American Submitted Names

Elmeria f English

Elmerine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Elmer.

Elmerita f English
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a feminine form of Elmer or, although unlikely, a form of Elma

Elmon m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Elmore m English
Transferred use of the surname Elmore.

Elmus m English (American, Rare)
Elmus Wicker, author of "Banking Panics of the Gilded Age", was one famous bearer of this name

Elmyra f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Elmira 1. Elmyra Duff is a character from the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures.

Elnera f English (Rare, Archaic), Filipino

Elnor m English
Abt 1917. Name of man in black community in rural Kentucky.

Elnor f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnore f English (Rare), Medieval English
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".

Elodias m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Elodise m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Elody f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Élodie.

Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.

Elonda f English
The name might have been inspired by other names ending in the -onda sound such as Shonda and Wanda.

Elonzo m American (Rare)
Variant of Alonzo.

Eloralyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Elora with the name Lynn.

Eloree f English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elovie f English

Elovisa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eloisa or Lovisa.

Elphia f English (American, Archaic)

Elphinstone m English
Trasnferred use of the surname Elphinstone.

Elphira f American (Rare)

Elraine f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the surname Mcelraine.

Elray m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elroy.

Elrick m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elric.

Elrico m African American

Elrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellory

Elrose f English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)

Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Elsadora f English (Rare)

Elsah f English (Rare)
Variation of Elsa.

Elsaline f English (Rare)

El-sean m English (American)
Being able to have fun. One whom attracts good fortune and a curse breaker!

Elsemere f Popular Culture, American
Transferred use of the surname Elsemere.

Elsena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Elsie.

Elsia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elsie.

Elsianna f American (South, Rare)

Elsieanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Anne.

Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]

Elsmere m English

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

Elston m English
Derived from the surname, Elston.

Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.

Elsworth m English
Variant of Ellsworth.

Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.

Elsye f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Elsie.

Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.

Eltun m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Elton.

Elva f English (American, Archaic)

Elvaline f American
Elaboration of Elva.

Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.

Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.

Elvessa f English (Rare)

Elvido m American (Hispanic)

Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.

Elvika f American

Elvirah f English (African, Rare), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Elvira.

Elvon m English

Elwanda f English (American)
Meaning unknown.

Elway m English (American, Rare)

Elwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elwin.

Elwy m English

Elyce f American (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elycia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elydia f English (Rare)
Variant of Elidia.

Elyjah m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Elyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellyn or Elin.

Elynda f English (Modern)
Variant of Elenda, influenced by the names Lynda and Lynn; or possibly a blend of Elinor (or Elizabeth) and Linda, inspired by the similar names Belinda, Melinda and Celinda.

Elynn f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch
Variant of Elyn.

Elynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Elyn.

Elynore f English (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Elyott m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliott.

Elyra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyra.

Elyria f English

Elysabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elysha f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Elisha.

Elysian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word Elysian meaning "of Elysium; blissful". Also compare Elysia.

Elysium f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological place name Elysium; also see Elysia.

Elyssa f English
Most likely a variant of Elissa 2.

Elyssia f English (Rare)
Variant of Elysia or Alyssia.

Elytte m English
Variant of Elliot.

Elyza f English (Modern)
Variant of Eliza.

Elyzah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizah and Elyza.

Elyze f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elise and Elyse.

Elza m English (American), Hebrew
Possibly a variant or short form of Eliezer used in the Southern United States.

Elzabeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elzada f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by American botanist Elzada Clover (1897-1980).

Elzadie f English (American)

Elzena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsena.

Elzie f & m English
A diminutive of Elizabeth or Eliezer or any name starting with 'El'.

Elzina f English (American, Archaic), Afrikaans
Variant of Elsina.

Elzora f African American

Elzorah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.

Emajo f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
A combination of the female names, Emma & Jo. Uses only one M.

Emaleah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Emaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmaleigh.

Emaley f English (Modern)
Variant of Emily.

Emali f English
Variant of Emily.

Emalie f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Emily.

Emalina f English (American, Archaic)

Emaline f English
Variant of Emmaline.

Emaly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emily.

Emalye f English
Variant of Emily.

Emalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emani f African American
Variant of Imani.

Emannuel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Emmanuel and Emanuel.

Emanual m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmanuel.

Emanueline f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole diminutive of Emmanuelle.

Emanuella f English, Italian
Variant of Emanuela.

Emanuelle f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emmanuelle or Emmanuel.

Emara f American (Rare)

Emari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Amari or Imari.

Emarie f English (Rare)
Variant of Emmarie.

Emary f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Embe m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
It's the Swahili word for mango, but the alternative spelling for it is, "Umbe", which means around, about, or after. I prefer the after idea, so maybe it could be a name for a second child.

Emberlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emberly.

Emberlee f English
Variant of Emberly.

Emberleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Emberly.

Emberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emberly.

Emberlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emberly.

Emberlin f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Emberlynn, or a transferred use of the surname (see Emberlin).

Emberlyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Emberlynn.

Emberlynn f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Ember using the popular name suffix lyn, possibly influenced by names such as Emberly and Amberlynn.

Embeth f English (Rare)
Contraction of Emily and Elizabeth. Embeth Davidtz (1965-) is a South African actress.

Embre f English (Rare)
Variant of Embry.

Embree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Embry.

Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.

Embrial f English
Possibly a variant of Ambriel or Umbriel.

Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.

Emelda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South African, Nigerian
Variant of Imelda.

Emelee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Emeli f English (Modern), Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Emily. A notable bearer is Scottish singer Emeli Sandé.

Émelia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole cognate of Emelia and Emelie (via Emélie).

Émélie f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Émelie.

Emelin f English

Emelinda f American (Hispanic)

Emeline f French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), English, Medieval English
Variant of Émeline.

Émelise f Louisiana Creole
18th and 19th-century elaboration of Émelia and Émelie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -lise.

Emellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Emilia.

Emelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).

Emera f English

Emeral f & m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Emeril, influenced in recent years (for girls) by Emerald.

Emerancia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Emeranthe.

Emerant f English (Archaic)
Variant of Emerald

Émérente f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Émérante.

Emerett f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Emeretta.

Emeretta f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Emmeretta.

Emeri f English
Variant of Emery.

Emeril m English (American, Rare)
Notable bearer is celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.

Emerin m French, English
A variant spelling of Emeran and Emeryn.

Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)
Emerine is a feminine form of names Emery, Emeric, and Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [more]

Emerite f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Emerita.

Emerley f English (Modern)
Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.

Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.

Emerlyn f English (Modern)
A combination of Emerson and the popular name suffix Lyn

Emersen f & m English
A variant of Emerson. More often used in feminine meanings. Meaning son of Emery in the original spelling. The surname of English poet Ralph Waldo Emerson popularized this name after his career began to grow exponentially.

Emersynn f English
Variant of Emerson, influenced by Emmersyn

Emerye f & m English
Variant of Emery.

Emeryn f English
Variant of Emerine.

Emeryn m Welsh, English
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]

Emerys f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emrys. Emerys was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the Social Security Administration.

Emet m & f Ancient Hebrew, English
Means "truth" in Hebrew.

Emetherius m English
English form of Emeterius.

Emetilda f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Matilda. Compare Acadian Métilde.

Émétilde f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Emetilda.

Emetilde f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Émétilde.

Émétile f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Émétilde.

Emetile f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Émétile.

Emett m English (Rare)
Variant of Emmett.

Emila f English, Polish
Feminine form of Emil.

Emilea f American (Rare)
Variant of Emily or Emilia.

Emilean f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Emileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Emily.

Emiley f Brazilian (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Emily or just a variant for Emily.

Emiliah f English
Variant of Emilia.

Emilianne f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Emiliana by way of French Emiliane.

Emilinda f American (Hispanic)

Emillia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emilia.

Emillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Emilie.

Emillio m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emilio.

Emilly f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Emilya f Armenian, Azerbaijani, English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily) as well as an English variant of Emilia and a French variant of Émilia.

Emilye f English
Variant of Emily.

Emilyina f English
Name derived from Emily

Emilyn f Filipino, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Emily using the popular name suffix lyn.

Emilynne f English (Rare)
Combination of Emily and Lynne or a variant of Emmeline

Emira f Italian (Rare, Archaic), American (Archaic)

Emiree f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Emery

Emit m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Emmett.

Emitt m English (Rare)
Variant of Emmett.

Em-jade f English
A combination of Em, short for Emma or Emily and Jade.

Emjay f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials MJ.

Emlee f English

Emlen m English, Welsh
Variant of Emlyn. Emlen Tunnell (1924-1975) was an American football player and coach. He was the first African-American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Emlie f English
Variant of Emily

Emm f Medieval English, English
Middle English vernacular form of Emma. In modern times it is a variant of Em, i.e. used as a diminutive of Emma, Emily and other similar-sounding names.

Emmabella f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Bella.

Emmabelle f English

Emmabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Beth.

Emmadine f English (Rare)

Emmadora f English
A combination of Emma and Dora.

Emmagail f English (American)
Combination of Emma and Abigail.

Emmajane f English
Combination of Emma and Jane.

Emmajean f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Jean 2, probably influenced by Imogene.

Emmakate f English
A combination of Emma and Kate.

Emmakay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and Kay.

Emmalee f English (Modern)
Variant of Emily, or a combination of Emma and Lee.

