English Submitted Names

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

Emott m English
Other form of Emmett

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.

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.

Emuukha m English

Emylee f English
Variant of Emily.

Emylei f English
Variant of Emily.

Emyleigh f English
Variant of Emily.

Emyley f English
Variant of Emily.

Emylia f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
French variant of Émilia and English variant of Emilia.

Emylie f English (Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Enchantra f English (American, Rare), Obscure
From the English word enchantress meaning "charming woman" or "witch". It was used for a character on the American television series Bewitched (1964-1972).

Endrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Andrea 2.

Endro m English
Variant of Andrew.

Endurance m & f English (African)
From the English word endurance, which is ultimately of Old French origin. Known bearers of this name include the Nigerian sprinter Endurance Abinuwa (b. 1987), the Nigerian soccer player Endurance Idahor (1984-2010) and the Nigerian cricketer Endurance Ofem (b... [more]

Endure m & f English (Puritan)
Menaing, "to suffer patiently." Referring to enduring the trials and tribulations of life.

Enecha f English (Puritan)
Feminization of Enoch.

Enfinity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Infinity.

England f & m English
The name England is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles".

Engleshia m & f English

English f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname English.

Ennabel f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Annabel.

Ennah f English (American)
Variant of Anna.

Ennea f English (Rare)

Ennik f English (Canadian)
Canadian name of the South Korean-Canadian singer Jeon So-mi.

Ennison m English
"Son of Ennis". According to Forebears.Io, 20 people have this name worldwide.

Enock m English (African), Haitian Creole, Brazilian, Papuan
Variant of Enoch.

Enrita f English

Ensa f English

Ensley f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Enslie m & f English
Variant of Ensley.

Envy f English (American, Modern, Rare), Literature
From the English word envy meaning "envy, resentful desire", itself ultimately from Latin invidia, of the same meaning (compare Invidia). Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Envy, which was introduced by Gucci in 1997.

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

Eoife f English
Variant of Aoife.

Eon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ean.

Eona f English (British, Rare), English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Eone as well as a feminine form of Eon.

Eone f Greek Mythology, American (South, Archaic), English (Australian, Archaic)
In Greek mythology, Eone was a Thespian princess as one of the fifty daughters of King Thespius.

Eowyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Éowyn.

Eowynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Éowyn, which J. R. R. Tolkien invented using the Old English elements e(o)h "horse" and wynn "joy".

Epenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, English (Puritan)
Variant of Epaenetus, which is the latinized form of the Greek name Epainetos.

Epha f English (Rare)
Variant of Ephah.

Ephemera f English
Any transitory written or printed matter not meant to be retained or preserved. The word derives from the Greek, meaning things lasting no more than a day.

Ephram m English
Variant of Ephraim.

Ephramina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ephram.

Ephrem m English
Variant of Ephraim. A known bearer of this name was Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th-century Syrian deacon who was also a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian... [more]

Ephriam m English (American, Rare)
Varaint of Ephraim.

Ephy f English
Variant of Effie.

Epic m & f English
From epic (adj.) 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via French épique or directly from Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak")... [more]

Epiphanny f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant misspelling of Epiphany.

Eppa m English
Diminutive of Epaphroditus.

Eppelina f English (Archaic)

Epsie f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.

Erabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Erabelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabelle.

Eraina f English (Rare)

Eraric m Germanic, English, History
Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Eraric was the name of a king of the Ostrogoths who had gotten to reign only briefly; he was murdered a few months after being crowned king in 541 AD.

Erby m English
Transferred use of the surname Erby.

Erchana f English (Australian)
The given name of Erchana Murray-Bartlett who set a world record with 150 Marathon runs in 150 consecutive days.

Ereah f English (Rare)

Erek m English
Variant of Eric.

Erelyn f English (Rare)

Eriah m English (Modern)
Variant of Uriah.

Erial m English

Ericah f English (Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Ericalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Erica and the popular suffix lyn.

Ericca f English
Variant of Erica.

