ElginmAmerican (Rare) From Old English meaning "high minded" or "intelligent." The name may have come into use in the United States due to the notoriety of the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Greece in 1798 by a British nobleman with the title of the Earl of Elgin... [more]
ElgücmAzerbaijani (Rare) The first element of this name is derived from Azerbaijani el meaning "people" or "nation, country". The second element is derived from Azerbaijani güc meaning "power, strength, force"... [more]
ElgujamGeorgian, Literature Georgian form of Elgüc. Known bearers of this name include the Georgian politician Elguja Gvazava (b. 1952) and the Georgian scientist and military figure Elguja Medzmariashvili (b... [more]
ElgünmAzerbaijani Means "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and gün meaning "sun, day".
EliadamBiblical, Hebrew Means "God knows" in Hebrew (or possibly "God knew" or "God (is) knowing"). In the Old Testament this is the name of several characters, including a son of King David.
EliadahmBiblical Hebrew Eliadah, meaning "God Knows," was the father of Rezon, regent of Damascus in the time of Solomon. I Kings 11:23
EliadusmArthurian Cycle King of Sicily and father of Floriant, an Arthurian knight, who was raised by Morgan Le Fay.
EliammBiblical, Hebrew Means "God's people" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and am "people". Eliam was the name of a biblical character listed in the Books of Samuel as one of "The Thirty."
EliandromPortuguese (Brazilian) This given name is predominantly used in Brazil. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with Eli- (such as Elisabete) with a name ending in -andro (such as Leandro).... [more]
EliasaphmBiblical Means "God has added" or "God increases the family" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and yasáph "to add". This was the name of two minor biblical characters; one was a son of Deuel, and the other was a son of Lael.
EliathahmBiblical, Hebrew Means "God comes (to him)" or "to whom God will come", derived from Hebrew el "God" and atháh "to come, to bring". In the bible, this was the name of one of the many sons of Heman the Levite.
ElidadmBiblical Hebrew Elidad was a prince of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Numbers 34: 21).
ElidiomSpanish Exact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name Helios, the mythological son of Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".
ElidiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) This name is best known for being one of the names that the 8th-century Cornish hermit saint Lide (also known as Elid, Elida, Elide, Lyda and Lyde) was known by... [more]
ElidomSpanish Exact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name Helios, the mythological son of Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".
ElidurmWelsh (Archaic) Old Welsh name, the second element likely deriving from Welsh dur "steel" but the first element being of uncertain meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Elidur was the name of a king of Britain... [more]
ElidyrmWelsh, Welsh Mythology Variant of Elidir (see Elidur). This form appears in the legend of 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to one of Arthur's knights: Elidyr Gyvarwydd.
Eli-lama-sabachthanimEnglish (Puritan) From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'
ElimmOld Irish Meaning uncertain. This was the name of two High Kings of Ireland.
ElimelechmBiblical, Hebrew Means "my God is king" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and malákh "to rule". In the bible, this was the name of the late husband of Naomi.
ElinantmMedieval French, Arthurian Cycle, Medieval Welsh nant coming from the Old French meaning "pledge, security" or perhaps Welsh for "stream". The first part of the name is unknown, possibly from the same root at Helen meaning "torch"... [more]
ElindmKurdish Derived from Kurdish elind meaning "daybreak".
ElínmundurmIcelandic (Archaic) Combination of Elín and the Old Norse name element -mundr, which is derived from Old West Scandinavian *-munduR meaning "protector" or possibly from Old Icelandic mundr meaning "gift".
EliphalmBiblical Meaning, "whom God judges," son of Ur, one of David's guard. (1 Chronicles 11:35)
ÉliphasmHebrew (Gallicized) Éliphas Lévi, the name under which he published his books, was Alphonse Louis Constant’s attempt to translate or transliterate his given names Alphonse Louis into the Hebrew language.
EliphazmBiblical Means "my God is strength" or "my God is fine gold" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and paz "pure gold, fine gold" (from the root pazáz "to purify gold, to strengthen")... [more]
ElisarmNorwegian (Archaic) Variant of Elieser. Elisar von Kupffer ( 1872 – 1942) was a Baltic German artist, anthologist, poet, historian, translator, and playwright. He used the pseudonym Elisarion for most of his writings.
ElishamamBiblical Means "my God hears" or "my God has heard", derived from Hebrew אֵל ('el) and the verb שָׁמַע (shama) "to hear".
ElishaphatmBiblical Means "my God has judged" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and shaphát "to judge". This was the name of a minor biblical character, who was the son of Zichri.
ElizaphanmBiblical Elizaphan was a prince of the tribe of Zebulun; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num... [more]
Elizoharf & mHebrew (Modern, Rare) Means "my God is brilliant" or "my God is shining" in Hebrew, a combination of Eli 2 and Zohar. Used both as first name and surname.
ElizurmBiblical Means "God of rock" or possibly "my God is rock", from Hebrew אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God", combined with the suffix י (i) "my", and צוּר (tsur) "rock, cliff"... [more]
ElkemEast Frisian As a masculine name a diminutive of Ele and recorded from the 16th to 20th century in East Frisia.
ElkenahmMormon (Rare) In the Book of Abraham, this is the name of one of the various Egyptian idols mentioned frequently and represented by figure 5 in facsimile 1 of the book. Abraham was nearly sacrificed to it, but was saved by an angel... [more]
ElkhanmAzerbaijani, Dagestani, Lezgin From Proto-Semitic *ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see El or Allah) or Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
ElkhasaímOld Persian (Hellenized, Archaic, ?) Meaning uncertain. This was the name of the alleged founder of the Elcesaites, an ancient Jewish Christian sect in Lower Mesopotamia
ElkimMiwok Derived from Miwok elkini "to hang over the top of" or "to drape over", with the implied meaning "bear hanging intestines of people on top of rocks or bushes".
ElladalemEnglish Possibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.
ElladanmLiterature Literature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-man'. Elladan was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
ElliðimIcelandic Means "fast-sailing ship" in Old Norse. It was traditionally used as a ship name, not as a masculine personal name. In the Icelandic legendary saga 'Friðþjófssaga', it was the name of Friðþjófr's ship.
Elliwm & fWelsh Probably derived from lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.
ElmmCatalan, English Catalan form of Elmo, as well as a short form of Elmer. The name may also be taken directly from the English word elm, a type of tree.
ElmemFrench French form of Elmo. This was borne by 19th-century French philosopher Elme-Marie Caro (as well as the Dutch writer and actress Ida Saint-Elme (1776-1845), real name Maria Versfelt).