Swiss Submitted Names

Swiss names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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Emérantienne f French
Local variant of Emérentienne found in the Bourgogne region up until the 1700s.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emerente m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Emerent.
Emerentia f Late Roman, Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.
Emerentz f Polabian, German (Archaic)
Possibly a German and Polabian form of Emerentiana. A notable bearer was Emerentz Schultze (1668-1756), the last known speaker of the Polabian language.
Emerenzia f Upper German, Italian (Rare)
Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.
Emerenziana f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Emerentiana.
Emerenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Emerentius. A notable bearer of this name is the Italian politician Emerenzio Barbieri (b. 1946).
Emerico m Italian
Variant of Amerigo (see Emmerich).
Emerin m French, English
A variant spelling of Emeran and Emeryn.
Emerita f Late Roman, Catalan (Rare), Latvian (Rare), German (Swiss), Romansh, Hungarian
Derived from Latin emeritus "earned, completed one's service" (past participle form of emereo; see Emerentius). This was the name of a Roman-era saint, martyred with Saint Digna in 259.
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Emidia f Italian
Feminine form of Emidio.
Émiland m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Émilien. Saint Émiland de Nantes, also known as Émilien de Nantes (Émilien of Nantes in English), was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD.
Emilande f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Emiland.
Émilia f French
French form of Emilia.
Émilion m Breton (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Breton form of Émile and/or Émilien as well as a French diminutive of Émile and variant of Émilien.... [more]
Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.
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.
Emmanuela f Greek (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Provençal, Western African
Provençal feminine form of Emmanuèl and Italian variant of Emanuela, as well as an alternate transcription of Greek Εμμανουέλα (see Emmanouela).
Emmchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Emma, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Emmelinde f German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified form of Ermelinda, maybe showing a contamination from Emmeline.... [more]
Emmeram m German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of Heimeran), but it could also be amal meaning "work, labour" or ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [more]
Emmi f English, German
Variant of Emmy.
Emmo m German (Archaic), Medieval French, Germanic
Short form of names beginning with Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "strong", making it a masculine equivalent of Emma.
Emmyli f German (Rare)
Variation of Emily.
Emree m & f German, Turkish
Emree is a variation of “Emery”. ... [more]
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.
Emund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Eumund.
Emylia f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
French variant of Émilia and English variant of Emilia.
Ena f Italian
Short form of Maddalena.
Enak m German (Rare)
A German form of the Biblical name Anak occurring in older Bible translations.
Endeide f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Endeïs.
Enecone m Italian
Italian form of Eneko via Enecus.
Enesidemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aenesidemus.
Engela f German, Dutch (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of the unisex name Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [more]
Engelbrecht m Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Swedish and Danish form of Engelbert, as well as a German variant.
Engelfried m German
German variant spelling of Engelfrid.
Engelhard m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilhard.
Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.
Engelram m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilram.
Engeltraud f German
German variant spelling of Engeltrud.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Enja f German
Probably a hypochoristic form of Anna.
Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Ennia f Italian
Feminine form of Ennio.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enolane f French (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Enola.
Enosch m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), German
Variant of Enos recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.... [more]
Enotrio m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian (?)
Derived from the place name Enotria. This was a pen name of the Italian writer Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), whose juvenilia was written under the name Enotrio Romano... [more]
Entoni m Serbian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Anthony, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Enula f Italian (Rare)
Italian word for the Elecampane (Inula helenium), a widespread plant species in the sunflower family Asteraceae.
Enza f Italian, Sicilian
Originally a feminine form of Enzo, this name is also used as a diminutive of names ending in -enza, such as Vincenza, Lorenza or Fiorenza.
Enzi f German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Enzia.
Enzio m Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Italian variant of Enzo that has also found some usage in Dutch and German-speaking countries.
Éole m French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Heol.
Eolo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Aiolos.
Eono m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Oeonus.
Epafra m Italian
Italian form of Epaphras.
Epafrodito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Epaphroditus.