Erickatoure English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ericka and Toure. Erickatoure Aviance is an American nightlife personality and a member of the House of Aviance.

Erickson m English (Rare), Portuguese (?), Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of Erickson as a given name.

Ericson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Ericson.

Eriden m English

Eridon m English
Transferred use of the surname Eridon.

Erie f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.

Eriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Eriella f English (Rare)

Erien f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Unisex version of "Erienne".

Erienne f English (Modern, Rare)

Erikah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Erilyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Erimentha f English

Erina f English (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Erin.

Erinn f English
Variant of Erin.

Eriq m English, African American, Various
Variant of Eric. A known bearer is American television actor Eriq La Salle (1962-), birth name Erik.

Erised f English (American, Rare)
As a name, it is most likely a reversed spelling of the name Desire or the word of that same name.

Erixena f English (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eryxene.

Eriyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Aria 1.

Eriyana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Eriyanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

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]

Erlan m English (Rare)
Variant of Erlin.

Erlen f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.

Erlin f & m Filipino (Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian

Erline f English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Earline.

Erllanie f English

Erlon m English (American)

Erlyn m English
Variant of Erlin.

Erlynn f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.

Erlynne f English
Feminine variant of Erlin.

Erlynne f English (American)
My Mom Erlynne was named after her Dad, Elwynn.

Ermajean f English
Combination of Erma and Jean 2.

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.

Ermie f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Erma.

Ermina f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Erma.

Ermine f French (Archaic), English (Archaic), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Hermine or else a variant of Ermina.

Erminnie f English (American)
Likely a diminutive of Ermina.

Ermyntrude f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ermintrude.

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).

Ernestena f English
Variant of Ernestina.

Erny m English
Diminutive of Ernest.

Erotas m English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek έρωτας (éro̱tas) meaning "love."

Erowyn f English

Errick m English
Variant of Eric.

Erriel f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariel.

Errin f & m English
Variant of Erin.

Erroll m English (Rare)
Variant of Errol.

Erron m English (American)
This name is used by Mortal Kombat character Erron Black.

Erryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Erin.

Erskin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erskine.

Ersula f English
Variant of Ursula.

Ertha f English (American, Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Eartha.

Ervan m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Irvin or Ervin

Erving m English
Variant of Irving.

Erwen m English
Variant of Erwin.

Eryc m English (Rare)
Variant of Eric.

Eryca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Eryck m English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Eric.

Erycka f English (Modern)
Variant of Erica.

Erynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Erin.

Erynne f English

Eryth f English (Rare)

Esabel f English
Variant of Isabel.

Esabella f English (Rare), South African
Variant of Isabella.

Esamae f English (British)
Variant of Esmé.

Esayas m English
Variant of Esaias.

Escher m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Escher.

Esco m English

Esek m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the biblical place name Esek meaning "strife, contention".

Eselda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Esheena f English
excellent Gracious gift of God

Esker m English

Eslanda f English (American, Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the Americas, the name might be a combination of two existing names, such as Esmeralda and Yolanda... [more]

Esler m English
Transferred use of the surname Esler.

Esley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Esley.

Esma f English
Variant of Esme as well as diminutive of Esmeralda.

Esmai f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Esmé.

Esmay f English
Variant of Esmé.

Esmelda f English, Spanish
Diminutive of Esmeralda.

Esmena f English
Elaboration of Esme

Esmie f English
Variant of Esmee.

Esnart f English

Esnat f English (African)
Form of Esnath.

Esnath f English (African)
Possibly a variant of Asenath, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Esperance f & m English (Archaic)
From an English word (now obsolete) for "hope." The battle cry of Harry Hotspur was "Esperance en Dieu," or "hope in God," which was the motto for House Percy. The French form, Espérance, is typically found in religious texts (the word espoir is far more common).

Espey m & f English (Rare)

Espie f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Esperanza.

Espirita f English

Espn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Espen, influenced by the television network ESPN.

