Submitted Names Starting with E

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Elsika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Elsa.
Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.
Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.
Elsinora f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Elsinore or combination of Elsie and Nora 1.
Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]
Elsita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elsa. Also compare Elsy.
Elska f Low German (Rare)
Low German diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elskea f East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Elske, itself an East Frisian diminutive of Elsa and Else.
Elspa f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Elspeth via the other variant forms Elspath and Elspat.
Elspaith f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Elspeth.
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), Folklore
Medieval variant of Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Elspie f Scottish
Diminutive of Elspeth
Elspit f Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth
Elssá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.
Elsslin f Medieval German
Archaic diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Elster.
Elsu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Elsa.
Elsuba f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebe.
Elsubet f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebet.
Elsüer f Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkic name element el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning сюер (süer) meaning "will love".
Elsuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.
Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.
Elsyn m Welsh
Diminutive of Ellis
Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.
Elta m Caucasian Mythology
This is the name of the god of animals and the hunt in Vainakh mythology. He was formerly the god of agriculture as well before Maetsill took his role and was blinded in one eye as a punishment for disobedience by his father Dela.
Eltac m Azerbaijani
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Arabic تاج (taj) meaning "crown" (ultimately from an Iranian language).
Eltaib m Arabic
It's a name lots of people in my family have.
Eltanin f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation Draco.
Eltona f Albanian
Feminine form of Elton.
Eltun m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Elton.
Elu f Indigenous American
Means "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.
Eluana f Italian
Possibly an elaboration of Luana or a feminine version of Elouan.
Eluara f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luara, which is an elaborated form of Laura.
Eluid m & f English (African, ?)
Of uncertain etymology.
Eluisa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eloisa.
Elul m Jewish, Hebrew
Elul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, usually coinciding with parts of August and September.... [more]
Elula f Jewish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Elul.
Elur m & f Basque (Modern)
From Basque elur meaning "snow".
Eluréd m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Elurín m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Elurra f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque elur "snow".
Elusia f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Eluška f Slovak
Diminutive of Ella.
Elv m Danish (?)
Variant of Alf 1.
Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Spanish short form and Slovene diminutive of Elvira.
Elvabel f Obscure
Elaboration of Elva.
Elvaira f Romani
Romani corruption of Elvira.
Elvaline f American
Elaboration of Elva.
Elvana f Albanian
Albanian form of Elvan.
Elvard m Georgian (Rare)
Means "rose of the nation", derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with Georgian ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin... [more]
Elve f Estonian, Sami
Sami form and Estonian variant of Elvi.
Elvea f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elvia.
Elvedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Elvedin.
Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.
Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvia f Albanian
Feminine form of Elvi.
Elvianna f English (Australian)
A compound of Elvira with Anna, or a feminisation of Elvin 1.
Elvica f Slovene
Diminutive of Elvira.
Elvida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of Ella 2 and viðr "forest, wood, tree".
Elvidis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.
Elvija f Croatian
Croatian form of Elvia.
Elvijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Elvis
Elvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Germanic name Elwin, which is a short form of Edelwin, a variant form of Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of Alwin... [more]
Elving m Swedish
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse alfr "elf", Swedish älv "river", or Swedish elva "eleven".
Elvir m Bosnian, Croatian
Male form of Elvira.
Elvirä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.
Elvirawati f Indonesian
From the given name Elvira combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".
Elvirinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elvira.
Elviro m Spanish (Rare), Asturian
Masculine form of Elvira.
Elvisa f Slovene
Feminine form of Elvis.
Elviu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Elvio.
Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.
Elvyra f Lithuanian, Medieval Spanish
Lithuanian form of Elvira, as well as a medieval Spanish variant.
Elwanda f English (American)
Meaning unknown.
Elwè m Walloon
Walloon form of Éloi.
Elwë m Literature
Means "star person" in Quenya. Elwë Singollo (also known as Elu Thingol) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth 'Legendarium'.
