American Submitted Names

Eila f English, Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eily.

Eilean f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eileene f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eilena f English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eilene.

Eilene f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eileyn f American
Variant of Eileen.

Eilleen f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Eilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eileen, using the popular name suffix lyn.

Eimaj f African American (Modern, Rare)
The name Jamie spelled backwards.

Éire f English (Modern), Irish (Modern, Rare)

Eiren m American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare, ?)

Eiria f English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Eiria.... [more]

Eisabela f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eisabella or Isabela.

Eisele f English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Eisele.

Eisen m American (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Eisen.

Eisha m & f English
Possibly a variant of Aisha.

Eisla f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isla.

Eisleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Eisley.

Eisley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.

Eithel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Elabel f American (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and the common suffix -bel.

Elah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 or Ella 2. This name was given to 33 girls born in the United States in 2015.

Elaide f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Adelaide.

Elainah f English (Rare)
Variant of Elaina.

Elainia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Elaine.

Elaiyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayah.

Elan m English (Rare), Jewish
Anglicized form of Elon and Ilan.

Elana f English, Jewish
Feminine form of Elan.

Elana f English (Rare)
Variant of Elena or Alana

Elandria f African American
Elandria seems to be an American name, more utilized by Black Americans/African-Americans. Notable individuals named Elandria are Elandria Williams, former Co-Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.

Elanna f English (Rare)

Elaria f English, Medieval English
A medieval English form of Eulalia. ... [more]

Elarica f English (Rare)

Elarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Elara.

Elasa f American (Rare, Archaic)

E'layah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Elayna f English (American)
Variant of of Elaina.

Elayne f English
Variant of Elaine.

Elbee m & f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.

Elberta f English (American, Rare), Dutch
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbertha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Elberta.

Elbertina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbertine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Elbert.

Elbridge m English
A personal name of Teutonic origin, popular in various forms throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, meaning "illustrious."

Elby m English
English form of Ælfwig.

Elcennia f American

Eldee f & m English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LD or a form of Elda.

Elden m English
Variant of Eldon or Alden.

Elder m English
Transferred use of the surname Elder.

Eldin m English (Rare)
Variant of Eldon. This spelling was used for the character 'Eldin Bernecky,' a philosophical painter in the television series 'Murphy Brown' (1988-1998). The role was portrayed by actor Robert Pastorelli.

Eldinea f English (American, Rare)

Eldora f English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a combination of Elnora and Dora. This is the name of a small former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, which was originally named El Dorado.

Eldoris f English (American, Rare)

Eldrage m English
Alternative spelling of Eldridge.

Eldrick m English (American)
Variant of Eldric.

Eldridge m English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name Eldric.

Ele f English (Modern)
Short form of Ellen 1, Elizabeth, Helen and other similar-looking names... [more]

Eleadora f American (Hispanic, Archaic)
Variant of Eleodora.

Eleania f English

Eleanoria f American (Archaic)
Elaboration of Eleanora.

Eleanour f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eleanor. This name was borne by Eleanour Sophy Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950), a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer.

Elease f English
Variant of Elise.

Eleaser m English
Alternate spelling of Eleazar

Elec m English (American)
A diminutive version of Alexander; alternative to Alec.

Elecia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Electa f English (American, Archaic)
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]

Electia f English (Rare)

Electrice f American

Elee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellie.

Eleena f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elina or Aleena.

Eleese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Eleesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elegin m English

Elegy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Elegy or from the word elegy, early 16th century from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.

Eleisha f English
Seemingly an alternative spelling and feminine form of Elisha, or an alternative spelling of names like Alicia. Notably used by piano-rock musician Eleisha Eagle.

Eleka f American
Maybe a feminine form to Elek.

Elemore m French (Cajun), American (South)
Variant of Elmore.

Elenah f English
Variant of Elena. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Elenda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ellender.

Elender f American (South)
Possibly a regional pronunciation or variant of Eleanor.

Elendor f & m English (Rare)

Elenita f Spanish, Filipino, English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Elena.

Elenna f English
Variant of Elena.

Elenor f English, Medieval Welsh
Variant of Eleanor.

Elenore f English, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Cognate of Eleanor.

Éléontine f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Elaboration of Léontine, possibly influenced by Eléonore.

Eleora f Hebrew, English (American), English (British)
Anglicized variant of Eliora.

Elesabeth f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth and Elisabeth.

Elesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elesia f English
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.

Elesita f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Elessia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.

Elethia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethia.

Elette f American (South, Rare)

Éleutaire m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Éleutère.

Éleutère m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Éleuthère.

Eleuthera f English (Rare), Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named Eleutheria; ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) means "freedom" in Greek, while ἐλεύθερα (eleuthera) means "free"... [more]

Eleven f & m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the number 11, from Old English endleofon, itself from Proto-Germanic *ainalif meaning "one left (from ten)".

