Names Starting with E

gender
usage
Elwira f Polish, Tatar, Bashkir
Polish, Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.
Elwood m English
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "elder tree forest" in Old English.
Elwyn m English
Variant of Alvin.
Ely m English
Variant of Eli 1.
Elyse f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth. It was popularized in the early 1980s by a character from the television comedy Family Ties.
Elysia f Various
From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful".
Elza f Portuguese, Latvian, Hungarian, Georgian
Portuguese, Latvian, Hungarian and Georgian form of Elsa.
Elžbieta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Elizabeth.
Elżbieta f Polish
Polish form of Elizabeth.
Elzė f Lithuanian
Short form of Elžbieta.
Em f English
Short form of Emily or Emma.
Ema 1 f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Form of Emma used in various languages.
Ema 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or (e) meaning "bay, inlet" combined with (ma) meaning "flax". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Eman f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إيمان (see Iman). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Emanoil m Romanian
Romanian variant form of Emmanuel.
Emánuel m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Emmanuel.
Emanuela f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian feminine form of Emmanuel.
Emanuele m Italian
Italian form of Emmanuel.
Emanuil m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Emmanuel.
Ember f English (Modern)
From the English word ember, ultimately from Old English æmerge.
Emberly f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Ember, influenced by the spelling of Kimberly.
Embla f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm". In Norse mythology Embla and her husband Ask were the first humans. They were created by three of the gods from two trees.
Emeka m Igbo
Short form of Chukwuemeka and other Igbo names ending with the same element.
Emel f Turkish
Means "desire" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin, making this name a relative of Amal.
Emelia f English
Variant of Amelia.
Emelie f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emelina f Spanish
Spanish form of Emmeline.
Émeline f French
French form of Emmeline.
Emem m & f Ibibio
Means "peace" in Ibibio.
Emer f Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Irish legend she was the wife of Cúchulainn. She was said to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.
Emerald f English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the traditional birthstone of May. The emerald supposedly imparts love to the bearer. The word is ultimately from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).
Emerentius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin emereo meaning "to fully deserve".
Émeric m French
French form of Emmerich.
Emerson m & f English
From an English surname meaning "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.
Emersyn f English
Feminine variant of Emerson.
Emery m & f English
Norman French form of Emmerich. The Normans introduced it to England, and though it was never popular, it survived until the end of the Middle Ages. As a modern given name, now typically feminine, it is likely inspired by the surname Emery, which was itself derived from the medieval given name. It can also be given in reference to the hard black substance called emery.
Emese f Hungarian
Possibly derived from Finno-Ugric eme meaning "mother". In Hungarian legend this was the name of the grandmother of Árpád, founder of the Hungarian state.
Emi f Japanese
From Japanese (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or (e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emidio m Italian
From the Late Latin name Emygdius, which was possibly a Latinized form of a Gaulish name (of unknown meaning). Saint Emygdius was a 3rd-century bishop and martyr, the patron saint against earthquakes.
Emiel m Dutch
Dutch form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emigdia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Emygdius (see Emidio).
Emigdio m Spanish
Spanish form of Emygdius (see Emidio).
Emiko f Japanese
From Japanese (e) meaning "favour, benefit" and (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Emil m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
Émile m French
French form of Aemilius (see Emil). This name was borne by the author Émile Zola (1840-1902) and the sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858-1917).
Emile m English
English form of Émile.
Emili 1 m Catalan
Catalan form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emília f Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emilía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emilia f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603) this is the name of the wife of Iago.
Emilian m Romanian, Polish
Romanian and Polish form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emiliano m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Aemilianus, which was itself derived from the family name Aemilius (see Emil). This was the name of a 6th-century Spanish saint.
Émilie f French
French feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emílie f Czech
Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emilie f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Émilien m French
French form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Émilienne f French
French feminine form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emīlija f Latvian
Latvian feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emilija f Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emilios m Greek
Greek form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emilis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emiliya f Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Russian
Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Russian feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Emiliyan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emīls m Latvian
Latvian form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emily f English
English feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil). In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century; the princess Amelia Sophia (1711-1786) was commonly known as Emily in English, even though Amelia is an unrelated name.... [more]
Emin m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Turkish, Azerbaijani and Bosnian form of Amin.
Emina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aminah 2.
Emine f Turkish
Turkish form of Aminah 2.
Emir m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish form and Bosnian variant of Amir 1.
Emira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Amirah.
Emirhan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish emir meaning "amir, prince" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".
