EvainefArthurian Cycle In Arthurian tales, Evaine is the sister of Lancelot's mother Elaine, wife of King Bors of Gaul and mother of Sir Lionel and Sir Bors the Younger. Her character first appears in the Old French prose Lancelot of the Lake (c.1215–20), which was incorporated into the Vulgate Lancelot.... [more]
EvelinfMedieval Irish, Anglo-Norman Early Anglicization of Aibhilín. This name was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
EvellafLiterature, English (American, Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare) Created by L. Frank Baum for a princess character in his book Ozma of Oz. In the book, Evella is the daughter of Evoldo, king of Ev. Since his children's names start with Ev, Baum has might created the name by using the suffix -ella or by elaborating it.
EvenusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) From the name of a river that flowed through Aetolia in central Greece, which is of unknown meaning. According to Greek legend, Evenus was the name of a prince who drowned himself in the river and was then transformed into the god of the river.... [more]
EvlalemGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Eulalos. This name was borne by two Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 6th century AD, the other in the 7th century AD.
EvoletfPopular Culture, English It 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... [more]
EvrainmArthurian Cycle A sorcerer who, with his brother Mabon, entered Wales and laid waste to the city of Snowdon, ruled by Queen Esmeree the Blonde, whom they turned into a snake. He was defeated in combat and was put to flight by Gawaine’s son Guinglain.
Exodusm & fAmerican (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.
EyfarimOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and fara "to go, to move, to travel".
EyfurafOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived 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"... [more]
EyþórmIcelandic Derived from Old Norse ey possibly meaning "good fortune" or "always" or "island" combined with Þór. A famous bearer is Icelandic singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989-).
Ezéliem & fFrench (Rare) French form of Ezelias, which is a variant spelling of Eselias, the hellenized form of the Biblical Hebrew given name Atsalyahu... [more]
EzenwamIgbo (Rare) The name Ezenwa is an Igbo name meaning King, Prince, or Son of King
EzinnefIgbo Means "true mother", from the Igbo eziokwu meaning "truth", "honesty", "integrity", and nne meaning "mother".
EzlynnfSinhalese (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.
EzrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Form of Azriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the Clementine Vulgate (1592). The latter was the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for nearly four centuries: from the year it was published until 1979.... [more]
EzzardmAfrican American, American Peaked in the US during the 1950s almost certainly in tribute to World Heavyweight Champion boxer Ezzard Mack Charles (1921 - 1975). Of unknown origin. Possibly influenced by Ezra.
FæitrmOld Norse Old Norse byname derived from feitr meaning "fat". The weak form Feiti is found in West Scandinavia. Fet is found as a byname in Sweden; Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Feiz, Fez, Foit.
FahizafMuslim Used as an alias by Nancy Ling Perry of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Has been used by others, as well. A possible meaning is "precious grace".
FáinnefIrish Means "circle" or "ring" in Irish. This name was coined during the Gaelic revival, at which time it referred to a ring-shaped pin badge (introduced in 1911) worn to designate fluent Irish speakers and thus gained popularity as a political-cultural statement.
Fa'iqahfHausa Means "surpassing, excellent" in Hausa.
Falitam & fHiggi (Rare), Kamwe The name Falita is used in western African by Higgi/Kamwe people, the meaning is"Praise God"
FalkesmAnglo-Norman Sir Falkes de Bréauté was an Anglo-Norman soldier who earned high office by loyally serving first King John and later King Henry III in the First Barons' War.
FalknyfLiterature The name of the evil tomboy in Poul Anderson's novel "The Valor of Cappen Vara".... [more]
FamarafSpanish (Canarian) Derived from the name of a massif in the north of the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
FamaramManding, Wolof, Western African From the name of the Manding ruler Famara Mané (or Nfamara Mané), who lead a revolt in the kingdom of Kaabu in 1865. It is mostly used throughout Senegal and The Gambia.