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Esmira f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic أَسْمَر
(ʾasmar) meaning "dark-skinned, brown, brunette".
Espella f Popular CultureVariant of
Estella with the added element "spell" used for a main character in the game "Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney." The name reflects the theme of the game's plot focusing on witches and witchcraft, this character exclusively accused of being a witch several times throughout the story.
Esperance f & m English (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).
Espino f Spanish (European, Rare)After the Marian title
Virgen del Espino "Virgin of the thornbush", venerated in several municipalities across Spain. The legend behind it is different in every region. Its origin may be related to those of
Arantzazu and
Arantxa.
Essia f Arabic (Maghrebi)Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية chiefly used in Northern Africa. According to the Quran,
Moses was discovered by Pharaoh's wife
Asiya, who raises him as her adopted son.... [
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Esta f Faroese, EstonianFaeroese and Estonian variant of
Ester. As an Estonian name, since the 19th century Esta has been associated with
Estonia, the Latin name of the country.
Estë f LiteratureFictional character in the Lord of the Rings universe and novels.
Esteise f French (Archaic)Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Estel m & f LiteratureEstel is the Sindarin word for 'hope'. This name was given to the character Aragorn in Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' when he lived with the Elves in Rivendell and Imladris.
Esterelle f FolkloreMeaning unknown, possibly derived from
Estérel. In Provençal folklore, this name belonged to a fairy who bestowed fertility upon infertile women.
Esti f JavaneseFrom Javanese
èsthi meaning "intent, desire, wish".
Estilla f HungarianCoined by Mór Jókai for a character in his play 'Levente'. He most likely modelled the name on
Estella.
Estrangia f Medieval EnglishPossibly derived from Old French
estrange, which is also derived from Latin
extraneus meaning "stranger, foreigner".
Estu f & m JavaneseFrom Javanese
èstu meaning "real, true, correct".
Eszténa f HungarianCoined by Gyula Krúdy for a character in his novel 'Az útitárs'.
Eta f SanskritMEANING - rushing, quick, hind, doe (of variegated colour)... [
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Etagvi f SanskritMEANING - going quickly (as horses), shining, of variegated colour. It is feminine of Etagva एतग्व... [
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Etang f FilipinoDiminutive of
Violeta,
Marieta, and other names ending in
-eta. A bearer of this nickname was Enriqueta "Etang" Discher Grau, a prominent Filipina character film actress frequently cast in villainous roles.
Etasha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian (Christian), Assamese, Nepali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, BengaliMEANING - "shining, brilliant, of variegated colour". It is feminine of Etash... [
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Eterė f LithuanianFrom the Lithuanian word for "ether," this is occasionally used as a given name
Eternity f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin
aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.
Ethelina f Arthurian CycleDaughter of Octa the Saxon who married Arthur as a token of peace between the Britons and the Saxons.
Eðellos f LiteratureEðellos was the wife of Angrod, second son of Finarfin, and grandmother of Finduilas and Gil-galad, the last High King of the Ñoldor in the Second Age.
Ethelwyn m & f EnglishDerived from the Old English masculine name
Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name
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Ethelwynn f English (Rare)From the Old English name
Æðelwynn, which was derived from the elements
æðel "noble" and
wynn "joy". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived.
Ether f AmericanName used in reference to the discovery of the element ether.
Etheria f English, Late RomanThe name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.
Ethiopia f African American, EnglishFrom the name of the African country. From Greek
Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from
αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and
ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.
Ethylene f English (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.
Ethyne f LiteratureIt was used by Kelly Barnhill in her novel 'The Girl who Drank the Moon'.
Eti f IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit एति
(éti) meaning "to arrive, to come" or "to go".
Etiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "beautiful, good" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
E'tibor f UzbekMeans "notice, influence, prestige" in Uzbek.
Etika f SanskritMEANING - rushing, darting, shining, brilliant, doe (of variegated colour)... [
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Etil f YiddishA Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element
adal meaning "Noble"
Etisha f SanskritThe meaning of the name Etisha is "beginning after the end"