EmmerammGerman (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of Heimeran), but it could also be amal meaning "work, labour" or ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [more]
Emmsdanm & fYoruba (Rare) Means "excellence of God's Salvation" in Igala (a language in the Yoruboid branch, common to Nigeria), from Igala emms "excellence" and dan "God Our Salvation".
EmmuskafHungarian Diminutive of Emma. The novelist Baroness Emma "Emmuska" Orczy (1865-1947) wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel series.
EmnildafMedieval Slavic, Medieval German, Medieval Polish The name is apparently of Germanic origin. The first part of the name is a little difficult to explain, it can go back to the name element irmin "whole, universal" or to a name element aman related to amal "work, labour"... [more]
EmpandafRoman Mythology Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Latin pandere, meaning "to open" or panem dare, meaning "to give bread", reflecting the role of Empanda as a possible goddess of bread or food... [more]
EmperormEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic) Middle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire) from Old French emperere, from Latin imperator ‘military commander’, from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.
EnaretefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἐνάρετος (enaretos) meaning "virtuous, productive", literally "in virtue" from the preposition ἐν (en) "in" and ἀρετή (arete) "virtue"... [more]
Enebishf & mMongolian Means "not this one" in Mongolian, from энэ (ene) meaning "this, that" combined with биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
EneritzfBasque Derived from the name of the town and municipality (Enériz in Spanish) located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
EnidwenfWelsh Combination of named "Enid" with Welsh suffix "-wen," giving the meaning "blessed life" or "blessed soul."
EnisantmMedieval Occitan This name was borne by Enisant Musard (fl. 1086), a brother-in-law of the Breton general Alan Rufus.
EnjiroumJapanese From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)", 延 (en) meaning "prolong" and 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EnnathafHistory (Ecclesiastical) Possibly a Hellenized form of a name derived from Syriac anafat meaning "pride" or ennaf, annaf meaning "good, benefit". This was borne by a Christian saint from Gaza who was martyred in Caesarea, Palestine in 309 AD along with Saint Valentina... [more]
EnotriomItalian (Rare), Medieval Italian (?) Derived from the place name Enotria. This was a pen name of the Italian writer Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), whose juvenilia was written under the name Enotrio Romano... [more]
EnqiongfChinese From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
EphesiafGreek Mythology, Late Roman, Ancient Greek Feminine form of Ephesius. Also see the Italian form Efisia. In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Artemis meaning "of Ephesus", Ephesus being a city in Asia Minor famous for a temple dedicated to her, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
EpicuremTheatre Form of Epicurus used by Ben Jonson for a character in his play 'The Alchemist' (first performed 1610), perhaps taken directly from the English word epicure meaning "one who gives himself up to sensual pleasure" (literally "follower of Epicurus").
EpipolefGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Epipole was a daughter of Trachion, of Carystus in Euboea. In the disguise of a man she went with the Greeks against Troy. When Palamedes discovered her sex, she was stoned to death by the Greek army.
EracharmGermanic Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The second element might also be derived from Old High German hari "army."
ErasmiafGreek, Late Greek Derived from Greek ερασμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved" (compare Erasmos). This name was borne by one of 40 virgin martyrs who were tortured and killed with their teacher Ammon under Licinius, the ruler of Thrace.
ErdewanmGurani, Kurdish, Zaza From the Kurdish, Zaza and Gurani erd/erde meaning "earth" and ewan meaning "of the". In literal translation, it means "farmer" or "peasant".
ErendisfLiterature Possibly means "lonely bride". In Tolkien's "Unfinished Tales", Erendis was the wife of Tar-Aldarion, the sixth king of Númenor. They were in love at first, but then it turned to hate and resentment.
Erendizm & fTurkish The word used for planet Jupiter in the terminology of ancient Turkish astronomy.
ErigonefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἦρι (eri) meaning "early in the morning, at early morn" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring". This was the name of two characters in Greek mythology, one being the daughter of Icarius (a prominent Athenian), the other the daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.
Erinayom & fWestern African, Yoruba Notable bearer is Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police.
ErinomefAstronomy Form of Erinoma used for one of Jupiter's moons. In Greek mythology, Erinoma (or Erinona, Erittoma) was a Cypriot woman, daughter of Celes, with whom the god Jupiter fell in love. The story is only known in Latin, and the original Greek name of the character might have been Eurynome.
EriskayfScottish From the name of the Scottish island of Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see Eric.
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]
ErmitasfSpanish (European) Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense), Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
ErnessafEnglish (Rare), Literature Possibly an English variant of Ernesta. It was used for the antagonist in Rachel Klein's young adult novel The Moth Diaries (2002) and the subsequent film adaptation (2011).
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.