These
names are used in a modern context.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Elíndís f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of
Elín and the Old Norse name element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Elley f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of
Ell-, a new name element taken from names like
Ella 2,
Ellen 1,
Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
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)!
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.
Elna f Catalan (Modern)Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [
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Ema f Hebrew (Modern)Modern name derived from the word
ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.
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... [
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Envy f English (American, Modern, Rare), LiteratureFrom 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.
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".
Erlaitz m Basque (Modern, Rare)Name of various mountains in the Basque Country and Navarre, likely from the Basque word
erlaitz ("cornice").
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.
Euphoria f English (American, Modern, Rare), ObscureFrom 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".... [
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Evella f Literature, English (American, Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)Created by L. Frank Baum for a princess character in his book
Ozma of Oz. In the book, Evella is the daughter of Evoldo, king of Ev. Since his children's names start with
Ev, Baum has might created the name by using the suffix
-ella or by elaborating it.
Evoleht f Obscure (Modern)A variation of the name
Evolet. Evoleht spells "The Love" backwards. In the national records of Scotland 2018 there was one girl named Evoleht.