Elex m American
Unknown meaning. Male name that had popularity in the U.S. from the 1890s-1910s. Most likely a variant of Alex.

Elexa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elex.

Elexi f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Alexi.

Elexia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexia.

Elexine f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexine.

Elexis f English
Variant of Alexis.

Elexius f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Alexius.

Elexsus f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Alexis.

Elexuis m African American
Variant of Alexis.

Elexus f English
Variant of Alexis.

Eley f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ellie.

Elezar m English (Rare)
Variant of Eleazar

Elfine f Literature, English (Rare)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Elvina, Elfa and Elfreda, influenced by the word elfin... [more]

Elga f Italian, Latvian, Estonian, Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Rare, Archaic), German (Rare)
Latvian, Estonian and Italian cognate of Helga.

Elgie m English

Elgin m American (Rare)
From Old English meaning "high minded" or "intelligent." The name may have come into use in the United States due to the notoriety of the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Greece in 1798 by a British nobleman with the title of the Earl of Elgin... [more]

Elgitha f English, Medieval English, Literature
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfgyð, Æðelgyð or Ealdgyð... [more]

Elgo m English (American)
I don't know, I just heard it.

Elgustus m & f English
Bandile

Éli m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Eli 1.

Eli m English
Short form of Elijah, Elias, Elliott, or any names that start with el.

Eliahna f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Elial m English (Rare), Hebrew

Elianne f Dutch, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Eliane.

Eliannette f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Either and elaboration of Eliana 1 with the popular feminine name suffix ette, or a combination of Eliana 1 and Annette.

Eliantte m African American (Modern, Rare)
From a rhyming variant of Elliot. This is the name of the American jewelry company Eliantte.

Eliany f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1, Eliane and Elianis.

Eliaphlet m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eliphalet.

Eliatha f & m English

Elick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Elick.

Elicksander m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alexander.

Elida f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Alida.

Eliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Eliesha f English (Rare)

Elifeus m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Eligah m American (Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Elige m American (Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Eligeh m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Elijah reflecting certain dialects.

Eligh m English (American)
Variant of Eli 1

Elinore f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Cognate of Eleanor.

Eliondra f English (Modern, Rare)
The name is influenced by names like Elliana and Eleanor or other names with similar starting sounds, and names like Cassandra and Alondra or other names with similar ending sounds.

Eliorah f English
Variant of Eliora.

Eliotte f English
Variant of Elliott.

Elisabel f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), French (Rare), Medieval Occitan
Old Provençal form of Elisabeth (see also Elyzabel).

Elisabella f English (American, Rare)

Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.

Elisette f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (African, Rare), Malagasy (Rare)
Diminutive of Elise.

Elisha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia, the spelling possibly based on Elisa (see also Elicia).

Elishia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elisia f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Elysia or Elisa.

Éliska f Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Élisabeth, possibly influenced by Eliška.

Elison m English
Variant of Ellison.

Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.

Elissia f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Elaborated form of Elissa 2 or Elissa 1. Also compare Elysia.

Elitha f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Talitha, or a variant of Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.

Eliu m English (Rare), Biblical
This name is used in some versions of the Bible. It is the name of one of the ancestors of Judith.... [more]

Eliut m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Eliot.

Elix f & m American
Variant of Alex and Alix

Elixabeth f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Elizabeth, with the Spanish name possibly influenced by Basque Elixabete.

Elixx f & m American
Variant of Alex and Alix.

Eliyah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Eliyanah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Elliana.

Elizabath f English (Rare), Biblical
Rare variant of Elizabeth.

Elizabeath f American (Rare)
Rare variant of Elizabeth.

Elizabel f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabelle.

Elizabella f English
Blend of Elizabeth and Isabella.

Elizabelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth, with Beth replaced by Belle

Élizabeth f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Élisabeth.

Elizabethine f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Elizabeth.

Elizah f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eliza or Elijah.

Elizander m Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare)
Masculine form of Elizandra.

Elizbeth f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.

Elizebeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizibeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizza f English (Rare)
Short version of ‘Elizzabeth’, a very rare variant of ‘Elizabeth’.

Elizzabeth f English (Rare)
Very rare variant of Elizabeth.

Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.

Elkannah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elkanah.

Ell m English (American, Rare)
Masculine short form of Ellie.

Ellabeth f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Beth.

Elladale m English
Possibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.

Elladean f English (?)
Possibly inspired by Ella and Deane.

Ellagrace f English, English (American)
Combination of Ella 1 and Grace. This name was given to 31 girls in 2017.

Ellah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 and Ella 2

Ellaina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elena or Elaina.

Ellajane f English (Rare)
A combination of Ella 1 and Jane.

Ellajean f English
A combination of Ella and Jean 2.

Ellajo f English (Rare)
A combination of Ella and Jo.

