EmerynmWelsh, English In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names. Therefore,... [more]
EmilijutėfLithuanian Diminutive of Emilija. Compared to names containing the -utė diminutive suffix, e.g. Birutė, this name hasn't been used as an official given name.
EmmfMedieval English, English Middle English vernacular form of Emma. In modern times it is a variant of Em, i.e. used as a diminutive of Emma, Emily and other similar-sounding names.
EndomEstonian In use since the Middle Ages, the name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hendrik or Andres (compare Endla).
Eppum & fFinnish A Finnish diminutive of such names as Emil and Erik. Famous bearers are the Finnish band Eppu Normaali, author and actress Eppu Nuotio (born Eija-Riitta Nuotio) and actor Eppu Salminen (born Jarmo Juhani Salminen)... [more]
ErckenmMedieval Dutch, Medieval German Medieval Dutch and medieval (Low) German diminutive of Arnold. It is a diminutive because it contains the medieval diminutive suffix -ken, of which the modern equivalent is -ke in Dutch (though -je is even more modern and commonplace) and -chen in German.
ErinafItalian (Swiss), Italian Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]
ErninnguaqmGreenlandic Means "sweet little son", derived from Greenlandic erneq "son" (cf. Erneq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
ErnoulmGerman A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
EstebanicomSpanish (Archaic), American (Rare) Diminutive of Esteban. One bearer of this name was Esteban de Dorantes (who is also commonly known as Estebanico/Estevanico) (1500-1539), who is considered the "discoverer of New Mexico."
EsterkefYiddish Yiddish diminutive of Ester. It belongs to a legendary mistress of King Casimir the Great, a Polish king. according to the legend she persuaded him to invite Jews to Poland and grant them privileges.
EtangfFilipino Diminutive 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.
EunicomItalian (Rare, Archaic) Italian variant of the Greek diminutive variant of the Greek adjective εὐνοικός (eunoikos) meaning "well-disposed, kindly, favorable". Also compare the very similar-looking Greek adjective ἔνοικος (enoikos) meaning "inhabitant", which is derived from the Greek verb ἐνοικέω (enoikeo) meaning "to dwell in", itself ultimately derived from the Greek noun οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house".
EuniefEnglish, American (South) Diminutive of Eunice. This was the birth name of American screenwriter and actress Ouida Bergère (1886-1974).
EvifDutch, Estonian, German Dutch variant of Evie and Estonian variant of Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Evinm & fIrish From Éimhín with the typical Irish diminutive suffix ending with the letter 'n'. From the root word eimh meaning "swift" or "lively". ... [more]
FafmAfrikaans (Rare) Afrikaans diminutive of François. A notable bearer is South African rugby player Faf de Klerk (1991-), whose given name is François.
FafàmObscure In the case of footballer Fafà Picault, it seems to be a diminutive of his given name Fabrice-Jean.
FannasibillafObscure In the case of Fannasibilla Temple, baptized 24 May 1602 in Sibbesdon, Leicestershire, England, this was a combination of Frances (via its diminutive Fanny) and Sibyl.
FarfourmPopular Culture From Arabic فأر (fa'r) "mouse, rat" with a diminutive suffix. Farfour was a Mickey Mouse-like co-host in the infamous Palestinian children's television show Tomorrow's Pioneers (2007-2009) who hosted with Saraa Barhoum from April to June 2007 after being replaced by Nahoul the Bee.
Fatem & fEnglish, English (American), English (African) Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.