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elwend m Kurdish
Elwend (Engl.: Alvand) is a subrange of the Zagros mountains located in modern Iran. The given name Elwend is also derived from Elwen or Elwend (Engl.: Alwand), which is a river that rises in the Zagros mountains and stretches into eastern Iraq.
Elwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elwin.
Elwing f Literature
Means "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin êl "star" and gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.
Elwir m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Elwira.
Elwircia f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.
Elwirka f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.
Elwiruś f & m Polish
Diminutive of Elwira, or potentially its rare masculine form - Elwir.
Elwis m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Elvis.
Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Elwydd f Welsh
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include elwydd/eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of el- "much" and gwydd "presence".
Elwyn m Welsh
Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
Elxan m Azerbaijani
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Ely m Russian
Variant transcription of Eliy. A known bearer of this name was Ely Bielutin (1925-2012), a Russian visual artist and art theoretician.
Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.
Elya m Kalmyk
Means "eagle" in Kalmyk.
Elya f Arabic
Variant of Alya 1.
Elya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Eliya.
Elyabel f Arthurian Cycle
A medieval form of Elizabeth used in the 13th-century Prose Tristan and its adaptations, where it belongs to the mother of Tristan.
Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of El, reference to God, and the word yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.
Elyakim m Hebrew
Variant spelling of Eliakim
Elyam m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of El, meaning “God” and Yam, meaning “sea”.... [more]
Elyan m Arthurian Cycle
In Arthurian romance tales, Sir Elyan the White, also known as Helyan le Blanc, is the son of Sir Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table. He's sometimes a cousin of Lancelot, and helps rescue him after his affair with Guinevere is revealed... [more]
Elyaniv m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names El (or Eliya) and Yaniv, and the meaning would be "God will prosper".
Elyanna f Hebrew
It means “My lord has answered”
Elyanore f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.
Elyar m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian
Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]
Elyarbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen (Rare)
Combination of Elyar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Elyas m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Ilyas as well as the Persian, Indonesian, and Malay form.
Elyas m Amharic, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Amharic form and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Elias.
Elyashiv m Hebrew
God will answer/return
Elye m Yiddish
Variant of Elie.
Elyès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Elyes influenced by French orthography.
Elyes m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ilyas (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Elyesa m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Elisha.
Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.
Elyezer m Jewish, Hebrew
Means "My God is help" In the Old Testament this was the name of Abraham and one of the sons of moses (See Exodus 18:4 for an explanation of the significance of the name)
Élyie m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Elias.
Elyksan m Mari
Mari variant of Aleksandr.
Elymas m Biblical Greek, Biblical
Hellenized form of a masculine given name of which the meaning and origin is (so far) uncertain. This name is best known for being the name of Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer (who is also known as Bar-Jesus) who is mentioned in chapter 13 of Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament... [more]
Elynard m Arthurian Cycle
A knight in the famous ‘Brown’ lineage.
Elynda f English (Modern)
Variant of Elenda, influenced by the names Lynda and Lynn; or possibly a blend of Elinor (or Elizabeth) and Linda, inspired by the similar names Belinda, Melinda and Celinda.
Elyner f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.
Elynora f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.
Elyon m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Elyon (עֶלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word meaning "uppermost", "supreme", or "highest". It is one of the many epithets and titles for God in Judaism.
Elyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Elyar. A notable bearer of this name is the Uzbek politician and former minister Elyor Ganiyev (b. 1960).
Elyora f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and yor meaning "friend, lover".
Elyorbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Elyarbek.
Elyot m Medieval French, English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Theatre
Old French diminutive of Elye or Élie. As an English name, it is derived from a surname that was a variant of Elliott... [more]
Elys f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth via the archaic variant Elyzabeth.
Elysande f Germanic
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.
Elysant f Medieval
The name Elysant is girl's name meaning "temple path". An intriguing medieval name found in various forms across Europe. Variants include Elisende, Elisenda, Elysande, Elisent and Helisent. It likely derives from a Visigothic name meaning "temple path".
