Estonian
names are used in the country of Estonia in northern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aade f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
aade "idea, thought" (compare the Finnish masculine name
Aate).
Aasa f EstonianCommonly derived from Estonian
aas "meadow", this name might have originally been a variant of
Aase.
Agne f EstonianEither a borrowing of the Scandinavian and Latvian name or a variant of
Agnes.
Agu m EstonianShort form of
August. This name is also sometimes considered a direct adoption of Estonian
agu "early dawn".
Airi f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Finnish
Airi 2 and a variant of
Aili.
Aita f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
aitama "to help" and a contraction of
Agatha. This name was borne by the protagonist of Andres Saali's novel 'Aita' (1891).
Aivo m EstonianOriginally a short form of
Aivar, now used as a given name in its own right.
Alev m EstonianPossibly derived from Estonian
alev meaning "burough".
Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval BalticLivonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of
Aleksander and associated with Estonian
alustus “beginning".
Ana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, South Slavic, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Georgian, PolishDiminutive of
Anastasiya (and any other spelling of the name).
Argo m EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Ardo and a derivation from
Argo, the name of the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts (whose name is said to be derived from Greek
άργυρος (argyros) "silver")... [
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Ats m EstonianOriginally a variant of
Atso, this name is now also considered a short form of
Artur and used as a given name in its own right.
Ebe f EstonianShort form of names beginning with the Germanic element
eber meaning "wild boar", making it an Estonian cognate of Ebba. It is also sometimes used as a short form of
Eliisabet.
Eedo m EstonianOriginally a short form of
Eduard, now used as a given name in its own right.
Egle f Latvian (Rare), EstonianLatvian and Estonian cognate of
Eglė as well as a direct derivation from Latvian
egle "spruce tree; fir tree; pine tree".
Eili f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Norwegian
Eili or Finnish
Eila.
Ekke m Finnish, Swedish, EstonianFinnish and Swedish diminutive of
Erik. As an Estionian name, it might also be derived from various Germanic names beginning with the name element
ag (compare
Ekkehard).
Elika f EstonianDiminutive of
Eli, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Endo m EstonianIn use since the Middle Ages, the name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of
Hendrik or
Andres (compare
Endla).
Epp f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
hepp "lively" and a variant of
Ebe.
Esta f Faroese, EstonianFaeroese and Estonian variant of
Ester. As an Estonian name, since the 19th century Esta has been associated with
Estonia, the Latin name of the country.
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, GermanDutch variant of
Evie and Estonian variant of
Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of
Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Gaida f Latvian, EstonianDerived from either Latvian
gaidīt "to wait (for)" or Latvian
gaidas "expectations". This name is also occasionally used in Estonia.
Getter f EstonianOriginally an Estonian Swedish (
estlandssvenska) name, historically common in Dagö (Hiiumaa island) while it belonged to Sweden and was inhabited by Swedes (until the 18th century), now commonly used among Estonians... [
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