This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Diébédo m Western AfricanThe given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.
Dís f LiteratureThe only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [
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Dobiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDobiel, also Dubbiel ("bear-god"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia. According to the Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel, and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter (over whom Dobiel scored a victory) was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them.
Dondi m & f Popular Culture, EnglishFrom a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him
dandy boy.
Donita f Spanish, English (American)Spanish diminutive of
Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish
doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how
Donna was derived from Italian
donna meaning "lady".... [
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Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
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.
Dresden f & m English, Popular CultureFrom the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian
Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
Dubhe f AstronomyDerived from Arabic دُبّ
(dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر
(ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Dumisa m & f TumbukaMeans "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.
Durr-e-najaf f PersianFeminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.
Duster m English (Rare)Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).
Dwalin m Literature, Germanic MythologyThe name of a dwarf character in 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien took the name from the catalogue of dwarves (
dvergatal) in the 'Poetic Edda'. The name means something like "sleeping" (from Old Norse
dvalen "to sleep").
Eärien f Popular Culture (Modern)Means "daughter of the sea" in Quenya, from
eär "sea" and
ien "daughter". This name is borne by the daughter of Elendil in the Amazon series 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'... [
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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).
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, SwedishShort form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example
Edeltraud,
Edelgard.... [
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Egmar m GermanA dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements
agjō "edge (of the sword)" and
mari "famous".
Eitel m German (Archaic)1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with
agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German
ecka).... [
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Ekamjot m & f Indian (Sikh), PunjabiA dithematic name formed from the Sanskrit words एकम (ekama) "unitiy" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) "light"
Ela f Sanskrit, IndianDerived from Sanskrit एला (
elaa) which means "the earth; cardamom".
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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Elika f EstonianDiminutive of
Eli, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Elisena f LiteratureElisena is the name of a Queen of England in the Spanish chivalric romance
Amadís de Gaula (14th or 15th century).
Elke m East FrisianAs a masculine name a diminutive of
Ele and recorded from the 16th to 20th century in East Frisia.
Elymas m Biblical Greek, BiblicalHellenized form of a masculine given name of which the meaning and origin is (so far) uncertain. This name is best known for being the name of Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer (who is also known as
Bar-Jesus) who is mentioned in chapter 13 of
Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament... [
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Enenitnia f ObscureThis name was given to one girl in 2023. It is in part inspired by the given name of her mother,
Enedina.
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)".
Eomer m Anglo-Saxon, Popular CultureFrom Old English
eoh "horse, steed" and
mære "famous, illustrious, known". Eomer was, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the great-great-grandfather of
Creoda of Mercia, the first King of Mercia... [
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Erchana f English (Australian)The given name of Erchana Murray-Bartlett who set a world record with 150 Marathon runs in 150 consecutive days.
Erengisle m Old SwedishOld Swedish form of Old High German
Ärngils. It was first documented in 1225 and was most common in Småland and Blekinge, two historical provinces in southern Sweden.
Eretna m Medieval TurkicThe name "Eretna" is popularly explained to have originated from the Sanskrit word ratna (रत्न) meaning 'jewel'.This name was common among the Uyghurs following the spread of Buddhism.
Ermitas f Spanish (European)Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense),
Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
Erza f Kosovar, AlbanianDerived from either Albanian
erza, itself is a hypocorism of
erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind", or from Albanian
erza, an archaic term meaning "honor; sense of honor; honesty, fidelity".
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".
Etheria f English, Late RomanThe name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.
Ethyne f LiteratureIt was used by Kelly Barnhill in her novel 'The Girl who Drank the Moon'.