ErichthoniusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ἐριχθόνιος (Erichthonios), which is of uncertain etymology, possibly pre-Greek. Folk etymology connects it to Greek ἐρέχθω (erechthô) "to rend, break"... [more]
EridanosmGreek Mythology From the name of a River-God of the mythical northern land of Hyperborea. He was also the god of the constellation Eridanus. The river's name may mean "early burnt" from the elements eri and danos and refer to the myth of Phaethon.
Erief & mEnglish (American, Rare) Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
ÉrigemHistory (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized) French form of Arigius. Saint Érige is venerated in the Southern French Alps, in Saint-Etienne de Tinée and in Auron nearby where a chapel to his name is located.
ErigyiosmAncient Greek Possibly derived from the Greek intensive prefix ἐρι- (eri-) meaning "very, much" and γυῖον (gyion) meaning "limbs, hands", or the related γυιός (gyios) meaning "lame"... [more]
ErigyiusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Erigyios. This name was borne by an officer in the service of Alexander the Great (4th century BC), who was a naturalized Macedonian of Greek descent... [more]
ErilomSlavic Mythology Alternative name for Jarilo, Slavic god of spring, fertility, and erotic or sexual love. The name is derived from "yary-" (passionate). Depicted as a handsome, barefoot youth dressed in a white cloak and adorned with a crown of wildflowers, Jarilo rode on a white horse, his left hand holding a bucket of wheat seed.
ErionmAlbanian Means "our wind" or "wind from the Ionian Sea" in Albanian, from the elements erë, era meaning "wind" and jonë meaning "our" or Jon (Ionian Sea).
EriskhanmChechen (Rare) Of unknown meaning; the second element is derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler". A known bearer was Eriskhan (Eris Han) Sultan Girey (1855-1920), a Chechen military leader.
ErjonmAlbanian Means "our wind" or "wind from the Ionian Sea" in Albanian, from the elements erë, era meaning "wind" and jonë meaning "our" or Jon (Ionian Sea).
Erkhbayarm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhchölööm & fMongolian Means "freedom, liberty" in Mongolian, from эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege" or "authority, power" and чөлөө (chölöö) meaning "freedom".
ErkhembaatarmMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
ErkhembatmMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Erkhembayarm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhembuyanm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
ErkhemjamtsmMongolian Derives from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жамц (jamts) meaning "rock".... [more]
Erkhemzayaaf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Erkhemzhargalm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
ErkhesmMongolian Means "planet, celestial bodies" in Mongolian.
ErkhesbaatarmMongolian From Mongolian эрхэс (erkhes) meaning "planet, heavenly body" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
ErkinbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) or Kazakh еркін (erkin) meaning "free" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ErkinjanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Erkin using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear, darling".
ErlanmKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh ер (er) or Kyrgyz эр (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and Kazakh ұлан (ulan) or Kyrgyz улан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier".
ErlindmAlbanian Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lind "to be born, to begin life; to appear on the horizon, rise (said of a heavenly body); to arise; to give birth to; to give rise to"
ErmenaldmMedieval French Derived from Old High German ermen and Old Saxon irmin meaning "great and strong" and Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt "power; authority".
ErmericmGermanic The first element in this Germanic name is derived from erm, which can be a short form of ermin (see Erminric) or come from erin - which in turn comes from Old High German êra (see Eraric)... [more]
ErminradmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
ErminricmGermanic Means "universal power", derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
ErngeatmAnglo-Saxon Variant of Earngeat, derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden.
ErninnguaqmGreenlandic Means "sweet little son", derived from Greenlandic erneq "son" (cf. Erneq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
ErnitsiaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "good son", from the combination of Erneĸ and -tsiaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
ErnoulmGerman A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
ErotokritosmGreek, Literature Means "the one who is tortured by love" or "chosen by love", from Greek ἔρως (erôs) "love" (genitive ἔρωτος (erôtos); see Eros) and κριτός (kritos) "separated, picked out, chosen"... [more]
ErramNear Eastern Mythology, Babylonian, Akkadian The Babylonian god of war, death, and other disasters. He may be identified with Nergal, the god of death. Erra expressed death himself symbolically by his continuous lethargy as he lay in a drunken stupor... [more]
Erraim & fAstronomy Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".