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Esterelle f FolkloreMeaning unknown, possibly derived from
Estérel. In Provençal folklore, this name belonged to a fairy who bestowed fertility upon infertile women.
Esterke f YiddishYiddish diminutive of
Ester. It belongs to a legendary mistress of King Casimir the Great, a Polish king. according to the legend she persuaded him to invite Jews to Poland and grant them privileges.
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"
Etleva f AlbanianMeaning unknown, of Illyrian origin. This was the name of the wife of the 2nd-century BC Illyrian king
Gentius, also known as Etuta.
Etom m & f NigerianEtom means "life" it is from the people of cross river state in Nigeria
Etorne f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Pentecostés. They most likely based the name on Basque
etorri "to come".
Etsumi f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 水 (mi) meaning "(cold) water" or 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for females) and from Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for males)... [
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Etsuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstacy" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Etsuyo f JapaneseFrom 悦 (
etsu) meaning "rejoice" and 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Ettarre f Arthurian CycleUsed by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his Arthurian epic 'Idylls of the King' (1859) as the name of the lady loved by
Pelleas. An earlier form,
Ettard, was used by Sir Thomas Malory in his 'Le Morte d'Arthur' and may have been a variant or corrupted form of
Arcade, the original name of the character in the Post-Vulgate Cycle.
Etterlene f African American (Rare)Combination of
Etter and the suffix lene. Notable bearers are American singer Etterlene DeBarge (1935-2024) and her daughter Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (1955-), also a singer.
Etügen Ekh f MythologyMongolian Earth mother goddess, often portrayed as a beautiful young woman riding a grey bull. The first part of her name may refer to Ötüken, the mythological holy mountain of the earth, and
эх (ekh) means "mother, motherland".
Etuna f GeorgianDiminutive of
Eter and its short forms
Eta and
Eto, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა
(-una).
Euá f New World MythologyEuá is an Orixá (a goddess) of the Brazilian Candomblé. She is a water goddess who manifests as river, rain or mist.
Eubonia f Manx (Archaic)Of unknown origin and meaning, Eubonia was one of the names for the Isle of Man used by early Irish writers. In the 18th century, the name was used as a feminine given name.
Eudaimonia f Greek MythologyMeans "happiness, good fortune" in Greek (compare
Desdemona). In Greek mythology she was one of the younger Graces (Charites), the goddess of happiness, prosperity and opulence.
Eudemia f Greek (Rare, Archaic)Derived from the Ancient Greek name
Eúdēmos, composed of two elements:
eû meaning "well" plus
dêmos meaning "district, country, land".
Eudomilia f Spanish (Latin American)From the Greek εὔδοξος (eudoxos) meaning "of good repute, honoured", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour" with elaborated influence from names like Emilia.
Eudonie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)Feminine form of
Eudon.
Eudoria f LiteratureAn elaboration of
Eudora. This is the name a character in the Enola Holmes book and film series, Lady Eudoria Vernet Holmes, who is Sherlock and Enola's mother.