Submitted Names Starting with E

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Erilo m Slavic 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.
Êrimât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Herman.
Erimon m Irish
Unaccented form of Érimón, the name of the son of Míl Espáine. Also used for a character from the 3rd series of The Sparticle Mystery.
Erin m & f Yoruba
Means "smile" in Yoruba.
Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]
Erina f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting", or 衣 (e) meaning "clothing, clothes" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", and finished with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", or 那 (na) meaning "that, that one"... [more]
Erina f English (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Erin.
Erinalda f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erinaldo
Erinaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a variant of Rinaldo.
Erinayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Notable bearer is Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Uganda's first African Inspector General of Police.
Erine f Portuguese (Brazilian, ?)
Unknown meaning. Perhaps a variant of Erin.
Erinn f English
Variant of Erin.
Erinna f Ancient Greek
Erinna was a poet (poetess) on the island of Telos near Rhodes, said to have been a friend and contemporary of Sappho (600 BC), but she probably belonged to the earlier Alexandrian Period. Her poems have been compared to Homer's, but only fragments remain... [more]
Erino f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Erinome f Astronomy
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.
Eriola f Albanian
Variant of Erjola.
Erion m Albanian
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).
Eriona f Albanian
Feminine form of Erion.
Eriond m Literature (?)
This name comes from the Belgariad by David Eddings
Eriphyle f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "(of a) great nation" in Greek, from the intensive prefix ἐρι- (eri-) "very, much" combined with φυλή (phylê) "race, tribe". In Greek mythology this name was borne by the wife of Amphiaraos and daughter of Lysimache and Talaos, king of Argos.
Eriq m English, African American, Various
Variant of Eric. A known bearer is American television actor Eriq La Salle (1962-), birth name Erik.
Erique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eric.
Eriri f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eririn f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 心 (ri) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eriş m & f Turkish
Means "access" in Turkish.
Erisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Eris.
Erisabetta f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Elizabeth.
Erised f English (American, Rare)
As a name, it is most likely a reversed spelling of the name Desire or the word of that same name.
Erisha f Hindi
Means "speech" in Sanskrit.
Eriska f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriska.
Eriskay f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see Eric.
Eriskhan m Chechen (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.
Erison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Invented name, possibly inspired by similar names like Eric and Emerson.
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Erita f Tahitian
Means "royal coconut" in Tahitian.
Erith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.
Erivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Hariwald and thus a variant of Haroldo.
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erivana f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erivan.
Erixena f English (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eryxene.
Eriya m Shona
Shona form of Elijah.
Eriyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Aria 1.
Eriyel f American
English
Eriza f Japanese
From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 座 (ra) meaning "names of constellations". Other kanji combinations are possible as well... [more]
Erjan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ержан (see Erzhan).
Erjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind" and jetë "life".
Erjon m Albanian
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).
Erjona f Albanian
Variant of Eriona.
Erk m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Erik as well as the West Frisian and North Frisian form of Erik.
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erkaitz m Basque (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa (thus a variant of Arkaitz) or from Basque irkaitz meaning "smile".
Erkaoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and oy meaning "moon".
Erkaoyim f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled and oyim#, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
Erĸâraĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Erkasuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Erke m Sami
Sami form of Erik.
Erke f & m Kazakh
Means "spoiled, naughty" or "beloved" in Kazakh.
Erke m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild or version of Erik.
Erkebulan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" and бұлан (bulan) meaning "moose, elk, deer".
Erken m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild.
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.
Erkenhild f German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkent m & f Tocharian
Means "black" in Tocharian.
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erkezhan f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Yerkezhan.
Erkhaan m Yakut
Means "the brave blood" in Yakut.
Erkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhchölöö m & f Mongolian
Means "freedom, liberty" in Mongolian, from эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege" or "authority, power" and чөлөө (chölöö) meaning "freedom".
Erkhembaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Erkhembat m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Erkhembayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Erkhembuyan m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Erkhemjamts m Mongolian
Derives from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жамц (jamts) meaning "rock".... [more]
Erkhemtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Erkhemzayaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Erkhemzhargal m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Erkhes m Mongolian
Means "planet, celestial bodies" in Mongolian.
Erkhesbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian эрхэс (erkhes) meaning "planet, heavenly body" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Erki m Estonian
Variant of Eerik.
Erkin m Yakut
Means "fair" in Yakut.
Erkinbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) or Kazakh еркін (erkin) meaning "free" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Erkingul f Kyrgyz
Means "free flower", derived from Turkish erkin meaning "free, independent" (see Erkin) combined with Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin).
Erkinjan m Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Erkin using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear, darling".
Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.
Erkko m Finnish
A variant of Erkki.
Erkli f Uzbek
Means "free" in Uzbek.
Erkme f German (East Prussian)
Possibly a short form of names containing the element "Erk-", for example Erkenhild.... [more]
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erko m Estonian
Variant of Erki.
Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]
Erlaitz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
Name of various mountains in the Basque Country and Navarre, likely from the Basque word erlaitz ("cornice").
Erlan m Kazakh, 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".
Erlar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Erla.
Erle m Breton
Derived from Old English eorl "noble".
Erlebald m Germanic, Medieval French, Medieval English
Derived from the Old German element erl "noble, distinguished" or Old Saxon erl "earl, man" combined with Old German bald "bold, audacious"... [more]
Erlen f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erlfried.
Erlimaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Erdlimât.
Erlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 尔 (ěr) meaning "you, that, those" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Erlind m Albanian
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"
Erlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlind.
Erlindo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a Portuguese variant of Arlindo as well as the Spanish equivalent of Arlindo.
Êrlínge m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Erling.
Erlis m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lis "oak".
Erlisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlis.
Erluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be close by, recently" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Erlyn m English
Variant of Erlin.
Erlynda f Filipino
Variant of Erlinda.
Erlynn f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
Erlynne f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.
Erlynne f English (American)
My Mom Erlynne was named after her Dad, Elwynn.
Erma m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Hermas.
Ermagora m Italian
Italian form of Hermagoras and variant of Ermacora
Ermajean f English
Combination of Erma and Jean 2.
Ermal m Albanian
From the Albanian word erë meaning "wind; smell" combined with mal meaning "mountain".
Ermalee f English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
A combination of the names Erma and Lee. Commonly used from at leas the late 1890s to early 1940s.
Ermalo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form or variant of Ermaloz.
Ermaloz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Hermolaos.
Erman m Turkish (Modern)
a Turkish origined name with the meaning; brave, heroic, stouthearted
Ermanaric m Germanic, History
Variant form of Erminric. Ermanaric lived in the 4th century AD and was a king of the Greuthungi, a Gothic tribe.
Ermanarich m German
German form of Ermanaric.
Ermanarik m Dutch, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Ermanaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 4th century Gothic king.
Ermanberht m Old High German
Derived from Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "whole, great, strong" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" (from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]
Ermandu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Armando.
Ermanfried m German
German form of Ermanfrid.
Ermanna f Italian
Feminine form of Ermanno.
Ermannu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian variant of Ermandu and Sardinian form of Ermanno.
Ermanos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Herman.
Ermawati f Indonesian
Combination of the given name Erma and the Indonesian feminine suffix -wati.
Ermek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "amusement, entertainment, delight" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.
Ermelia f German (Bessarabian)
Derived from the Germanic name element ermen "whole; universal" (compare Irmela).
Ermelind f Germanic
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]
Ermellina f Medieval Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories range from a variant of Ermelinda to an adoption of Italian ermellino "ermine", which used to be considered a symbol of purity, innocence, kindheartedness and generosity in medieval Italy.
Ermenald m Medieval 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".
Ermenberga f Germanic, History
Variant of Erminburg. Ermenberga was the daughter of Witteric (a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania) and wife of Theuderic II (king of Burgundy and Austrasia).
Ermeneixildo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hermenegildo.
Ermenfried m German
German form of Ermenfrid.
Ermenga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic short form of Ermengard.
Ermengarda f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish
Occitan and Spanish form of Ermengard.
Ermengol m Catalan
Ermengol is a catalan name of gothic origin. Equivalent to Hermenegildo.
Ermenilda f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Eormenhild. This was borne by a 7th-century English saint, a princess of Kent.
Ermenilde f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Irmhild.
Ermeric m Germanic
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]
Ermerico m Italian
Italian form of Hermeric and Ermeric.
Ermesenda f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name first recorded in Leire in 1109. It is likely a variant of Germanic Ermesind.
Ermesinde f Germanic, Medieval German
From the Germanic roots ermun ("great, whole") and swind ("strong").
Ermesindus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic ermunaz "whole, great" and senþaz "path, journey; time, distance".
Ermeson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Emerson.
Ermessen f Medieval Catalan
Likely a cognate of Ermesenda.
Ermfried m German
Short form of Ermenfried.
Ermhild f Old High German
Old High German variant of Irmhild.
Ermie m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Hermas.
Ermígio m Medieval Portuguese
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Germanic root irmin ("great, whole") or a variant of Remigio.
Ermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ermilo.
Ermin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Armin.
Ermina f Slovene
Variant of Hermina.
Ermina f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Erma.
Erminbald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Erminbert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Erminburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
Ermiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Herminia and Herminie.
Erminefried m German
German form of Erminefrid.
Erminfrid m Germanic
Means "universal peace", derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
Ermingild m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
Ermingund f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German gund "war."
Erminhard m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Ermìnia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Erminia.
Erminija f Slovene
Slovene form of Herminia.
Erminiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Erminio.
Erminnie f English (American)
Likely a diminutive of Ermina.
Erminold m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the elements irmin "whole, great, universal" and walt "power, authority" meaning "universal power"... [more]
Erminrad m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Erminric m Germanic
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."
Ermintrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with þruþ "strength."
Erminulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Ermione f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hermione.
Ermioni f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hermione.
Ermippo m Italian
Italian form of Hermippos.
Ermir m Albanian
From Albanian erë meaning "wind, scent" combined with mirë meaning "good".
Ermira f Albanian
Feminine form of Ermir.
Ermitas f Spanish (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".
Èrmiti m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ermete.
Ermitit m Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Ermete.
Ermocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermofili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Hermophilos.
Ermofilo m Italian
Italian form of Hermophilus.
Ermogene m Italian
Italian form of Hermogenes.
Ermogenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermogenes.
Ermòggini m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ermogene.
Ermokratis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermolay m Russian
Variant transcription of Ermolai.
Ermotimo m Italian
Italian form of Hermotimus.
Ermukhamet m Kazakh
From the Kazakh word ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" combined with the name Mukhamet.
Erna f Silesian
Short form of Ernestyna.
Ernad m Bosnian
Derived from Erna.
Ernaline f Obscure
Possibly formed from Erna and the popular name suffix -line.
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