Elysaveta f Ukrainian
Alternate romanised spelling of Ukrainian name Yelysaveta.
Élysée f French
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of Elysia.... [more]
Elysée m Norman
Masculine form of Elyzée.
Elysha f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Elisha.
Elysian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word Elysian meaning "of Elysium; blissful". Also compare Elysia.
Elysium f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological place name Elysium; also see Elysia.
Elyssa f English
Most likely a variant of Elissa 2.
Elysse f Greek
Variant of Elyse.
Elystan m Welsh
Welsh form of Æðelstan.
Elytte m English
Variant of Elliot.
Elyuva f Mordvin
Means "frolicking" in Erzya.
Elyzabel f Arthurian Cycle
Possibly a form of Elizabeth. In Arthurian legend this name was borne by a cousin of Guinevere who was imprisoned by Claudas for suspected espionage... [more]
Elyzaveta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
Elyzée f Norman
Norman form of Élysée.
Elża f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Elżbiéta.
Elza m English (American), Hebrew
Possibly a variant or short form of Eliezer used in the Southern United States.
Elza'bad m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elzabad.... [more]
Elzabad m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, אל ('el), is a form of אלהים ('elohim), meaning "God". The second, זבד (zabad), means "to give". Together, the two parts are said to mean "God has given".... [more]
Elzabath m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Elzabad, as used in 1 Chronicles 26:7.... [more]
Elzabé f Afrikaans
Variant of Elsabe.
Elzada f Kyrgyz
Means "child of the nation", derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زاده (zâde) meaning "offspring".
Elzada f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by American botanist Elzada Clover (1897-1980).
Elzain m Arabic
Derived from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "beautiful".
Elzana f Macedonian, Serbian, Bosnian
Female name of Arabic derivation, from ezan, Islamic call to worship.
Elzaphan m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God conceals" in Hebrew.
Elzara f Crimean Tatar
Means "golden nation" from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Elzavad m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elzabad.... [more]
Elžbeta f Latvian (Rare)
Latgalian form of Elizabeth.
Elżbiéta f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Elizabeth.
Elzbieta f Polish (Rare)
A more international spelling of Elżbieta, without special characters.
Elzbietelė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Elzbieta.
Elżbietka f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Elżbietta f Polish (Rare)
A very rare variant of Elżbieta, influenced by names like Wioletta or Bernadetta.
Elžbjeta f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Elizabeth.
Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.
Elzeart m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Eleazar.
Elzebad m Biblical
Variant transcription of Elzabad, as used in 1 Chronicles 12:12.... [more]
Elzen m Bosnian
Male form of Elzana.
Elzette f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elizette and diminutive of Elze.
Elzhbeta f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Альжбета (see Alzhbeta).
Elzie f & m English
A diminutive of Elizabeth or Eliezer or any name starting with 'El'.
Elzie m & f Hebrew
Diminutive form of Eliezer meaning "God helps".
Elziena f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Elsina and Elze.
Elziko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elza.
Elzo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]
Elżunia f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Elżbieta and Kashubian diminutive of Elżbiéta.
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Em m Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Sanskrit
MEANING - way, course... [more]
Éma f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Emma.
Ema m & f Efik
Ema f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern name derived from the word ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.
Emà f Occitan
Occitan variant of Emma.
Emaan m & f Pakistani, Arabic
Variant of Iman or Eman
Emajo f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
A combination of the female names, Emma & Jo. Uses only one M.
Emako f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emali f English
Variant of Emily.
Emalia f East Frisian
Feminization of the Frisian Eme or a variation of Amalia.
Emaline f English
Variant of Emmaline.
Emalye f English
Variant of Emily.
Emami f & m Persian
Meaning: ?
Eman m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aman.
Emana f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Eman.
Emanaia f Romani
Romani corruption of Herminia.