This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Doruntinë f AlbanianDoruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
Dotschy f RomaniThe name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Ebelin f ObscureA nickname derived from the surname
Ebel, borne as given name by Ebelin Bucerius.
Ebelin m Medieval GermanDerived from a name with the name element
ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).
Ekamjot m & f Indian (Sikh), PunjabiA dithematic name formed from the Sanskrit words एकम (ekama) "unitiy" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) "light"
Elisena f LiteratureElisena is the name of a Queen of England in the Spanish chivalric romance
Amadís de Gaula (14th or 15th century).
Enolf m Medieval GermanThe name Enolf is composed from the Germanic name elements
AGIN "edge (of a sword)" and
WOLF "wolf".
Enyo m BulgarianForm Bulgarian
enyovden "midsummer, St. John's day (24 June)".
Erchana f English (Australian)The given name of Erchana Murray-Bartlett who set a world record with 150 Marathon runs in 150 consecutive days.
Esico m Medieval GermanEsico of Ballenstedt was the progenitor of the
house of Ascania, a German nobility family ruling the pricipality of Anhalt.
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".
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".
Eyjólfur m IcelandicComposed from the Germanic name elements
EY (with unclear meanings) and
ULF "wolf".... [
more]
Felka f PolishDiminutive of
Felicja and
Feliksa. This name was borne by painter Felka Platek, the wife of the painter Felix Nussbaum.
Ferland m FrenchThe name of the football player Ferland Mendy currently playing for Real Madrid.
Fifinella f English (Modern, Rare), LiteratureFifinella is a rare English name for girls. Literary uses include the title figure in a children's christmas play by Barry Jackson and Basil Dean, and the use a a generic term for a female gremlin in Roald Dahl's
The Gremlins.... [
more]
Findus m Literature, German (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)Findus is a tomcat in the children's book series 'Pettson and Findus' by the Swedish writer and illustrator Sven Nordqvist. The cat is named after a cardbox with the printing "Findus green peas". Findus is a trademark by Nestlé for frozen food and the name is derived from Swedish
fruktindustri "fruit industry".
Fitibaldo m GermanicThe name is composed from the two Germanic name elements
FIT and
BALD. The element
BALD means "bold" but the stem
FIT is less clear, Förstemann relates it to the obscure Middle High German word
fiesz with the approximate meaning "sly, cunning, crafty; wise clever, ingenious" and asks whether it could be related to the english verb "to fit".
Fränk m LuxembourgishLuxembourgish form of
Frank. This name is borne by Luxembourgish road bicycle rider Fränk Schleck.
Frohmut f & m German (Rare)The name is formed from the German word
froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element
MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element
MUT can be used both for masculine names (like
Hartmut) and feminine names (like
Almut).
Fud m ObscureThe nickname of two Jazz musicians in the 20th century, Fud Candrix from Belgium and Fud Livingston from the USA.
Gaurika f NepaliThe name of the Nepalese swimmer Gaurika Singh, youngest participant of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Gerdlinde f German (Rare)A 20th century coinage formed from the given name
Gerd 1 and the Old High German name element
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"
Gerik m German (Rare)A Low German name formed from the name elements
GER "javelin, spear" and
RIK "king, ruler".... [
more]
Geyse f Portuguese (Brazilian)Variant of
Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.
Gezele f Medieval GermanDouble diminutive of
Gepa, showing the Old High German diminutive *-z-* and the additional diminutive *-le*.
Gilgalad m LiteratureGilgalad, der Gierige ("Gilgalad, the greedy") is the main antagonist in the novel 'Igraine Ohnefurcht' by Cornelia Funke.... [
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Giniel m AfrikaansGiniel de Villiers is a South African rallye driver and winner of Rallye Dakar 2009.
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as
Woudensberg "
Wotan's mountain").... [
more]
Goldberry f LiteratureThe wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings and also some poems by JRR Tolkien.
Gorice m LiteratureThe name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.
Grimgerde f TheatreComposed from the Germanic name element
grimo "mask" and the name
Gerd 2. Grimgerde is one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Grusche f TheatreOne of the main female characters in Bertolt Brecht's play
Der kaukasische Kreidekreis.
Gundeloh m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name formed from Germanic
gunda "fight, battle" and a second element
loh that is less clear. It can be related to Celtic
leuco-, louco- (Irish
luach) "bright, white", or it can be a form of the element
leih "play".... [
more]
Habbo m East Frisian, Dutch (Rare)Short form of dithematic Germanic names starting with the name element
hadu "battle, combat" or
hag "enclosure" and having a second name element starting with the letter
b-, e.g.,
brand "sword; fire".
Haili m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 莉
(lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage"... [
more]
Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)A short form of German names containing the name element
han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German
Hahn) or as "Singer".