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Elzy f & m AmericanVariant of
Elzie. Diminutive of names containing
Elz or
Els or similar sounds.
Ema f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Fijian, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu, TamilMEANING - "way, course"... [
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Ema f Hebrew (Modern)Modern name derived from the word
ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.
Emako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵 (
e) meaning "favour", 真 (
ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emanet f TurkishMeans "entrustment" via Arabic أمانات
amanat. In the Quran (33:72) the word is used to describe God entrusting humans with free will. See also
Amanat and
Amanet.
Emaobong f EfikMeans "love of God" in Efik, derived from
ema meaning "love" and
obong meaning "God".
Emaré f LiteratureThe eponymous character in "Emaré", a Middle English Breton lai, a form of mediaeval romance poem.
Emari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emayatzy f ObscureIn the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of
Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with
Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of
Anayansi).
Embe m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)It's the Swahili word for mango, but the alternative spelling for it is, "Umbe", which means around, about, or after. I prefer the after idea, so maybe it could be a name for a second child.
Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval EnglishLate medieval English variant of
Emmeline. Common in the 16th and 17th centuries, this name eventually died out in England in the 19th century, though it survived in Cornwall.
Embuul f MongolianMeans "grassy house" in Mongolian, referring to a style of building.
Emebet f Ethiopian, AmharicDerived from Amharic
’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [
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Emechebe m & f IgboMeans "when it’s done then it’s thought about" in Igbo.
Emekan f EfikMeans "endurance supercedes everything" in Efik.
Emeldir f LiteraturePossibly means "manly-mother" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the mother of
Beren.
Emelye f LiteratureMedieval variant of
Emily used by Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th-century story 'The Knight's Tale'.
Ememabasi m & f EfikMeans "peace of the Lord" in Efik, derived from
emem meaning "peace" and
abasi meaning "Lord".
Ememobong m & f EfikMeans "peace of the God" n Efek, derived from
emem meaning "peace" and
obong meaning "God".
Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval EnglishMedieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name
Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *
moyni- "treasure" - which became
muin in Old Welsh, and
mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
Emeri f & m KoreanThe second element is "ruler, king". The first element may be irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of Ermenrich), amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of Amalric) or heim "home" (making it a relative of Henry)... [
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Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)Emerine is a feminine form of names
Emery,
Emeric, and
Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [
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Emersen f & m EnglishA variant of
Emerson. More often used in feminine meanings. Meaning son of Emery in the original spelling. The surname of English poet Ralph Waldo Emerson popularized this name after his career began to grow exponentially.
Emiho f Japanese咲 meaning blossom, bloom. / 穂 meaning ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave).
Emika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵
(e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" and 加
(ka) meaning "add, increase"... [
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Emilijutė f LithuanianDiminutive of
Emilija. Compared to names containing the
-utė diminutive suffix, e.g.
Birutė, this name hasn't been used as an official given name.