Epaminonda m Croatian (Rare), Italian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Italian, Macedonian, Romanian and Serbian form of Epameinondas via its latinized form Epaminondas.
Éphraïm m French
French form of Ephraim.
Ephräm m German (Rare)
Ephräm der Syrer is the German form of the name of St. Ephrem the Syrian.
Éphrem m French
French form of Ephrem.
Epicharis f Ancient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
Epifania f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare), Corsican, Polish (Rare)
Spanish, Galician, Italian, Corsican and Polish feminine form of Epiphanius. A fictional bearer is Epifania Fitzfassenden, a central character in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Millionairess' (1936).
Epigmenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican)
Italian and Spanish form of Epigmenius. Most known bearers of this name are Mexican, and they include the insurgent Epigmenio González Flores (1781-1858), the priest and politician Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), the judoka Epigmenio Exiga (b... [more]
Epilico m Italian
Italian form of Epilycus.
Epimaco m Italian
Italian form of Epimachus.
Epimeteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Epimetheus.
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Epistrofo m Italian
Italian form of Epistrophus.
Epitteto m Italian
Italian form of Epiktetos via its latinized form Epictetus.
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Equizio m Italian
Italian form of Equitius.
Era f Italian
Italian form of Hera.
Eracla m Italian
Italian form of Heraclas via Heraklas.
Eracle m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian rare form of Ercole, ultimately from Ancient Greek Herakles.
Eraclide m Italian
Italian form of Heraclides (see Herakleides).
Eraclio m Italian
Italian form of Herakleios via Heraclius.
Eraclito m Italian
Italian form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.
Eraide f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Herais.
Eralda f Albanian, Italian
Albanian feminine form of Erald and Italian feminine form of Eraldo.
Erarich m German
German form of Eraric.
Erasto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish forms of Erastos (see Erastus).
Eratostene m Italian
Italian form of Eratosthenes.
Erberto m Italian
Italian form of Herbert.
Erco m Romansh
Romansh form of Hercules.
Ercolano m Italian
Italian form of Herculanus.
Ercolino m Italian
Diminutive of Ercole.
Erdmanna f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Erdmann.
Erdmut f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
There are different theories about the etymology. ... [more]
Erdmuthe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erdmuth or Erdmut, derived from German Erde "earth" and Mut "courage, bravery" or "mood" (compare Hartmut)... [more]
Erebo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Erebus.
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Erhart m German
Means "Determined", derived from the Germanic elements era "honour, respect" and hard "brave, hardy".
Eriberto m Italian
Italian form of Heribert and variant of Erberto.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Erico m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Eric.
Erigo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eric.
Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erke m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild or version of Erik.
Erken m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild.
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenhild f German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erlfried.
Erma m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Hermas.
Ermagora m Italian
Italian form of Hermagoras and variant of Ermacora
Ermanarich m German
German form of Ermanaric.
Ermanfried m German
German form of Ermanfrid.
Ermanna f Italian
Feminine form of Ermanno.
Ermenfried m German
German form of Ermenfrid.
Ermerico m Italian
Italian form of Hermeric and Ermeric.
Ermfried m German
Short form of Ermenfried.
Erminefried m German
German form of Erminefrid.
Ermione f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hermione.
Ermippo m Italian
Italian form of Hermippos.
Ermocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Ermofilo m Italian
Italian form of Hermophilus.
Ermogene m Italian
Italian form of Hermogenes.
Ermotimo m Italian
Italian form of Hermotimus.
Ernestin m German (Rare)
Male form of Ernestine
Ernoul m German
A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
Erodiade f Italian
Italian form of Herodias.
Erodiano m Italian
Italian form of Herodian.
Erodico m Italian
Italian form of Herodicus.
Erodione m Italian
Italian form of Herodion.
Erodoto m Italian
Italian form of Herodotus.
Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".
Ersilio m Italian
Masculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [more]
Erveo m Italian
Italian form of Hervé.
Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh
Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of Ervin.
