ElisettafTheatre, Italian (Rare) Contracted form of Elisabetta. It was used for one of the main characters in Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) which debuted in 1792.
ElistinafKalmyk From Elista, the name of the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia. The city's name is ultimately derived from Kalmyk элсн (elsn) meaning "sand, sandy".
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.
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
EllalinefEnglish (Rare) Combination of the name Ella 1 and the suffix -line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).
ElliettefEnglish (Rare) Although this name presumably started out as a borrowing of French Éliette (the spelling being influenced by names such as Ellinor, Ella 1 and, later, Elle), it is now generally understood as a feminine form of Elliott.
EllimerefLiterature Invented by Garth Nix for the Old Kingdom trilogy. Ellimere was the daughter of King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel, and princess of the Old Kingdom.
ElysandefGermanic A medieval Germanic name, meaning "temple path," that likely originates from Visigothic elements: alah, signifying temple or hall, and sind, denoting path, travel, journey, or way. It is among several variants of the name Alasind, with alternative spellings such as Elisende, Elisenda, Elysant, Elisent, and Helisent.
EmanuilomSerbian Emanuilo is variant of Emanuel, one of Jesus Christ names, means God with us.
EmaobongfEfik Means "love of God" in Efik, derived from ema meaning "love" and obong meaning "God".
EmathionmGreek Mythology Derived from the Homeric Greek adjective ἠμαθόεις (emathoeis) meaning "sandy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄμαθος (amathos) meaning "sand, dust, sandy soil"... [more]
EmayatzyfObscure In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
EmerentzfPolabian, German (Archaic) Possibly a German and Polabian form of Emerentiana. A notable bearer was Emerentz Schultze (1668-1756), the last known speaker of the Polabian language.
EmirgunemHistory Probably from Arabic أَمِير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" and Persian گونه (gune) meaning "kind, type, sort". This was the name of several people from 17th- and 18th-century Iran, including a 17th-century governor of Yerevan after whom the Istanbul neighborhood of Emirgan is named.
EmirjetafAlbanian Derived from Albanian ë mirë "good" and jetë "life".
EmmalenafEnglish (Rare) Extremely rare name that was either intended as a variant of Emmeline or, more likely, is simply a combination of Emma and Lena.
EnergiyafSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian энергия (energiya) meaning "energy, power". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
EngelaisfMedieval French Old French form of the Germanic name Engilheid, which was composed of the elements Angil, the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles, and heid "kind, sort, type".
EngiljónmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name composed of either Old Norse engill meaning "angel" (a loanword from Latin angelus) or an Old Norse element that was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles (compare the Germanic word angil) combined with Jón.
EnjolrasmLiterature Name of a young revolutionary in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Derived from an Occitan surname, Enjeura, meaning "to terrify," although likely also a pun on French word ange, meaning "angel" -- making the character of Enjolras a "terrifying angel."
EnnemondmFrench (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.