Emmalei f English
Variant of Emily, influenced by Emma.

Emmaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Emma and Leigh. Could also be considered a variant of Emily.

Emmalena f English (Rare)
Extremely rare name that was either intended as a variant of Emmeline or, more likely, is simply a combination of Emma and Lena.

Emmalie f English
Variant of Emily, influenced by Emma.

Emmalin f English (Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emmalina f English (Rare)
Variant of Emmeline.

Emmalinda f American (Hispanic)

Emmalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Emma and Lise, or else an elaboration of Emma.

Emmalissa f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Emmaline and Melissa.

Emmalou f English
Combination of Emma and Lou.

Emmalouise f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Louise.

Emmaluna f English
Combination of Emma and Luna.

Emmaly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily, the spelling influenced by Emma.

Emmalyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmaline.

Emmalynn f English
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emmalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emmamae f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Mae.

Emmamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and May

Emman m English

Emmania f American (Rare)

Émmanuel m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Emmanuel.

Emmany f American (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Emma and Bethany. Alternatively it could be a variant of the medieval name Emeney.

Emmaretta f English (Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Altered form of Amoretta. This is the name of a 1969 song by the English rock band Deep Purple, named for Emmaretta Marks (1945-), a cast member of the musical Hair whom singer Rod Evans was trying to seduce.

Emmariah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Emmarie f English (Modern), Filipino
Strictly feminine variant of Emery, the spelling probably influenced by Emma and Marie.

Emmarine f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Emerine.

Emmary f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emery influenced by the spellings of Emma and Mary.

Emmaus m English (American, Rare), Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Emmazetta f American (South, Archaic)
Contraction of Emma and Zetta.

Emme f English, Medieval English
Middle English vernacular form of Emma. In modern times it is used as a variant of Em or Emmy, and is often said to be a short form of Emmeline... [more]

Emmelene f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmeline.

Emmelia f English (Rare), Greek (Cypriot), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Cypriot form of Emmeleia.

Emmeliese f English

Emmelise f English
Variant of Emmalise, or else a combination of Emme and Lise.

Emmelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmalyn.

Emmelyne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emmeline.

Emmer f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.

Emmeretta f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Emmaretta.

Emmers f English
Nickname for Emily

Emmersyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emerson.

Emmery m & f English
Variant of Emory.

Emmeryn m English
A variant of Emeryn in use since at least 1866 as a masculine given name.... [more]

Emmette m American (Rare)
Variant of Emmett.

Emmey f English
Variant of Emmy

Emmi f English, German
Variant of Emmy.

Emmica f English (American)
Universal

Emmilie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Emmiline f American
Variant of Emmeline.

Emmillie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Emmily f English
Variant of Emily.

Emmilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emilyn.

Emmit m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Emmett.

Emmly f English
Contracted form of "Emily"

Emmolina f English
Variant of Emmalina.

Emmons m English
Transferred use of the surname Emmons.

Emmry f English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Emmylee f English
Either a spelling variation of Emily or a smash of Emmy and Lee.

Emogeane f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Emogene. This was the birth name of the American actress Imogene Coca (1908-2001).

Emogen f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Imogen.

Emogene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Imogene.

Emoline f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Emmeline.

Emoni f African American (?)
Variant of Imani.

Emora f English

Emori f & m English (American)
Variant of Emory.

Emorie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Emott m English
Other form of Emmett

Empathy f & m English

Emperor m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Middle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire) from Old French emperere, from Latin imperator ‘military commander’, from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.

Empire m & f English (Rare)
From the English word Empire, "Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion".

Empress f English (Rare), English (African)
From the English word meaning "female ruler of an empire" or "consort of an emperor". Also compare the Spanish equivalent Emperatriz and the masculine equivalent Emperor... [more]

Empriss f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A spelling variation of the name Empress.

Emreese f English
Combination of Emily, Emma, Emerald and Reese

Emrhys m English
Variant of Emrys.

Emri f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Emrie f English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Emrin m German (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), English
A variant of Emerin, itself a variant of Emeran. Also, but more rarely, Emrin is diminutive of Emris.

Emris m Welsh, English (Rare)
A variant of Emrys. Emrin is a rare diminutive form.

Emry m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Emery.

Emryn f English, English (American)
Possibly a female variant of Emrys meaning "immortal" combined with -ryn meaning "ruler". This name was given to 54 girls in 2017 according to the Social Security Administration.

Emryn m & f Welsh, English (British), English (American, Modern)
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]

Emrynn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)
An alternative spelling of Emryn. In recent modern times, American English speakers adopt masculine Welsh names for feminine use and often will differentiate from the masculine origin by doubling the ending "n", e.g Bryn vs Brynn... [more]

Emsley f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was given to 55 girls in 2018.