Submitted Names Matching Pattern *el*

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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *el*.
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Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.
Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.
Delmira f Spanish
Short form or variant form of Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Delmiro m Galician
Truncated form of Edelmiro.
Delmore m French
A boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delnesahu m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Dèlo f Provençal
Short form of Adèlo.
Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.
Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.
Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.
Deloria f Indigenous American
A Native American surname, derived from the name of a French trapper, Phillippe des Lauriers, who settled and married into a Yankton community of the Dakota people, and may refer to: Ella Cara Deloria (1888-1971), educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and author of "Waterlily".
Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.
Delos m Greek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English
In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]
Deloy m English (American)
Transferred from the French surname, Deloy, meaning "goose keeper".
Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]
Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.
Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.
Delphi f English (Rare), English (British, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Delphine, Delphia or Philadelphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name (see Delphi).
Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.
Delphin m French
French form of Delphinus.
Delphinium f Literature (Rare)
A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.
Delphino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Delphina.
Delphinus m Astronomy
Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.
Delphos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek word adelphos, meaning "brother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a man whom the name of the Greek city is derived from... [more]
Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.
Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.
Delruba f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali দিলরুবা (see Dilruba).
Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.
Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]
Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.
Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.
Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.
Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.
Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.
Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.
Delvese f Gilaki
Means "heart's desire" in Gilaki.
Delwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh del "pretty" and gwen "white; fair; blessed".
Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.
Delyan m History, Bulgarian
Means "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати (dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
Delyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Delyan.
Delyana f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Deliana.
Delyara f Ossetian
It appears to be an Ossetian form of the Arabic name Delara, which means “what makes the heart beautiful”.
Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.
Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah
Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.
Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.
Demberel m & f Mongolian
Means "herald, (good) omen" in Mongolian.
Demichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Michael.
Demoiselle f French
Meaning "young lady" or "girl" in French.
Demomeles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek peep (demos) meaning "the people" and either μέλος (melos) meaning "song" or μέλω (melo) meaning "to care, be interest in; to be cared for".
Denêl m Friulian
Friulian form of Daniel.
Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Deniela f Breton
Feminine form of Deniel.
Denielez f Breton
Variant of Deniela.
Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Denoel m Breton (Rare)
Breton variant of Deniel.
Denoela f Breton
Feminine form of Denoel.
Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.
Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.
Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".
Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.
Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.
Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.
Derwela f Medieval Breton
Name of a 5th-century Breton Saint.
Deryageldi m Turkmen
From the given name Derýa and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Desirella f French (African, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Desirée with the suffix -ella.
Detelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian детелина "clover; shamrock".
Detelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.
Deuel m Biblical Hebrew
Means "known by God" in Hebrew. In the Bible, he was the father of Eliasaph and the leader of the Tribe of Gad, as noted in five verses in the Book of Numbers, beginning with Numbers 1:14.
Diaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Diel f Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian short form of Odilia.
Diell m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun".
Diella f Albanian
Feminine form of Diell.
Diellza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dielo f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [more]
Diesel m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Modern given name, sometimes transferred use of the surname Diesel.
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dieusel m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" combined with Haitian Creole sèl "only; alone".
Die-well m English (Puritan)
Referring to living, and ultimately dying, a godly life.
Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.
Dikamellesh f Amharic
Means "you have no weakness" in Amharic.
Dikeleditsame f Tswana
Means "my tears" in Setswana.
Dikeletso f Tswana
Means "wishes" in Setswana.
Dimelsa f Spanish
Perhaps a Spanish variant of Demelza.
Dinorella f Yiddish
Elaborated form of Dinora.
Dísella f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
Dithapelo m & f Tswana
Means "prayers" in Setswana.
Ditshwanelo m & f Tswana
Means "rights" in Setswana.
Djaelani m Indonesian
Older spelling of Jaelani influenced by Dutch orthography.
Djameela f Arabic
Variant of Djamila.
Djamel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Djelike f Walloon
Walloon form of Angélique.
Djeliza f Albanian
Variant of Diellza.
Dobiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Dobiel, also Dubbiel ("bear-god"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia. According to the Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel, and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter (over whom Dobiel scored a victory) was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them.
Dobielut m Polish (Rare), Old Church Slavic
Possibly means "soldier's day" from Slavic doba meaning "day" combined with lut meaning "soldier".
Docelina f Medieval Occitan
Diminutive of Doça and cognate of Douceline.
Dolabella m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun dolabella meaning "small hatchet, small pick-axe".... [more]
Dolcelina f Italian
Italian form of Douceline via its latinized form Dulcelina.
Dolcelino m Italian
Italian form of Doucelin via its latinized form Dulcelinus.
Dolcelinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dolcelino.
Domelch f Pictish
Mother of a 6th century Pictish king
Domicela f Polish
Polish form of Domitilla.
Domicelė f Lithuanian
Derived from medieval Latin domicella, which is the feminine form of domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [more]
Domicelijus m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Domicelė.
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.