Espy f English
Diminutive form of Esperanza

Esque f English

Esree f & m English (Rare)

Esri m & f English (Rare)

Esrie m & f English (Rare)

Essa f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Latinate variant of Essie.

Essah m English (Rare, Archaic)

Essena f English (Rare)

Essex m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the place name Essex, or a transferred use of the surname (see Essex)... [more]

Essey f English
Diminutive of Vanessa, Esther, Estelle, or other feminine names with the "es" sound.

Essfa f English (American, Rare)

Estale m English

Estefannie f English, Spanish
Variant of Estefany.

Estel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.

Estell f English
Variant of Estelle.

Estellar f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estella derived from an intrusive-R pronunciation.

Estellene f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Estelle, formed using the popular name suffix lene.

Esteller f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estellar.

Esterlene f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ester and the popular suffix -lene.

Esterline f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Esterlene.

Estes m English
Transferred use of the surname Estes.

Estha f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Estherlene f English (American)
Variant of Esterlene.

Estherr f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Esther.

Estie f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ester.

Estill m English
Transferred use of the surname Estill.

Estlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Estlin.

Estlyn f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Estlin or a combination of Esther and Lyn.

Eston m English (Rare)
From a location name meaning "east town." Possibly transferred use of the name of the town of Eston in Yorkshire, England.

Estonia f English (Rare)
Influenced by the country in Europe of the same name.

Estoria f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Estrelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Estrilda.

Estrelle f Filipino, English (Rare)

Estrilda f English (Archaic)
Variant of Estrildis.

Estrilde f English (Archaic)
Variant of Estrilda.

Estus m English
Variant of Eustace.

Eswin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements est "grace" and wine "friend." This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.

Eternity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.

Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]

Ethana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ethan.

Ethanael m English (American)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Ethan and Nathanael

Ethane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ethan. Ethane was given to 9 boys in 2004 according to the SSA.

Ethaneal m English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Ethan influenced by Nathanael. Ethaneal was given to 5 boys in 2005 according to the Social Security Administration.

Ethanette f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a rare feminisation of Ethan, using the suffix -ette.

Ethaniel m English
An invented name, likely a combination of Ethan and Nathaniel, or simply an elaboration of Ethan with the Hebrew name suffix -iel.

Ethanna f English
Variant of Ethana.

Ethela f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethelbald m Anglo-Saxon, English (Archaic)
From Æðelbald.

Ethelberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ethelbert.

Ethelbertus m English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ethelbert.

Ethelda f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethelene f English (American)
Elaboration of Ethel using the common name suffix lene. Also compare Ethelyn.

Ethelfled f English (Archaic)
Younger form of Æthelflæd, which fell out of use after the Norman Conquest.

Ethelgard f German (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of the name Edelgard combining it with Ethel making it more Anglicized.

Ethelia f English

Etheline f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ethel.

Ethella f English
Elaboration of Ethel.

Ethelle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Ethel.

Ethelma f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ethel and Thelma.

Ethelmary f English (Rare)
Combination of Ethel and Mary. Ethelmary Oakland was a silent era child actress.

Ethelmay f English
Combination of Ethel and May.

Ethelreda f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ethelred.

Ethelwin f English (Archaic), English (American)
Variant of Ethelwyn.

Ethelwolf m English (Rare, Archaic)

Ethelwulf m Anglo-Saxon, English
Mordern form of Æðelwulf.

Ethelwyn m & f English
Derived from the Old English masculine name Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name Ethel... [more]

Ethelwynn f English (Rare)
From the Old English name Æðelwynn, which was derived from the elements æðel "noble" and wynn "joy". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived.

Ethelynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ethelyn.

Ethen m English
Variant of Ethan.

Etheria f English, Late Roman
The name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.

Etheridge m English
Transferred use of the surname Etheridge.

Ethian m English (Rare)
Variant of Ethan. According to the Social Security Administration, Ethian was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Ethiopia f African American, English
From the name of the African country. From Greek Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.

