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Ecacoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "whirlwind" in Nahuatl, literally "wind serpent".
Ecem f Turkish (Modern)Means "my queen" or "my beautiful woman" in Turkish, from Turkish
ece meaning "queen" or "beautiful woman" combined with the Turkish possessive adjective of
m.
Ecgburg f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
ecg "edge, blade" and
burg "fortress". This was the name of a 9th-century abbess.
Ecgwynn f Anglo-SaxonMeans "sword joy" from the Old English elements
ecg "edge, blade" and
wynn "joy." Ecgwynn was the first wife of Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) and the mother of Æthelstan the Glorious, widely considered the first "King of the English."
Echichinwo m & f AfricanIkwerre name. Used in Rebisi Kingdom,Port Harcourt,(Nigeria). Meaning 'a baby delivered at the appropriate time'
Echiko f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible... [
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Echione f Greek MythologyPossibly a feminine form of
Echion. In the
Fabulae attributed to
Hyginus, this name is listed as belonging to a female hound of
Actaeon (who was killed by his own hounds after the goddess
Diana changed him into a stag).
Ecija f Croatian, SloveneCroatian and Slovene female form of
Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Eclipse f & m English (Rare)From the English word
eclipse (derived from Latin
eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω
(ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [
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Eco f & m ItalianItalian form of
Echo, both the mythological figure and the word.
Ecru f English (American, Rare)From the English word
ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French
écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".
Éda f HungarianShort form of various Germanic names beginning with the element
adel- or
edel-.
Eda f Latvian (Rare)Originally a short form of names beginning with the element
Ed- (including, but not limited to,
Edīte), this name has been used in its own right from the early 1600s onwards.
Edae f Crimean TatarMeans "as beautiful as the moon" from Crimean Tatar
ay meaning "moon".
Edahna f SekaniMeans "golden eagle" in the Sekani language. From the Sekani
’ehda 'golden eagle'.
Eđbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
еҙ (eđ ) meaning "copper colour, copper yellow" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Edebe f AfricanThe name originates from Sudan, in the concrete tribe of Gurfan meaning the first, princess.
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,
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Edelburga f Polish (Rare)Derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and either Old High German
bergan "to keep, to save, to preserve" or Old High German
burg "fortress."
Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian CreoleOld French variant of
Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
Edelot f Medieval EnglishA pet form of any of various Old French names of Germanic origin containing the element
edel "noble".
Edelweiss f VariousFrom the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements
edel "noble" and
weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled
Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.
Edem f GreekUsed as a Greek variant of Eden in the New English Translation of the Septuagint. Genesis 4:16.
Edem m & f EfikMeans "last" or "God has delivered me" in Efik.
Edén m & f SpanishDerived from
Edén, the Spanish name for the Garden of
Eden.
Eden f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (eden) meaning "music". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Edessa f American (Rare)Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The Greek name
Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) is probably of Phrygian origin... [
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Edet m & f EfikMeans "market" in Efik and is given to babies born on market day.
Edha f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, American, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Nepali, TeluguMEANING - "spread, prosper,rise, grow strong, become happy". This is feminine form of Sanskrit word एध/एध्... [
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Edhasa f IndianMEANING - "happiness, prosperity, fuel". It is derived from Sanskrit word Edhas एधस्... [
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Edhita f Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Indian (Sikh), Nepali, Punjabi, AssameseMEANING - to increase, prosper, grow strong, rise, bless... [
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Ediye f Crimean TatarCrimean Tatar form of
Hadia, though it could also be derived from Arabic هَدِيَّة
(hadiyya) meaning "gift, donation".
Edlira f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
i / e dëlirë "pure, innocent; honest; open".
Edlufu f Anglo-SaxonVariant of
Eadlufu, which meant "blessed love" from the Old English elements
ead "wealth, fortune" and
lufu "love" (related to
leof).
Ednalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)The origin of Ednalva is uncertain, but it is believed that it comes from a union of two other names;
Edna, from Hebrew and meaning “pleasure” and
Dalva, a variation of
Alba 2, feminine of
Albus, which comes from Latin meaning “bright, white”.
Edoghogho m & f African, Isoko, EdoThis name which means "Day of Joy," originates from the Isoko and Edo ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Nigeria which is located on the West Coast of Africa. Broken down, it means: "Ede - Day" and "Oghogho - joy" (Which is also very common as a name in both these cultures) When combined however, it morphs into the spelling: "Edoghogho" meaning "Day of Joy" or "The Day of Joy." Phonetically, it can be pronounced "Ed-o-ghor-ghor" with the "r" silent.
Edralin m & f FilipinoTransferred use of the surname
Edralin. This name is likely given to honor Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, a Filipino politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat.
Edris f English (Rare)Feminine form of
Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edsilia f Dutch (Rare)This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch singer Edsilia Rombley (b. 1978), who is of Dutch Antillean descent. In her case, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with
Ed- (such as
Edwina) with a variant spelling of a name like
Cecilia (such as
Sesilia).
Eduene f EnglishMeaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from
ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.
Edunxe f Medieval Basque (Archaic)Ancient Basque female name recorded on a Roman era tombstone (centuries I - III) in the Occitanian commune of Sent-Gaudenç.
Edusa f Roman MythologyA goddess who enables the taking of nourishment. The variations of her name may indicate that while her functional focus was narrow, her name had not stabilized; she was mainly a divine force to be invoked ad hoc for a specific purpose... [
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Edwilda f English (American, Rare)Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from
Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name
Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [
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Eeda f Sanskrit, Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), Kannada, Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, GujaratiMEANING - praise, commendation
Eefke f & m Dutch (Rare)Diminutive of
Eef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Eefke Mulder (b. 1977).
Éehē'e f CheyenneMeans "Camps All Over Woman" from the Cheyenne
-eehe meaning "move camp".