EsmeraudefPopular Culture Derived from French word for emerald, émeraude, possibly influenced by Esmeralda (which also means "emerald"). This is the name of a member of the Black Moon Clan from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'.
EsmereefArthurian Cycle Perhaps derived from Old French esmer meaning "to like, love, respect". This was the name of an enchanted queen of Wales in Le Bel Inconnu (ca. 1185-90), an Old French Arthurian poem by Renaut de Bâgé... [more]
Esperancef & mEnglish (Archaic) From an English word (now obsolete) for "hope." The battle cry of Harry Hotspur was "Esperance en Dieu," or "hope in God," which was the motto for House Percy. The French form, Espérance, is typically found in religious texts (the word espoir is far more common).
EsterellefFolklore Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Estérel. In Provençal folklore, this name belonged to a fairy who bestowed fertility upon infertile women.
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.
EthylenefEnglish (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.
EthynefLiterature It was used by Kelly Barnhill in her novel 'The Girl who Drank the Moon'.
ÉtoilefFrench (Modern, Rare) Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
EtornefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Pentecostés. They most likely based the name on Basque etorri "to come".
EttarrefArthurian Cycle Used by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his Arthurian epic 'Idylls of the King' (1859) as the name of the lady loved by Pelleas. An earlier form, Ettard, was used by Sir Thomas Malory in his 'Le Morte d'Arthur' and may have been a variant or corrupted form of Arcade, the original name of the character in the Post-Vulgate Cycle.
EtterlenefAfrican American (Rare) Combination of Etter and the suffix lene. Notable bearers are American singer Etterlene DeBarge (1935-2024) and her daughter Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (1955-), also a singer.
EukeladefGreek Mythology, Astronomy The name of one of Jupiter's moons. It was named in 2005, allegedly after a mythological character described by some Greek writers as one of the Muses.
EulabeefObscure Possibly a combination of Eula and Bee, or perhaps a derivative of the Greek noun εὐλάβεια (eulabeia) meaning "discretion, caution" (see Eulabeia)... [more]
EulimenefGreek Mythology Eulimene ( Eulimenê means 'she of good haven' or 'good-harbour-woman') was the name of two characters in Greek mythology.... [more]
EumemGalician (Modern, Rare) From the name of a river in the north of Galicia, itself from a Celtic word cognate of Latin umeo ("to be wet"), both ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *wegʷ ("wet").
EunatefBasque From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain where there is a Romanesque church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (the Church of Santa María de Eunate), located on the Way of St. James, a Catholic pilgrimage route.
Eun-chaefKorean From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 彩 "variegated colors".
EuneikefAncient Greek Most likely a variant form of Eunike (see Eunice). However, it is also possible that this name is an independent name on its own, in which case it is derived from Greek ευ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with Greek νείκη (neike) meaning "quarrel, wrangle, strife", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb νεικέω (neikeo) meaning "to quarrel, to wrangle with".... [more]
Eun-hyefKorean From Sino-Korean 恩惠, meaning "grace".
EuniefEnglish, American (South) Diminutive of Eunice. This was the birth name of American screenwriter and actress Ouida Bergère (1886-1974).
Eun-Jaef & mKorean From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver, money" combined with 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 載 (jae) meaning "carry, transport"... [more]
EunoefGreek Mythology From Greek εὔνους (eunous) meaning "well-minded, friendly", which is composed of ευ (eu) "good, well" and νοῦς (nous) "mind" (see also Eunous, Eunoia)... [more]
EuphemefAncient Greek Alternate form of Euphemia. The name of an Ancient Greek personification of praise, acclamation, and shouts of triumph. She was likely one of the younger Charites... [more]
EuporiefGreek Mythology (?), Astronomy A form of Euporia. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in honour of Euporia or Euporie, the Greek goddess of abundance and one of the third generation of Horai.
EurymedefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Eurymedes. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the daughters of king Oeneus of Calydon.
EurynomefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Eurynomos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a sea deity and a queen.
EurypylefGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide, broad" combined with the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance".... [more]
EurytefGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek εὐρύτης (eurytês) meaning "width, breadth". This was the name of multiple minor characters in Greek mythology.
EusterefGermanic A queen of Reims, Eustere of the Visigoths (488 - 521) was the first wife of Theuderic I and the daughter of Alaric II, King of the Visigoths.
EvabellefEnglish A combination of Eva and the ending -belle popular in feminine names
EvaechmefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Εὐαίχμη (Euaichme), which was composed of Greek εὐ- (eu-) meaning "good" and αἰχμή (aichme) "point of a spear, battle". In Greek mythology this name was borne by a daughter of Herakles' son Hyllos.
EvainefArthurian Cycle In Arthurian tales, Evaine is the sister of Lancelot's mother Elaine, wife of King Bors of Gaul and mother of Sir Lionel and Sir Bors the Younger. Her character first appears in the Old French prose Lancelot of the Lake (c.1215–20), which was incorporated into the Vulgate Lancelot.... [more]
EvalottefSwedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.
Evangelisef & mAfrican American, African Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".
EvelakemArthurian Cycle From Evalach, likely a corruption of Afallach. It appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', in which Evelake is a good king of Sarras and a contemporary of Joseph of Arimathea... [more]
Evidencef & mEnglish (Rare) This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French evidence, which originates from Late Latin evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."