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Eridana f Albanian (Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Eridanos.
Eridani f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Astronomy
Epsilon Eridani is the fifth-brightest star in Eridanus, a constellation in the southern sky.
Eridanos m Greek Mythology
From the name of a River-God of the mythical northern land of Hyperborea. He was also the god of the constellation Eridanus. The river's name may mean "early burnt" from the elements eri and danos and refer to the myth of Phaethon.
Eridanus m Astronomy, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eridanos. This is the name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere named for a river god in Greek mythology.
Eridian m Albanian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Origins uncertain. This coincides with a word meaning "of Eris", referring to the dwarf planet.
Erietta f Greek
Greek form of Henriette.
Erigeneia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Eos meaning "early-born" or "child of dawn", derived from Greek ἦρι (eri) "early in the morning, at early morn" and γενης (genes) "born".
Eriha f Japanese
Derived from 恵 (e) meaning "favour, blessing", 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Eriika f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Eriikka f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Erika f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
Erikær m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Æiríkr.
Êrimât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Herman.
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.
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]
Eriola f Albanian
Variant of Erjola.
Eriona f Albanian
Feminine form of Erion.
Erisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Eris.
Erisabetta f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Elizabeth.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Erjona f Albanian
Variant of Eriona.
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".
Erkebolat m Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" and the given name Bolat
Erkebulan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" and бұлан (bulan) meaning "moose, elk, deer".
Erkenaz f Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
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".
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]
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".
Erkhesbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian эрхэс (erkhes) meaning "planet, heavenly body" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Erkinai f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Эркинай (see Erkinay).
Erkinay f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz эркин (erkin) meaning "free" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Erkinjan m Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Erkin using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear, darling".
Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.
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.
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]
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Erlimaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Erdlimât.
Erlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlind.
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".
Erlynda f Filipino
Variant of Erlinda.
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.
Ermelia f German (Bessarabian)
Derived from the Germanic name element ermen "whole; universal" (compare Irmela).
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).
Ermenga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic short form of Ermengard.
Ermengarda f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish
Occitan and Spanish form of Ermengard.
Ermenilda f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Eormenhild. This was borne by a 7th-century English saint, a princess of Kent.
Ermesenda f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name first recorded in Leire in 1109. It is likely a variant of Germanic Ermesind.
Ermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ermilo.
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."
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.
Erminrad m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
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".
Ermocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermokratis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermolay m Russian
Variant transcription of Ermolai.
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.
Ernan m Old Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish éargna "understanding, intelligent" or íarn "iron".
Ernandes m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname Hernandes.
Ernangnaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "winged harpoon" in Greenlandic.
Ernâni m Portuguese
Portuguese variant form of Hernâni.
Ernannaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ernangnaĸ.
Ernar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Erna 1, itself a feminine form of Ernest.
Ernar m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and нар (nar) meaning "camel" (figuratively "courageous, brave").
Ernawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Erna 1 and the feminine suffix -wati.
Ernayanti f Indonesian
Combination of Erna 1 and Yanti.
Ernazar m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Medieval Turkic er meaning "man, hero, brave" combined with the given name Nazar
Erneeraq m Greenlandic
Derived from the Greenlandic word erneq meaning "son" and -eraq, a diminutive suffix.
Ernelinda f Theatre
Ernelinda (1726) is an opera by Leonardo Vinci.
Ernesa f Bosnian
Possibly a feminine form of Enes.
Ernessa f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly an English variant of Ernesta. It was used for the antagonist in Rachel Klein's young adult novel The Moth Diaries (2002) and the subsequent film adaptation (2011).
Érnesta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Érnest.
Ernèsta f Gascon
Feminine form of Ernèst.
Ernestyna f Polish
Polish form of Ernestine.
Erneszta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Erneszt.
Ernesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ernestina.
Erngeat m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Earngeat, derived from the Old English elements earn "eagle" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden.
Ernica f Slovene
Diminutive of Erna 1.
Erninnguaq m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little son", derived from Greenlandic erneq "son" (cf. Erneq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Ernistina f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Ernestina.
Ernitsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "good son", from the combination of Erneĸ and -tsiaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Ernitsiaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ernitsiaĸ.
Ernuša f Slovene
Diminutive of Erna 1.
Erodiade f Italian
Italian form of Herodias.
Erodiano m Italian
Italian form of Herodian.
Erona f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Eron.
Erondina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Vulgar Latin *harundina, ultimately derived from Latin hirundo meaning "swallow".
Erotas m English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek έρωτας (éro̱tas) meaning "love."
