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Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.
Edling m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic name element adal "noble" and the suffix -ing (compare Erling, Elving and Henning).
Edmar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ed (from Edmundo, Edgar, etc.) and mar (cf. Neymar, Diomar)... [more]
Edmilsa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Invented name combining the sounds present in Edmar and Ilsa.
Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.
Edmondine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Edmonde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Edmondus m French (Latinized), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Edmond. Also compare the related name Edmundus, which is even rarer in Flanders, but in the Netherlands more popular than this name.
Edmundė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Edmund.
Edmundus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Variant of Eadmundus, though it can also be a direct latinization of Edmund.
Ednar m Georgian (Rare)
Means "strong name", derived from Turkic ad meaning "name" combined with Turkic nar (ultimately from Arabic) meaning "strong, brave" as well as "fire, light".
Edo m Croatian, Georgian, Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Eduard (Croatian and Georgian) and Edvard (Slovene).
Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.
Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edrit m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
meaning unknown
Edsilia f Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch singer Edsilia Rombley (b. 1978), who is of Dutch Antillean descent. In her case, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with Ed- (such as Edwina) with a variant spelling of a name like Cecilia (such as Sesilia).
Edson m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Edison or transferred use of the surname Edson. This was the name of Brazilian soccer player Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), widely considered one of the greatest players of all time... [more]
Eduardu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Edward.
Eduna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Eduard and its short forms Edo and Edu, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Edurra f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Western Basque edur "snow".
Eduša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Edita and Eduarda. Also compare Eduška.
Eduška f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Edita and Eduarda. Also compare Eduša.
Eduviges f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish cognate of Eduvige.
Edvald m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian form of either Edward or Ewald.
Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.
Edvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
This name is probably either a variant form of Eidvydas or Eitvydas (or even Gedvydas) or a combination of any name beginning with Ed- (such as Edmundas and Eduardas) with any name ending in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwilda f English (American, Rare)
Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [more]
Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.
Edytusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Edyta.
Eed m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Eduard as well as Everhard and Evert.... [more]
Eede f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Eedit.
Eedit f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant and Finnish form of Edith.
Eefke f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Eef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Eefke Mulder (b. 1977).
Eemili m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Emil.
Eerwijn m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Everwijn, which is the Dutch form of Eberwin. Also compare Erwijn.
Efanne f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a variant spelling of Evanne, which is possibly a Dutch short form of Evangelina. Alternatively, it might be a short form of Stefanne (also found spelled as Stevanne), a Dutch variant of Stephanie.... [more]
Effe m & f Swedish (Rare)
Female variant of Effi. As a male name, probably a diminutive of Efraim.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian, German (Archaic), Literature
Scandinavian diminutive of Eufemia, German diminutive of Elfriede and Hungarian diminutive of Eufémia and Elfrida... [more]
Effia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Finnish variant of Euphemia. Effia was particularly popular in the Central Finland in the mid to late 1800's.
Effrosini f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ευφροσύνη (see Effrosyni).
Efia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
An alternative spelling of Effia.
Efigenio m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Efigenia.
Efisia f Sardinian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Ephesius, almost exclusively found in Sardinia.
Efmamjjasond m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name originating from the initials of the months of the year in Spanish.
Efrata f German (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Efrat.
Efrosiina f & m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.
Eftimija f Macedonian (Rare)
Macedonian cognate of Efthimia.
Efva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.
Egao f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 笑顔 (egao) meaning "smile" or, more literally, "smiling face," derived from a combination of 笑 (e) meaning "smile" and 顔 (kao) meaning "face."... [more]
Egard m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a Swedish form of Eckhard.
Egede m Danish (Rare)
Transferred use of the Danish surname Egede, mainly used in Greenland.
Egedía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Egidia.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Egel m Sami, Swedish (Rare)
Sami and Swedish dialectal variant of Egil.
Egert m Finnish, Estonian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eggert. Egert Haglund was a Swedish Formula-3 racing car driver.
Eggrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements egg "edge (of a weapon), blade" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Egialea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Aegiale.
Egidia f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Egidio and Polish feminine form of Egidiusz.
Egidius m Dutch (Archaic), German (Rare)
Modern form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Eginald m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Aginald, which is still in use today (albeit barely).... [more]
Egle f Latvian (Rare), Estonian
Latvian and Estonian cognate of Eglė as well as a direct derivation from Latvian egle "spruce tree; fir tree; pine tree".
Egmont m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Theatre
German variant of Egmund and Flemish variant of Egmond. Egmont (1788) is a play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Egres f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "gooseberry" in Hungarian.
Egyptia f Obscure (Rare), Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From Aegyptia, the Latinized form of Greek Αἰγυπτία (Aigyptia) meaning "of Egypt". This may be used as a given name in reference to Saint Mary of Egypt, sometimes known as Maria Aegyptia... [more]
Égyptienne f French (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
Ehala f Estonian (Rare)
Elaboration of Eha.
Ehren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ehren and a variant of Aaron.
Ehrengard f German (Rare), Literature
Originally a variant of Irmgard, Ehrengard is reinterpreted as a combination of the German word Ehre "honour" and the name element gard "guard"... [more]
'Ehukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seaspray" in Hawaiian.
Ehva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.
Eida f Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Frisian variant of Ida, the Frisian short form of Old High German names beginning with Agi- and a short form of Nordic names beginning with Eid-.
Eidbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Eidi f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Uncertain origin. Could be a Norwegian dialectal form of Heidi. The name is predominately used in Vestfold, Norway.
Eighneachán m Old Irish, Irish (Modern, Rare)
Old Irish Gaelic name of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first chieftain of the O'Donnell clan. In modern times it has usually been reinterpreted as an Irish form of Ignatius.
