Eelkem & fWest Frisian West Frisian diminutive form of Ele via Eele in the case of male bearers, and feminine form of Ele in the case of female bearers.
EeyoremLiterature The stuffed grey donkey in A.A. Milne's 'Winnie-the-Pooh' books. His name is an onomatopoeic representation of the braying sound made by a normal donkey (often represented as hee-haw in American English).
EfannefDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a variant spelling of Evanne, which is possibly a Dutch short form of Evangelina. Alternatively, it might be a short form of Stefanne (also found spelled as Stevanne), a Dutch variant of Stephanie.... [more]
EfeifChinese From the Chinese 蛾 (é) meaning "moth" and 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant".
EffendimIndonesian, Malay From a title of nobility meaning "sir, lord, master", used as an honorific in some former Ottoman states. It is ultimately derived from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs) meaning "perpetrator, doer, master".
EflammmBreton Probably derived from Breton flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid". This was the name of a Breton saint who, through spiritual means, drove a dragon out of Brittany after King Arthur failed to do so through military means... [more]
EfnisienmWelsh Mythology From the welsh efnys, meaning "hostile, enemy". This name was borne by the son of Llyr's wife Penarddun by Euroswydd, who eventually causes the fall of Ireland when his half-sister Branwen is married off to the Irish king Matholwch without his permission.
EfrogmWelsh Mythology Welsh form of Ebraucus. He was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Mempricius before he abandoned the family.
Efrosiinaf & mFinnish (Rare) Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.
EfthymakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Efthymios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
EfufChinese From the Chinese 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
EfunroyefYoruba Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Efunroye Tinubu (c. 1810–1887), a Nigerian merchant and slave trader. Her name could be an anglicization of her birth name, Ẹfúnpọ̀róyè Ọ̀ṣuntinúbú.
EgalmothmLiterature The name Egalmoth has unclear origins, though it is likely to have been Sindarin. The first element egal has many possibilities to its origin, including eglerio or egleria ("praise, glorify"), egnas (which is rather appropriately found in both Ñoldorin and Sindarin), or êg ("sharp point"), eglon or eglir (which were names given to the Ñoldor by the Sindar), or egol ("forsaken")... [more]
EgaofJapanese (Modern, Rare) From 笑顔 (egao) meaning "smile" or, more literally, "smiling face," derived from a combination of 笑 (e) meaning "smile" and 顔 (kao) meaning "face."... [more]
ÉgédiefFrench (Rare, Archaic) French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
EgeonmTheatre Variant of Aegaeon. This is the name of a Syracusan merchant in William Shakespeare's play 'The Comedy of Errors' (1592).
EgeptahfMormon An alternate form of the name Egyptus which appeared in Willard Richards' copy of the Book of Abraham translation manuscript. It succeeded Zeptah, which was crossed out... [more]
EgeriafRoman Mythology Possibly connected to Greek αἴγειρος (aigeiros) meaning "black poplar", a type of tree (species Populus nigra). In Roman mythology this was the name of a nymph best known for her liaisons with Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome (after Romulus)... [more]
EggletinafLiterature A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, possibly a variant of Eglantine, which means "sweetbrier", a type of flower.
EghardmGermanic, Afrikaans The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which several etymologies have been proposed. The most widely accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo meaning "sharp, pointed"... [more]
EgicamGothic Egica (c. 610 – 701x703), was the Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his death. He was the son of Ariberga and the brother-in-law of Wamba.
EgidiolafMedieval Italian Variant of Gigliola. Egidiola Gonzaga (1325-1377) was lady of Milan by marriage to Matteo II Visconti, lord of Milan, between 1349 and 1355.
EgipcíacafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized) From Latin Aegyptiaca meaning "Egyptian woman" or "woman from Egypt". Saint Mary of Egypt (c. 344-c. 421), a patron saint of penitents, is known as Maria Aegyptiaca in Latin and María Egipcíaca in Spanish.
EglahfBiblical Means "heifer, female calf" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Eglah is one of King David's wives and the mother of Ithream (2 Samuel 3:4).
EglatinefLiterature, Arthurian Cycle Probably a medieval French variant or possibly a misspelling of Eglantine. In Arthurian legend, Eglatine was the daughter of King Machen of the Lost Island, and the half-sister of King Nentres of Garlot... [more]
EglefLatvian (Rare), Estonian Latvian and Estonian cognate of Eglė as well as a direct derivation from Latvian egle "spruce tree; fir tree; pine tree".
EgoitzmBasque From Basque egoitza meaning "residence".
EgokiñefBasque Derived from Basque egoki "commendable, worthy; suitable, correct; appropiate, seemly". This name is considered a Basque equivalent of Justa.
EgonaigamGuanche Of Guanche origin, meaning unknown. This was the name of a Canarian chieftain, uncle of Tenesor. He was also known under the name Guayasen.