Donelson m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Donelson.
Doniel m English
Combination of the names Donald and Daniel.
Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.
Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.
Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.
Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.
Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.
Dontell m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Donatello or an elaborated form of Donte (or Dontae, variants of Dante).
Dontrell m African American
Of unknown meaning.
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]
Donyella f African American
Probably a variant of Daniella, or possibly Donella
Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Dorel m Romanian
Derived from Romanian dor "longing".
Dorel m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.
Dorela f Romanian
Feminine form of Dorel.
Dorelia f Romanian, Romani
Elaboration of Dorela.
Doriel m & f Hebrew, Literature
Possibly means "God's generation" in Hebrew, in which case it would be derived from Hebrew dor "generation" (see also Dor) combined with Hebrew el "God"... [more]
Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.
Doucelin m Medieval French
The first element of this name is derived from Old French dous meaning "sweet, soft", which is ultimately derived from Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". The second element consists of the French diminutive suffix -lin... [more]
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Do-well m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is used rarely. See also Do-good.
Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.
Döwletgeldi m Turkmen
From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Dowsabel f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dulcibella. It was taken from the affectionate French phrase douce et belle meaning "sweet and beautiful".
Dragonel m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Dragonel the Cruel is a malevolent knight who abducted the lady Rohais from the knight Arguisiaus of Carhaix, wounding Arguisiaus in the process. Dragonel intended to force Rohais into marriage, but Perceval encountered him, defeated him, and sent him to Arthur’s court.
Dreisel f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Drusilla.
Drella m & f Popular Culture
A nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Drexel m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drexel.
Driesel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Dreyze
Drossel m Popular Culture
German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Dryhthelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.
Duchelle f French
the origin is not clear, it might derive from the french "douce", meaning "gentle".
Duela f Popular Culture
Duela Dent is the Joker's daughter in DC comics.
Duellona f Roman Mythology
Older form of Bellona, derived from Early Latin duellum "war".
Duimelijntje f Folklore
Dutch form of Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.
Dunvel f Breton
Variant of Tunevel.
Dünýägözel f Turkmen
From the name Dünýa meaning "earth" combined with gözel meaning "beautiful"
Duzabel f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.... [more]
Dyela f Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole dye "god" and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
Dywel m Welsh Mythology
Uncertain meaning; some sources claim it means "demon" or "devil," coming from the Welsh diawl which translates to "devil" or "evil spirit."... [more]
Dželaludin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jalal al-Din.
Dzelarhons f New World Mythology
Means "volcano woman" in Haida. This is the name of a mountain spirit who rules the earth's creatures and punishes anyone who abuses them.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Dzelme f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian dzelme "depth".
Eadelyn f English
Elaborated version of Eadlyn.
Eadhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ead "wealth, fortune" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 10th-century English bishop.
Earendel m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Old English cognate of the Germanic name Auriwandalo, from Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, composed of *auzi "dawn" and *wandilaz "wandering, fluctuating, variable"... [more]
Easabell f Scots
Scots form of Isabel.
Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Ebanchelina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Evangeline.
Ebbelina f East Frisian
Variation of Ebbe.
Ebed-melech m Biblical Hebrew
The name is translated as "Servant of the King," and as such may not be his proper name but a hereditary title.
Ebel m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Eberhard or Eberhardine.
Ebele f East Frisian
Variation of Ebel
Ebeleakpo f Ijaw
Means "sweet life" in Ijaw.
Ebelechukwu f Igbo
Means "God's mercy" in Igbo.
Ebelembo f Bandial
Means "throwing there" in Bandial.
Ebeleuzoma f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Ebele meaning "mercy, kindness" with Uzoma meaning "good way".
Ebelin f Obscure
A nickname derived from the surname Ebel, borne as given name by Ebelin Bucerius.
Ebelin m Medieval German
Derived from a name with the name element ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).
Ebelke f & m East Frisian
Diminutive of Ebel.
Ebeltje f East Frisian
Variation of Ebbe.
Ebergisel m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Ebrel f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Ebrel "(month of) April". This is a recent coinage.
Ecequiel m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Ezekiel.
Echel m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s warriors in Welsh legend, killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth at Llwch Ewin during the epic hunt.
Ecthelion m Literature
Ecthelion, or Ecthelion of the Fountain, was a mighty lord of Gondolin in the First Age of Middle-earth, and one of its greatest heroes.... [more]
Edcel m & f Filipino
Combination of Eduardo and Celeste.
Eddelt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Edelt recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edel m & f Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names starting with Edel-, such as Edelmiro (for males) and Edelmira (for females).... [more]
Edel f Yiddish
A Judeo-German spelling of Eidel
Edela f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names containing the East Frisian name element ethel-, a cognate of Old High German adal-.
Edelberto m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Edelbert.
Edelburga f Polish (Rare)
Derived from Old High German adal "noble" and either Old High German bergan "to keep, to save, to preserve" or Old High German burg "fortress."