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Evey f EnglishVariant of
Evie. Borne by the character Evey Hammond in graphic novel, "V for Vendetta", who was portrayed by Natalie Portman in the film adaption.
Evfimija f Medieval UkrainianUkrainian form of
Euphemia. Evfimija Vladimirovna, known as Euphemia of Kiev in English (fl. 1112–died 4 April 1139), was Queen Consort of Hungary by marriage to Coloman, King of Hungary.
Evfrosinya f Ukrainian (Russified)Named after St. Euphrosyne of Suzdal - patron saint for women born on September 25 (http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/16733)
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, GermanDutch variant of
Evie and Estonian variant of
Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of
Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Evia f American (South, Archaic)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of
Evie, and elaboration of
Eva, a transferred use of the surname, an Anglicization of
Aoife and an adoption of the Greek place name (also known as
Euboea).
Evička f CzechDiminutive of
Eva, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Evidence f & m English (Rare)This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French
evidence, which originates from Late Latin
evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin
evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."
Evin m & f IrishFrom
Éimhín with the typical Irish diminutive suffix ending with the letter 'n'. From the root word
eimh meaning "swift" or "lively". ... [
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Evka f CzechDiminutive of
Eva, not used as an official given name.
Evochildis f FrankishThis was the name of the Frankish queen Evochildis of Cologne (462 - 510). She was likely a Frankish-Rhenish princess. She was the first wife of Clovis I and probably the mother of Theuderic I.
Evoleht f Obscure (Modern)A variation of the name
Evolet. Evoleht spells "The Love" backwards. In the national records of Scotland 2018 there was one girl named Evoleht.
Evolet f Popular Culture, EnglishIt has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of
love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of
t(h)e love with the
h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from
evolve as an incomplete anagram... [
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Evser f KurdishFrom
ev meaning "the, it" and
ser meaning "crest, crown, top".
ʻEwalani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly Eve", from
Ewa, the Hawaiian form of
Eve, combined with Hawaiian
lani "heaven, sky".
Excellence m & f English (African, Rare)From the English word
excellence meaning "The quality of being excellent; brilliance" or "An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue".... [
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Exercise f English (Puritan)Simply from the English word
exercise, occasionally used as a given name in early New England. The only biblical text upon which it can be based is I Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
Exian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
Exiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Exodus m & f American (Rare)Exodus is name of the second book of Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, and the second of five books of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch. Exodus is the name of ex-boxing world champion Mike Tyson's deceased daughter.
Expectación f & m SpanishMeans "expectation" in Spanish, referring to the expectation of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Exuperantia f Late RomanVariant of
Exsuperantia, which is derived from the Latin noun
exsuperantia "preeminence, superiority, superfluity". The noun itself is ultimately derived from
exsuperans "surpassing (greatly), exceeding (greatly), surmounting (greatly)", which belongs to the verb
exsupero (see
Exuperius for more)... [
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Eyänbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ейән (eyän) meaning "granddaughter" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Eyba f Old SwedishOlder form of
Ebba 1 as well as a short form of Old High German names beginning with
eylb- (see
agi).
Eybjört f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
ey "island" or
ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *
aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse
bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of
bjartr).
Eyfura f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ey "island" or
ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *
aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse
fura "fir tree"... [
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Eygló f IcelandicIcelandic combination of
ey "good fortune" or "island" and
glóa "to shine, glitter".
Eying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".
Eyja f Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse name of obscure origin, possibly from Proto-Norse *
auja "good fortune, gift, (luck) giver" or *
aiwa "always".... [
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Eyjalín f Icelandic (Rare)Elaboration of
Eyja using an uncertain element, possibly Old Norse
lín meaning "flax, linen; linen garment, linen gear" or
Hlín (both the Old Norse word for "protection" and a poetic term for "woman")... [
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Eylam m & f Hebrew (Rare)The name of one of the biblical Noah's grandsons. It means "one who is eternal".
Eylaug f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ey "good fortune" or "island" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Eylín f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and
lín "flax, linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Eyota f SiouxMeans "greatest", from Lakota
iyótaŋ "most, greatest, best, special, important".
Eyranam f EweThe name Eyranam means God blesses me always.
Eyrós f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and
rós "rose".
Eyrún f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and
rún "secret; secret lore".
Eyþrúður f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
ey "island" or
ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *
aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse
þrúðr "strength".
Eyðvør f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny (when used in a poetic context)" and
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Ezdah f KurdishEzdah seems to be a variant of Ezdan, which means”kind, merciful, gift from God”.
Ezinne f IgboMeans "true mother", from the Igbo
eziokwu meaning "truth", "honesty", "integrity", and
nne meaning "mother".
Ezlynn f Sinhalese (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)A famous bearer is Ezlynn Deraniyagala (1908-1973), the first female barrister of Sri Lanka, who was also a founding member of the country's feminist movement.
Ezmia f LiteratureNot available. It is used by Chris Colfer in his novel, the Enchantress’ Return, as the name for Sleeping Beauty’s villain.
Ezri f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. Ezri Dax is a character on the television series Deep Space Nine.