Ethlyn f English, Jamaican Patois
Contracted form of Ethelyn.

Ethnea f Irish (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eithne.

Etho m & f English

Ethredge m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Ethredge.

Ethridge m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ethridge.

Ethyl f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethyle f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethylene f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ethel using the popular suffix -ene. See also Etheline. Unfortunately, this spelling is also the spelling of the chemical compound ethylene, a plant hormone.

Ethyn m English

Etosha f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From a Namibian place name meaning "great white place" in the Ovambo language.

Etrula f English (American, Rare)

Etrulia f English

Ettalena f English
Combination of Etta and Lena.

Ettalina f English
Elaboration of Ettaline.

Ettamae f English (Rare)
Combination of Etta and Mae.

Ettina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ede, a variant of Ade 2.

Etty f English (Archaic)
Variant of Ettie.

Eubie m English (American)
Diminutive of Hubert. Stage name of jazz singer Eubie Blake (Born James Hubert Blake, 1877-1983).

Eudice f English (American, Archaic), Jewish

Euge m English
Short form of Eugene.

Eugena f English
Variant of Eugenia.

Eugina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Eugenia incorporating Gina.

Eugonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uganda.

Eulah f English
Variant of Eula.

Eulala f English
Contracted form of Eulalia.

Eular f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Eula reflecting a colloquial pronunciation.

Eulena f English (Rare, Archaic)

Eulena f English (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Eula.

Eulene f English (Archaic)
Elaboration of Eula.

Eulenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Eulette f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Eula by way of adding the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Euloris m English (Rare, Archaic)

Euna f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Úna and Ùna.

Euna f English (American), American (South)
Likely a short form of Eunice.

Euneice f English (American, Rare)
American English variant of Eunice.

Eunez f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Eunice with the spelling being influenced by Inez.

Eunica f English (African), South African
Latinate variant of Eunice.

Eunicia f American (Hispanic), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Latiniate form of Eunice.

Eunie f English, American (South)
Diminutive of Eunice. This was the birth name of American screenwriter and actress Ouida Bergère (1886-1974).

Eunys f Manx, English (Modern, Rare)
Modern English variant and traditional Manx form of Eunice. It coincides with the Manx word eunys "pleasure; joy; bliss; delight".

Eupha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Euphemia.

Euphelia f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Euphemia and Ophelia. Euphelia is the title of a poem by Helen Maria Williams (1759-1827).

Euphemie f English (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Euphémie.

Euphemy f English (Archaic), Scottish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Euphemia.

Euphie f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Euphemia.

Euphonia f English
From the name of the Euphonia bird, a tanager of the genus Tanagra.

Euphoria f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure
From the English word meaning "feeling of intense happiness, state of joy", originally a medical Latin term meaning "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)". It comes from Greek εὐφορία (euphoria) "power of enduring easily", from εὔφορος (euphoros) "bearing well, able to endure, patient", ultimately from εὖ (eu) "good, well" and φέρω (phero) "to bear".... [more]

Euphronous m English (American)
Variant of Euphronios.

Euphy f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Euphie.

Euplia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Euplius, which is the latinized form of the ancient Greek name Eupleios.... [more]

Eureka f English (American, Rare)
From the Ancient Greek word εὕρηκα (heúrēka), meaning "I have found (it)". In modern English, eureka is an interjection used to celebrate a discovery or invention, and it is originally atributed to Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes.

Eursula f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Euseby m English (Archaic)
Archaic English form of Eusebius. Notable bearers of this name include Euseby Isham (1697-1755), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Euseby Cleaver (1745-1819), an Anglican archbishop of Dublin.

Eutheda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Euthemios m English
Alternate spelling of Euthymios

Ev f English
Short form of Evelyn.

Evabel f English
Elaboration of Eva with the popular suffix -bel.

Evabelle f English
A combination of Eva and the ending -belle popular in feminine names

Evadora f English
Combination of Eva and Dora.