Ellakate f English (Rare)
A combination of Ella 1 and Kate.

Ellalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ella 1 and Lee.

Ellaline f English (Rare)
Combination of the name Ella 1 and the suffix -line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).

Ellalynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Ella 2 and Lynn.

Ellamae f English, Popular Culture
Combination of Ella 1 and Mae.

Ellamarie f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Marie.

Ellamary f English

Ellamay f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and May.

Ellamy f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellamy.

Ellan f English (American, Rare)

Ellana f English
Variant of Elana.

Ellana f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ella 1, influenced by Eliana 1

Ellanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellanora f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Eleanora or a combination of Ella 1 and Nora 1.

Ellanore f English (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellany f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellany.

Ellarae f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Rae.

Ellaree f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellaria f Medieval English, English
Variant of Elaria.

Ellarie f English
Variant of Ellery.

Ellarose f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rose

Ellarudy f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rudy.

Ellasyn f English (American)
Feminine variant of Ellison.

Ellavieve f English (Rare)
Modern form of Ælfgifu, influenced by the names Ella 1 and Genevieve.

Elleah f English (Rare)

Elleana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Elleanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alana, influenced by Elle and Anna.

Elleanor f English
Variant of Eleanor.

Ellee f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellie.

Ellegra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allegra.

Elleigh f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ellie given to 33 girls in 2017.

Ellena f English
Variant of Elena.

Ellender f American (South)
Appalachian vernacular form of Eleanor.

Ellene f English (Rare)

Ellenmarie f English

Ellenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Elena.

Ellenor f English, Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Eleanor. This name was, among others, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Ellenore f English (Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Eller m & f English
A short form of Ellery or Eleanor.

Ellera f American (Rare, Archaic)

Elleree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Elleria f English
Elaboration of Ellery.

Ellerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.

Ellesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ellesia f English (Modern, Rare)

Ellesse f English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the Italian sportswear brand, which is derived from the initials of its founder, Leonardo Servadio (the letters L and S, in Italian elle esse).

Ellette f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Elle with the suffix -ette or a transferred use of the surname Ellette.

Ellia f English (American, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Elliadria f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl Elliadria Griffin (1988-). Or known as Persuasion! Persuasion is known for being in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017)!

Elliah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elia.

Elliann f English
Variant spelling of Ellianne.

Ellianna f English (American, Modern), Greek

Ellianne f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Elianne.

Ellias m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elias.

Elliava f American

Ellice f English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Eilíse and Eilís. This name was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families... [more]

Ellicia f English (Rare)
Most likely a "Latinized" elaboration of Ellice.

Ellidora f English (Rare)

Ellieana f English (Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1. Can also be a combination of Ellie and Ana.

Ellieanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1, influenced by Ellie and Anna.

Ellieanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eliane, influenced by Ellie and Anne 1.

Elliemae f English (Rare)
Combination of Ellie and Mae.

Elliemay f English
Combination of Ellie and May.

Ellienne f English (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Élienne.

Elliese f English (American)
Variant of Elise.

Elliette f English (Rare)
Although this name presumably started out as a borrowing of French Éliette (the spelling being influenced by names such as Ellinor, Ella 1 and, later, Elle), it is now generally understood as a feminine form of Elliott.

Ellijah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Ellin f English (Rare), Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Ellen 1.

Ellingham m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellingham.

Elliona f English, Filipino, Indonesian, Papuan

Elliora f English (Rare)
Variant of Eliora.

Elliotte f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.

Ellisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Elisa.

Ellise f English
Variant of Elise.

Ellisha f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Alicia. In the case of the African English masculine name that's occasionally used in Nigeria and rarely Zimbabwe, it's a rare variant of Elisha.

Ellison m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellison.

Elliston m English
Transferred use of the surname Elliston.

Ellisyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Female variant of Ellison.

Ellita f English (Modern, Rare)

Ellivia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elivia.

Ellix m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellix.

Ellizabeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.

Elloise f English (Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Ellona f English (Rare), Jewish
Variant of Elona.

Elloner f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Eleanor.

Ellora f English, French (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Elora or an adoption of the name of the Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.

Ellorie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.

Ellowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Ellsworth m English
Transferred from the surname Ellsworth.

Ellwood m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elwood.

Ellwyn f & m English
Variant of Elwyn.

Ellyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1

Ellyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Ellyce f English (American, Rare)

Ellye f American (Rare)

Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.

Ellynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellyot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliot.

Ellyott f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliott.

Ellys f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ellis.

Ellyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Ellysia f English
Variant of Elysia.

Ellyssa f American (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.

Elm m Catalan, English
Catalan form of Elmo, as well as a short form of Elmer. The name may also be taken directly from the English word elm, a type of tree.

Elmarie f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Elma and Marie.

Elmena f English