Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element
adal meaning "Noble"
Etim m Efik, IbibioMeans "to care for; to prepare for" in Ibibio and Efik.
Etisha f SanskritThe meaning of the name Etisha is "beginning after the end"
Etleva f AlbanianMeaning unknown, of Illyrian origin. This was the name of the wife of the 2nd-century BC Illyrian king
Gentius, also known as Etuta.
Eto m JapaneseFrom Japanese 絵 (
e) meaning "draw, sketch, paint" combined with 都 (
to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Etom m & f NigerianEtom means "life" it is from the people of cross river state in Nigeria
Etorne f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Pentecostés. They most likely based the name on Basque
etorri "to come".