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Erinome f AstronomyForm of
Erinoma used for one of Jupiter's moons. In Greek mythology, Erinoma (or Erinona, Erittoma) was a Cypriot woman, daughter of Celes, with whom the god Jupiter fell in love. The story is only known in Latin, and the original Greek name of the character might have been
Eurynome.
Eriphyle f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekMeans "(of a) great nation" in Greek, from the intensive prefix ἐρι-
(eri-) "very, much" combined with φυλή
(phylê) "race, tribe". In Greek mythology this name was borne by the wife of Amphiaraos and daughter of Lysimache and Talaos, king of Argos.
Eriri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
e) meaning "love, affection", 李 (
ri) meaning "plum" combined with 梨 (
ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eririn f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 心 (ri) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eriskay f ScottishFrom the name of the Scottish island of
Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see
Eric.
Eriza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 座 (ra) meaning "names of constellations". Other kanji combinations are possible as well... [
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Erjeta f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind" and
jetë "life".
Erkaoy f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
erka meaning "coddled" and
oy meaning "moon".
Erkaoyim f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
erka meaning "coddled
and oyim#, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
Erkasuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
erka meaning "coddled" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Erke f & m KazakhMeans "spoiled, naughty" or "beloved" in Kazakh.
Erkenaz f KazakhFrom Kazakh ерке
(erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" combined with Persian ناز
(nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Erkenhild f German (Rare)The name is made up of the name elements
erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and
hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkhbayar m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрх
(erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhchölöö m & f MongolianMeans "freedom, liberty" in Mongolian, from эрх
(erkh) meaning "right, privilege" or "authority, power" and чөлөө
(chölöö) meaning "freedom".
Erkhembayar m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрхэм
(erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhembuyan m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрхэм
(erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Erkhemzayaa f & m MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрхэм
(erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Erkhemzhargal m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрхэм
(erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Erkim f Kyrgyz, TurkishThis is a name of unknown origin used amongst the people of Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz people are native to Central Asia, and are a nomadic people of Turkic and Mongol ethnic descent. The name Erkim is most prevalent in Turkey, ... [
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Erkinay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz эркин
(erkin) meaning "free" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Erkingul f KyrgyzMeans "free flower", derived from Turkish
erkin meaning "free, independent" (see
Erkin) combined with Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin).
Erlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
尔 (ěr) meaning "you, that, those" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Erluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迩 (ěr) meaning "be close by, recently" and
銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Ermelind f GermanicThe first element in this Germanic name is derived from
erm, which can be a short form of
ermin (see
Erminric) or come from
erin, which in turn comes from Old High German
êra (see
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Ermellina f Medieval ItalianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories range from a variant of
Ermelinda to an adoption of Italian
ermellino "ermine", which used to be considered a symbol of purity, innocence, kindheartedness and generosity in medieval Italy.
Ermenberga f Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Erminburg. Ermenberga was the daughter of Witteric (a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania) and wife of Theuderic II (king of Burgundy and Austrasia).
Ermentilde f FrankishDerived from Old High German
ermen, Old Saxon
irmin meaning "great, strong" together with a meaningless element, influenced by Old High German
hiltja "battle".... [
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Erminburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
ermin "whole, universal." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Ermingund f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Ermintrud f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
ermin "whole, universal" combined with
þruþ "strength."
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".
Ernelinde f TheatreErnelinde, princesse de Norvège (
Ernelinde, Princess of Norway in English; 1767) is a three-act operatic tragédie lyrique, by the French composer François-André Danican Philidor.
Ernessa f English (Rare), LiteraturePossibly an English variant of
Ernesta. It was used for the antagonist in Rachel Klein's young adult novel
The Moth Diaries (2002) and the subsequent film adaptation (2011).
Eros f SundaneseMeans "rose" in Sundanese, ultimately from Dutch
roos.
Erototokos f Greek MythologyMeans "bearer of love" or "producing love", derived from Greek ἔρως
(erôs) "love, desire" (genitive ἔρωτος
(erôtos); see
Eros) and τόκος
(tokos) meaning "childbirth, parturition"... [
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Errai m & f AstronomyGamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or
Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (
ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Errose f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Rosa 1. This name was borne by Errose Bustintza Ozerin (1899-1953), a Basque writer, journalist and ethnographer.
Errukia f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
erruki "mercy; compassion; sympathy", this name is used as one of the Basque equivalents to Spanish
Piedad.
Ersa f Greek MythologyDoric Greek form of
Herse, the Greek goddess of dew whose name ultimately derives from Ἑρση (
herse) meaning "dew".
Erşi m & f Karachay-BalkarMeans "ugly" in Karachay-Balkar, originally intended as a protective name to ward off evil spirits. A historical bearer of the name was Ershi Kulchaeva, a member of the Central Executive Committee.
Eruka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恵 (
e) meaning "favour; benefit", 留 (
ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 花 (
ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eruna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
e) meaning "love, affection", 来 (
ru) meaning "to come" combined with 夏 (
na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eruno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 笑 (
e) meaning "laugh, smile", 瑠 (
ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Erusa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 絵 (
e) meaning "draw, sketch, paint", 留 (
ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 砂 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, RomanshBosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of
Ervin.
Ervina f Mari, Russian (Rare)Mari feminine name derived from
эр (er) meaning "morning" and the popular feminine suffix
-(v)ina, possibly intended to mean "born in the morning".
Erxi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
迩 (ěr) meaning "be near, close" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Erxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
尔 (ěr) meaning "you, that, those" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Erycina f Roman MythologyEpithet of the Roman goddess Venus which meant "of Eryx",
Eryx being a mountain on Sicily famous for a temple dedicated to Venus on its summit.
Eryi f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near, close" combined with 旖 (yǐ) meaning "romantic, charming". Other character combinations are possible.
Eryl f & m WelshFrom Welsh
eryl meaning "watcher" or "lookout" (originally "hunt"), derived from
ar, an intensifying prefix, and
hyl "a hunt". In regular use since the 1920s, though infrequently... [
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Eryxene f TheatreAlteration of
Eryxo used by Plutarch in his essay
Virtues of Women, perhaps formed using the Greek element ξενος
(xenos) "foreigner, guest"... [
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Eryxo f Ancient Greek, HistoryThought to be derived from the Greek verb ἐρεύγομαι
(ereugomai) meaning "to disgorge, blurt out, belch out" (and presumably cognate with
Eryx, the name of the eponymous hero of Mount Eryx, a volcano in Sicily)... [
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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".
Erzhena f BuryatDerived from Buryat эржэн
(erzhen) meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Erzsie f HungarianIt is a nickname of the Hungarian name Erzsebet, which means “god is my oath”. It is almost like Elizabeth and Lizzie.
Eschive f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old French
eschiver "to evade; to avoid", ultimately from Frankish
*skiuhjan "to fear".
Esclavitud f SpanishMeans "slavery" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish (Galician) title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de la Esclavitud (
Nosa Señora da Escravitude), meaning "Our Lady of the Slavery," venerated at the church in Padrón in the Galician province of A Coruña... [
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