Ekeniyerem & fEsan The name is associated with the people of Esanland. It means, "How many will I remember?". This is a unique name with a deep contextual meaning to one's life adventures and struggles at the end of the tunnel.
EkkawitmThai From Thai เอก (ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
EkkawutmThai From Thai เอก (ekka) meaning "one, sole, primary, first" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "knowledge, wisdom".
EkkemFinnish, Swedish, Estonian Finnish and Swedish diminutive of Erik. As an Estionian name, it might also be derived from various Germanic names beginning with the name element ag (compare Ekkehard).
EkkekomIncan Mythology A Bolivian god of plenty and wealth. According to an ancient legend, when you place a miniature object on a doll representing the god, you will receive what you wish for the following year. It is considered bad luck to remove those objects from the doll.
EknathmMarathi From Sanskrit एक (eka) "one" and नाथ (nātha) "protector, patron, possessor" (often at the end of compounds). This was the name of an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, and poet.
EkphantosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἔκφαντος (ekphantos) meaning "shown forth, revealed", which consists of the Greek preposition ἐκ (ek) meaning "out of" as well as "outside, beyond" and the Greek adjective φαντός (phantos) meaning "visible"... [more]
EkpolayunmIjaw Means "it will reach you too" in Ijaw.
Ekramf & mArabic, Bengali Arabic alternate transcription of Ikram as well as the Bengali form. It is only used as a masculine name in Bangladesh.
EkundumSwahili Swahili masculine name meaning "red".
EkvtimemGeorgian Georgian form of Euthymios (see Euthymius). A known bearer of this name was Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863-1953), a Georgian historian, archaeologist and public benefactor.
Ekwunifem & fIgbo Means "don't make a secret open" in Igbo.
Ekwutosim & fIgbo Means "don't cause slander" in Igbo.
ElacrabmAstronomy Elacrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
El'admHebrew Means "God is an eternity" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the God of Israel" and עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity".... [more]
ElaimChinese From the characters 恶 (è, meaning “evil, malevolence”) and 来 (lái, meaning “to come”). This was the name of a bodyguard who served King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 -1048 B.C.E.). He was known for having immense physical strength and was the son of Feilian, also a Shang retainer.... [more]
ElaimBasque Basque variant of the word enara ("swallow") (see also Elaia).
Elájf & mPwâla One of the first Pwâla names assigned originally to Pwâ-Eláj. The name translates directly to “scholar” but also suggests “curiousity” and “intelligence”.
Elbegbayanm & fMongolian Means "plentiful riches" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Elbegbayarm & fMongolian Means "abundant joy" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Elbegbuyanm & fMongolian Means "abundant virtue" or "plentiful fortune" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
ElbegdorjmMongolian From Mongolian элбэг (elbeg) meaning "rich, abundant" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
ElbeymTurkish Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.
ElbridgemEnglish A personal name of Teutonic origin, popular in various forms throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, meaning "illustrious."
ElbrusmAzerbaijani, Ossetian From the name of a dormant volcano in southern Russia, most likely derived from Persian البرز (Alborz) ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī meaning "high watch post" or "high guard".
Elburf & mPopular Culture, Literature Used by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (El) and Burford (-bur)... [more]
ElcidmFilipino From Spanish El Cid, which is from Arabic السَيِّد (al-sayyid) meaning "the master, the lord". This was the nickname of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043-1099), an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
EldacarmLiterature Means "elf helmet" in Quenya. This is the name of the twenty-first king of Gondor in Tolkien's legendarium. Eldacar is the son of Valacar and Vidumavi... [more]
Eldarm & fHebrew Most sources state that this name means "God resides" in Hebrew. This could be correct, as the first element is indeed clearly derived from Hebrew el meaning "God". However, I can't find any Hebrew verb that means "to reside" and looks physically similar to the second element... [more]
EldarimGeorgian Form of Eldar with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
EldarionmLiterature Means "son of the Eldar" or "son of the Elves". In J.R.R. Tolkien's appendixes within 'The Return of the King', Eldarion is the son of Aragorn and Arwen. He succeeds Aragorn as 'High King' of the two realms his father reunited.
EldbjørnmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and biǫrn "bear", possibly inspired by Eldbjørg.
EldinmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Eldon. This spelling was used for the character 'Eldin Bernecky,' a philosophical painter in the television series 'Murphy Brown' (1988-1998). The role was portrayed by actor RobertPastorelli.
EldirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Eldir is one of Ægir's servants. After Loki is driven out of Ægir's hall for killing Fimafengr, he tries to regain entry, but Eldir refuses to let him in.
EldiyarmKyrgyz Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun دیار (diyar) meaning "country, land" as well as "homeland" (see Diyar).
EledermBasque From Basque ele ("word") and eder ("beautiful"), thus meaning "eloquent". This name was coined by Nikolas Ormatxea (1888-1961) in his poem 'Euskaldunak'.
EledusmLiterature This name appears in the 14th century in the French epic, "Le Roman d'Eledus et Serene".
ElegymEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Elegy or from the word elegy, early 16th century from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.
ElemmSoviet, Russian This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It is usually a combination of the surnames Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Маркс (Marks), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Karl Marx (1818-1883)... [more]
Elemmírëf & mLiterature The name Elemmírë was a Quenya word that meant "star jewel", which comes from the words elen, meaning "star" and mírë, meaning "jewel". The form of the word does not specify gender.... [more]
ElemundmGothic Elemund (died 548) was king of the Gepids, an East Germanic people, during the first half of the 6th century. He may have been the son of Gunderit, himself son of Ardaric ascended by overthrowing a rival Ardariking branch... [more]
ElendilmLiterature Means "lover of the stars" in Quenya. He was Isildur's father in Lord of the Rings.
ElephmEnglish (Puritan) From a place name mentioned briefly in the Old Testament, namely in Joshua 18:28, where the town of Eleph (or Haeleph in newer translations) near Jerusalem is listed among the lot or inheritance of the Tribe of Benjamin, one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel... [more]
ElephenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἐλέφας (elephas) meaning "elephant" as well as "ivory" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man". As such, the meaning of this name is either "elephant of a man" or "man made of ivory", both of which imply a man who is very strong, sturdy and possibly gigantic.... [more]
ElessarmLiterature Created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is the name, meaning Elfstone, given to Aragorn in Lórien by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.
EleuthermGreek Mythology From Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free". In Greek mythology Eleuther was the son of the god Apollo and Aithusa or Aethusa... [more]
Elevenf & mPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) From the name of the number 11, from Old English endleofon, itself from Proto-Germanic *ainalif meaning "one left (from ten)".
ElfinmMedieval English (?), History (Ecclesiastical) This was the name of an obscure local saint venerated in medieval Warrington, a town in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. It is allegedly a British derivative of Latin Alpinus (see Alpin; also Elphin, Alvin).
ElfriedmDutch, German The first element of this name can be derived from Old High German adal "noble", Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" and Old High German ellan "assiduity, pugnacity." The second element can be derived from Old High German fridu "peace", Old High German rât "counsel" and þruþ "strength." And so, this name can be the masculine form of Elfreda, a variant spelling of Alfried or a variant of Alfred.
ElfynmWelsh Possibly a Welsh form of Ælfwine. Also see Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).