Emlyn m Welsh
From the name of an ancient region of southwestern Wales, its name meaning "around the valley" from Welsh am "around" and glyn "valley". It has also been suggested that this name is a Welsh form of Latin Aemilianus (see Emiliano), though this appears to be unfounded.
Emma f English, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Latvian, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element irmin meaning "whole" or "great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute. It was also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is sometimes called Hemma.... [more]
Emmalyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Emmeline, or else a combination of Emma and the fashionable name suffix lyn.
Emmanouel m Biblical Greek
Form of Immanuel used in the Greek Bible.
Emmanouil m Greek
Greek form of Emmanuel.
Emmanuel m Biblical, French, English
From the Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us", from the roots עִם ('im) meaning "with" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This was the foretold name of the Messiah in the Old Testament. It has been used in England since the 16th century in the spellings Emmanuel and Immanuel, though it has not been widespread. The name has been more common in continental Europe, especially in Spain and Portugal (in the spellings Manuel and Manoel).
Emmanuelle f French
French feminine form of Emmanuel.
Emmanuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Immanuel used in the Latin Bible.
Emmanuil m Russian
Russian form of Emmanuel.
Emmeline f English
From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.
Emmerich m German, Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is rih "ruler, king". The first element may be irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of Ermenrich), amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of Amalric) or heim "home" (making it a relative of Henry). It is likely that several forms merged into a single name.
Emmet m English
Variant of Emmett. It is used in Ireland in honour of the nationalist and rebel Robert Emmet (1778-1803).
Emmett m English
From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.
Emmi f Finnish
Short form of names beginning with Em.
Emmie f English
Diminutive of Emma or Emily.
Emmitt m English
Variant of Emmett. The American football player Emmitt Smith (1969-) is a famous bearer.
Emmy f English, French, Swedish, Dutch, German
Diminutive of Emma or Emily.
Emmylou f English (Rare)
Combination of Emmy and Lou.
Emőke f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian emő meaning "suckling (baby)".
Emory m & f English
Variant of Emery.
Emperatriz f Spanish
Means "empress" in Spanish.
Emrah m Turkish, Bosnian
Possibly a variant of Emre.
Emre m Turkish
Means "friend, brother" in Turkish. This name was borne by the 13th-century Turkish poet Yunus Emre.
Emrik m Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Emmerich.
Emrys m Welsh
Welsh form of Ambrose. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to help shape the early character of Merlin, whom he called Merlinus Ambrosius in Latin.
Emy f French
Diminutive of Emma or Émilie.
Emygdius m Late Roman
Latin form of Emidio.
Emyr m Welsh
Means "king, lord" in Welsh.
Ena 1 f Irish
Anglicized form of Eithne.
Ena 2 f Croatian
Short form of Irena.
Enara f Basque
Means "swallow (bird)" in Basque.
Encarna f Spanish
Short form of Encarnación.
Encarnación f Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
Encarni f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.
Enda m Irish
Anglicized form of Éanna.
Endel m Estonian
Masculine form of Endla.
Endellion f History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Endelienta, the Latin form of a Welsh or Cornish name. It was borne by a 5th or 6th-century Cornish saint whose birth name is lost. According to some traditions she was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog (identifying her with Cynheiddon).
Ender m Turkish
Means "very rare" in Turkish.
Endika m Basque
Basque form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Endla f Estonian
From the name of an Estonian lake, which often appears in folk poetry. The lake's name is ultimately derived from the medieval personal name Ent or Endo.
Endre 1 m Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Andrew, though it may in fact originate from a pre-Christian source.
Endre 2 m Norwegian
Norwegian short form of Eindride.
Endrit m Albanian
From Albanian dritë meaning "light".
Endymion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἐνδύω (endyo) meaning "to dive into, to enter". In Greek mythology he was an Aeolian mortal loved by the moon goddess Selene, who asked Zeus to grant him eternal life. Zeus complied by putting him into an eternal sleep in a cave on Mount Latmos.
Endzela f Georgian
Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Georgian (genus Galanthus).
Ene f Estonian
Possibly a form of Anu 1, Anne 1 or Henrika.
Enea m Italian
Italian form of Aeneas.
Enéas m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Aeneas.
Eneida f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From the Portuguese and Spanish name of the Aeneid (see Aeneas).
Enej m Slovene
Slovene form of Aeneas.
Eneko m Basque
Possibly derived from Basque ene "my" and ko, a diminutive suffix. This was the name of the first king of Pamplona or Navarre (9th century), whose name is usually rendered as Íñigo.
Enes m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Anis.
Enfys f Welsh
Means "rainbow" in Welsh. This name was first used in the 19th century.