Eigra f Welsh (Rare)
Probably a variant of Eigr. This is borne by the Welsh writer Eigra Lewis Roberts (1939-).
Eihi f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 英姫, 永日, 永姫, 瑛日 or 瑛妃 with 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx", 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, Japan, sun" and 妃 (hi, kisaki) meaning "princess, queen."... [more]
Eikar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse eik meaning "oak" (compare the feminine name Eik) combined with herr meaning "army".
Eikmar m German (Rare)
From the Germanic name elements agjō "edge; sharp point" and mari "famous".
Eila f English, Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eily.
Eilena f English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eilene.
Eili f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Eila or Eli 3.
Eilif m Medieval Scandinavian, Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Eilif originates from the Norse name Æilífr, which is either a variant of Æilæifr or combined by either aina, which means "alone" or "one", or aiwa, which means "always", and Leifr which means "heir".
Eilika f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".
Eilov m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eilev, as well as an archaic feminine form.
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.
Eimar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of ei, a modern name element of uncertain origin, and Old Norse mærr "famous".
Einert m Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Einhard.
Einés f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Agnes.
Einikki f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Eino.
Einride m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eindride (see also Æinriði).
Einþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse einn "one, alone" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Eirdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Eirfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
Eirina f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ειρήνα (see Irina).
Eirinn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of the Norwegian name Eirin.
Eirion m Welsh (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eirian.
Eirun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Eyrún, first used in the 1920s.
Eirunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Eyrún.
Eisei m Japanese (Rare)
From 衛 (e, ei, mamo.ru, mamoru) meaning “defense, protection” or 叡⁠ (ei, kashiko.i, sato.i, aki.raka) meaning “emperor's, imperial, smart, clever, intelligent, farsighted” combined with 靖⁠ (jo, yasushi, yasumi, yasu, seiji, sei, shizuka, shizumu) meaning “peaceful, easygoing, calm” or 貰⁠ (se, ja, sei, sha, mora.u, ka.riru, yuru.su, okino.ru) meaning “get, have, receive, take, accept, obtain”... [more]
Eisen m American (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Eisen.
Eisenhart m German (Modern, Rare)
A 20th century coinage from the German words Eisen "iron" and hart "hard".... [more]
Eitam m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Eitam means "sea eagle" in Hebrew.
Eithel m Antillean Creole (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Also compare the similar-looking name Eitel.
Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon".
Eizen m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of an ei kanji, like 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 永 meaning "eternity" or 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," and a zen kanji, such as 善 meaning "goodness, virtue" or 全 meaning "whole, complete."... [more]
Eiženija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Eugenia.
Eizou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Eizo.
Eja f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Eos.
Ejan f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish pet form of Eja, itself a variant of Eija.
Ejnert m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare variant of Einert.
Ejolf m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Eyjólfur.
Ekaitza f Basque (Modern, Rare), Basque Mythology
Feminine form of Ekaitz, meaning "storm", that had long been forgotten and was eventually rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.... [more]
Ekemona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Edmond.
Eki m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ekke.
Ekiwina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Edwina.
Ektor m Greek, Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Brazilian
Modern Greek and Bulgarian form of Hector.
Ektoras m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek variant of Hector.
Ekualo m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Eduardo.
Elabel f American (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and the common suffix -bel.
Elaf f Arabic (Rare)
Means "familiarity" in Arabic.
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.
Elaila f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of the name Laila 1, perhaps with the influence of names like Eloise.
Elaís f Brazilian (Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaboration of Laís.
Elan m English (Rare), Jewish
Anglicized form of Elon and Ilan.
Eland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Edelland, which is a variant form of Adelland. Also compare Aland.... [more]
Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.
Elanora f Indigenous Australian (Rare)
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word meaning "home by the sea" or "home by the water".
Elar m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Alar.
El Arabi m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "the Arab" in Arabic. A known bearer is El Arabi Hillel Soudani (1987-), an Algerian footballer.
Elard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Eilhard and/or Edelhard.
Elariz m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Arabic عَرِيض (ʿarīḍ) meaning "wide, broad".
Elbazduko m Ossetian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Elbee m & f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.
Elberen f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the two Germanic name elements AGIL "edge (of a sword)" (via Eil-) and BERIN "she-bear".
Elberg m Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian masculine form of Elbjørg and Icelandic masculine form of Elínborg.
Elbire f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Elvira and Elvire.
Elbrich f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of Adalburg via its variant spelling Adelburg.
Elda f Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element eld, from Old Norse eldr, "fire".
Eldar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and herr "army, warrior".
Eldbjörg f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic and Swedish form of Eldbjørg.
Eldbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and biǫrn "bear", possibly inspired by Eldbjørg.
Eldee f & m English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LD or a form of Elda.
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.
Eldino f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a Georgian diminutive of a name that starts with Eld-, since -ინო (-ino) can be a diminutive suffix in Georgian.
Eldis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of eld meaning "fire" and dis meaning "goddess, wise woman".
Eldlilja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and lilja "lily". This is also the Nordic name of a Chinese lily (flower, Lat. Lilium davidii).
Eldmar m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse eldr "fire" and mærr "famous".
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.
Eldrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name created by combining the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and rún "secret".
Eldþóra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage based on the Old Norse element eldr "fire" (cf. Éldi, Eldlilja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
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.
Elegast m Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Dutch (Rare)
Means "noble guest", derived from the Middle Dutch adjective edel meaning "noble" combined with the Middle Dutch noun gast meaning "guest".... [more]
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’.
Eleias m Biblical Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Elias, used in the Welsh Bible.
Eleina f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Elaine.
Elek m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eliasz and Eligiusz.
Elekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Elton.
Eleloe m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Elroy.