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Elmasia f Greek (Rare)Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name
Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.
Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.
Elna f Catalan (Modern)Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [
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Elnaz f Persian, AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز
(nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Elnoz f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Elnuri f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Elo f EsanMeans "face, eye" in Esan.
Elochukwu m & f Igbo"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.
Eloghosa m & f EdoPossibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.
Elorri f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elorria f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elphaba f LiteratureCreated by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from
L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
Elphège f NormanNorman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to
Alphege (Old English in origin).
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)Combination of
Else with the Dutch name suffix
-lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix
-lyn).
Elselina f DutchDerived from the feminine
Else and the popular feminine name ending
-lina.
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), FolkloreMedieval variant of
Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Elsüer f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic name element
el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning
сюер (süer) meaning "will love".
Elsuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Elswyth f English (Rare)Variant of
Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Elu f Indigenous AmericanMeans "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.
Elvera f English, DutchVariant of
Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elwing f LiteratureMeans "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin
êl "star" and
gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.
Elwy f & m WelshIt derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Elwydd f WelshMeaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include
elwydd/
eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of
el "much" and
gwydd "presence".
Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of
El, reference to God, and the word
yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.
Elyon m & f Hebrew (Rare)Elyon (עֶלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word meaning "uppermost", "supreme", or "highest". It is one of the many epithets and titles for God in Judaism.
Elyora f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
yor meaning "friend, lover".