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-).
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]
Elgizm & fAzerbaijani, Turkish (Rare) Possibly derived in part from Turkic el meaning "country, society". This name is masculine in Azerbaijani and feminine in Turkish.
ElgücmAzerbaijani (Rare) Means "power of the people", from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Azerbaijani güc meaning "power, strength, force".
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.
EliashibmBiblical Means "El restores" or "El causes to return." The name of multiple men in the Bible, including three men who were forced to divorce their foreign wives after the Ezrahite return to Jerusalem... [more]
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.