Erpha f Various (Rare)
A feminine form of Erpho or a variant spelling of Erfa.
Erpolat m Mari
Means "morning steel" in Mari.
Erquinoaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Erchinoald.
Erra m Near Eastern Mythology, Babylonian, Akkadian
The Babylonian god of war, death, and other disasters. He may be identified with Nergal, the god of death. Erra expressed death himself symbolically by his continuous lethargy as he lay in a drunken stupor... [more]
Erradegunde f Basque
Basque form of Radegunde.
Errafaila f Medieval Basque, Basque Mythology
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Errai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Errakel f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Rachel.
Erramona f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Spanish Ramona.
Erramusa f Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Basque name that appeared during the 1700s and early to mid-1800s.... [more]
Erregina f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Regina. The name coincides with Basque erregina "queen".
Errika f Greek
Feminine form of Errikos.
Errita f Sardinian
Variant of Arrita.
Errolan m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Roland.
Erroman m Basque
Basque form of Romanus (see Roman).
Erromane f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Romana and Romaine.
Errosale f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Rosalía and Rosalie.
Errukia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque erruki "mercy; compassion; sympathy", this name is used as one of the Basque equivalents to Spanish Piedad.
Ersa f Greek Mythology
Doric Greek form of Herse, the Greek goddess of dew whose name ultimately derives from Ἑρση (herse) meaning "dew".
Ersa f Albanian
Variant of Ersi.
Ershad m Bengali
Bengali form of Irshad.
Ersham m Old Persian
This name is for so many time ago and it means a strong man that safe a city
Ershat m Kazakh
Probably derived from Persian ارشاد (ershad) meaning "guidance", itself of Arabic origin. Alternately, it may be from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" combined with Persian شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Êrsta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Esther.
Ersula f English
Variant of Ursula.
Ersultan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king".
Erswald m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.
Ertan m Turkish
Means dawn in Turkish. A compound form of "er"- early and "tan"-dawn in Turkish
Ertharin f African American
Ertharin Cousin was director of the World Food Programme from 2012–2017.
Ertta m Finnish
Finnish dialectal (South East Finland) diminutive of Erik.
Ertta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Hertta.
Ertugan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" and туған (tughan) meaning "born, native".
Eruand m Ancient Armenian
Derived from the Ancient Armenian prefix ե- (e-) added to the Proto-Iranian *raivant meaning “possessing wealth”.
Eruera m Maori
Maori form of Edward.
Eruka f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour; benefit", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eruna f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 来 (ru) meaning "to come" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Erundina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Galician form of Erondina, also a Portuguese variant.
Erusa f Japanese
From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "draw, sketch, paint", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ervá f Sami
Unknown meaning.
Ervan m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Irvin or Ervin
Ervaz m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruaz.
Ervian m Indonesian
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Erviana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Ervian.
Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh
Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of Ervin.
Ervina f Mari, Russian (Rare)
Mari feminine name derived from эр (er) meaning "morning" and the popular feminine suffix -(v)ina, possibly intended to mean "born in the morning".
Ervinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Erwin.
Ervínia f Hungarian
Elaboration of Ervina.
Ervira f Medieval Portuguese
Possibly a medieval Portuguese form of Elvira.
Ervisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Ervis.
Ervjollca f Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and vjollcë "violet".
Erwain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh erwain "meadowsweet".
Erwan m Indonesian, Malay
Probably a variant of Irwan.
Erwana f Breton
Feminine form of Erwan.
Erwanez f Breton
Feminine form of Erwan.
Erwian m Indonesian
Variant of Ervian.
Erwina f Polish
Feminine form of Erwin.
Erxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 尔 (ěr) meaning "you, that, those" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Eryana f Mordvin
Means "tenacious" in Erzya.
Erycina f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the Roman goddess Venus which meant "of Eryx", Eryx being a mountain on Sicily famous for a temple dedicated to Venus on its summit.
Erytheia f Greek Mythology
Derived from ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós) meaning "reddish, red".
Erythia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Erytheia (also latinized as Erythea). In Greek mythology, Erytheia was of the three Hesperides. It was also the name of the island home of Geryon.
Eryxias m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx). This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 7th century BC.
Eryximachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain" (see Eryx)... [more]
Eryximachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eryximachos. This name was borne by an Athenian physician from the 5th century BC.
Erza f Kosovar, Albanian
Derived from either Albanian erza, itself is a hypocorism of erë "scent; fragrance; smell; wind", or from Albanian erza, an archaic term meaning "honor; sense of honor; honesty, fidelity".