Erwein m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German form of Erwin. Known bearers of this name include the German journalist Erwein von Aretin (1887-1952) and the Bohemian-Austrian industrialist and politician Erwein Nostitz-Rieneck (1863-1931).
Esaù m Italian
Italian form of Esau.
Esdra m Italian, Maltese
Italian and Maltese form of Ezra.
Esichio m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Hesychios via its latinized form Hesychius.
Esiodo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hesiod.
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esone m Italian
Italian form of Aeson.
Espedito m Italian
Italian form of Expeditus.
Esperia f Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare, ?)
Italian form of Hesperia, as well as the modern Greek transcription. Ἑσπερία (Hesperia) meaning "land where the sun sets, western land" was an ancient Greek name for Italy.
Esprit m French (Archaic)
French form of Spirit derived from French esprit, ultimately from Middle French esperit borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts... [more]
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Estoril f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Portuguese city Estoril.
Esuperanzia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperantia.
Esuperanzio m Italian
Italian form of Exuperantius.
Esuperia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperia.
Esuperio m Italian
Italian form of Exuperius.
Etelberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ethelbert via its latinized form Ethelbertus. Also compare Edilberto.
Eteonico m Italian
Italian form of Eteonicus.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Etevenard m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Swiss-French derivative of Étienne found in the late 1600s.
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Ethelgard f German (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of the name Edelgard combining it with Ethel making it more Anglicized.
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Ettora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ettore.
Eubulo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eubulus.
Eucharius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eucharios. This is the name of a Roman Catholic saint, who is venerated as the first bishop of what is now Trier in Germany.
Eudemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eudemos via Eudemus.
Eudocio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eudocus.
Eudossia f Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Italian and Corsican form of Eudoxia.
Eudossio m Italian (Rare)
Italian masculine form of Eudoxia.
Eufemiana f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Eufemiano.
Eufemiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Euphemianus. An infamous bearer of this name is the Spanish sports doctor Eufemiano Fuentes (b. 1955), who was involved with doping in road bicycle racing.
Eufemio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Euphemios.
Eufrasia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian
Spanish, Galician and Italian form of Euphrasia.
Eufredo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form Eufrid.
Eufronio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Eufrosine f Italian
Italian form of Euphrosyne.
Euklid m Croatian, German
German and Croatian form of Euclid.
Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.
Eularia f Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Some sources list this name as being a variant of Eulalia, but perhaps it is more likely that the name is a combination of two existing names. In that case, the name is either a combination of any name starting with Eu- (such as Eufemia and Eugenia) with Hilaria or Ilaria, or a combination of Eulalia with any name ending in -aria, such as Hilaria and Maria.
Euloge m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Eulogius (see Eulogios).
Eulscha f Romansh
Variant of Elisabet, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Eumene m Italian
Italian form of Eumenes.
Eumenio m Italian
Italian form of Eumenius (see Eumenes).
Eunicien m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Eunikianos via its latinized form Eunicianus.
Eunico m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian variant of the Greek diminutive variant of the Greek adjective εὐνοικός (eunoikos) meaning "well-disposed, kindly, favorable". Also compare the very similar-looking Greek adjective ἔνοικος (enoikos) meaning "inhabitant", which is derived from the Greek verb ἐνοικέω (enoikeo) meaning "to dwell in", itself ultimately derived from the Greek noun οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house".
Eunoico m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Eunoïque m French (Archaic)
French form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Euphraisie f French
French form of Euphrasia.
Euphrône m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Euphrosina f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
German variant of Euphrosine and East Prussian German form of Euphrosyne.
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]
Euplio m Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Euplius.
Euprepio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Euprepius, the Latinized form of Greek Euprepios.
Eurialo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Euryalus.
Eurich m German
German form of Euric.
Euridice f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Eurydice.
Euridicio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Eurydice.
Euristeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eurystheus.
Eurosia f Italian, Spanish
A famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Euseb m German
German form of Eusebius.
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