Engel m & f Germanic, German (Rare)
Originally this may have been a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element angil, referring to the Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles. However, from early times it has been strongly associated with the Old German word engil meaning "angel" (of Latin and Greek origin).
Engelbert m German, Germanic
Old German name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with beraht meaning "bright". Saint Engelbert was a 13th-century archbishop of Cologne murdered by assassins.
Engilram m Germanic
Old German form of Ingram.
Engin m Turkish
Means "vast" in Turkish.
Enguerran m Medieval French
Old French form of Engilram (see Ingram). This was the name of several medieval French nobles from Picardy.
Enheduanna f Sumerian
From Sumerian En-hedu-anna, derived from 𒂗 (en) meaning "lady, high priestess" combined with 𒃶𒌌 (hedu) meaning "ornament" and the god's name An 2. This was the Sumerian title of a 23rd-century BC priestess and poet, identified as a daughter of Sargon of Akkad. Presumably she had an Akkadian birth name, but it is unrecorded. She is regarded as one of the earliest known poets.
Enid f Welsh, English, Arthurian Cycle
Probably derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul, spirit, life". In Arthurian tales she first appears in the 12th-century French poem Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes, where she is the wife of Erec. In later adaptations she is typically the wife of Geraint. The name became more commonly used after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian poem Enid in 1859, and it was fairly popular in Britain in the first half of the 20th century.
Enide f Arthurian Cycle
Old French form of Enid.
Enija f Latvian
Latvian form of Annie.
Enikő f Hungarian
Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century. He based it on the name of the legendary mother of the Hungarian people, Enéh, of Turkic origin meaning "young hind" (modern Hungarian ünő).
Eniola f & m Yoruba
Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba.
Enis m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Anis.
Enisa f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Anis.
Enise f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Anis.
Enitan m & f Yoruba
Means "person with a story, storied person" in Yoruba.
Enkh m & f Mongolian
Means "peace, calm" in Mongolian.
Enkhjargal f Mongolian
Means "peace blessing" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "blessing, happiness".
Enkhtuya f Mongolian
Means "ray of peace" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Enki m Sumerian Mythology
From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth, ground" (though maybe originally from 𒆳 (kur) meaning "underworld, mountain"). Enki, called Ea by the Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians, was the Sumerian god of water and wisdom and the keeper of the Me, the divine laws.
Enkidu m Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Probably means "lord of the good place", from Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord", 𒆠 (ki) meaning "place" and 𒄭 (du) meaning "good". This was the name of a wild man who became a companion of the Sumerian hero Gilgamesh, notably appearing in the Akkadian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Enlil m Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". Enlil was the Sumerian god of the wind and storms, the son of An and Ki. He was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and other Mesopotamian peoples.
Enn m Estonian
Estonian short form of Hendrik.
Énna m Old Irish
Possibly from Old Irish én meaning "bird". This was the name of several Irish kings and heroes. It was also borne by a 6th-century saint who built the monastery of Killeany on Aran.
Énnae m Old Irish
Variant of Énna.
Enni f Finnish
Feminine form of Eino.
Enniaun m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Einion.
Ennio m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Ennius, which is of unknown meaning. Quintus Ennius was an early Roman poet.
Ennis m English
From an Irish surname that was derived from inis meaning "island".
Ennius m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Ennio.
Enobarbus m Literature
Form of Ahenobarbus used by Shakespeare in his play Antony and Cleopatra (1606).
Enoch m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name חֲנוֹך (Chanokh) meaning "dedicated". In Genesis in the Old Testament this is the name of the son of Cain. It is also the name of a son of Jared and the father of Methuselah, who was the supposed author of the apocryphal Books of Enoch.
Enola f English
Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century. It is the name of the main character in the novel Enola; or, her Fatal Mistake (1886) by Mary Young Ridenbaugh. The aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named Enola Gay after the mother of the pilot, who was herself named for the book character.
Enora f Breton, French
Breton form of Honoria, or directly from Breton enor "honour" (a word of Latin origin). This was the name of a 6th-century saint, the wife of Saint Efflamm.
Enos m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Enosh used in many versions of the Old Testament.
Enosh m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "man, person, mortal" in Hebrew. He was a son of Seth and a grandson of Adam in the genealogies in Genesis in the Old Testament.
Enric m Catalan
Catalan form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Enrica f Italian
Feminine form of Enrico.
Enrichetta f Italian
Diminutive of Enrica.
Enrico m Italian
Italian form of Heinrich (see Henry). Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was an Italian physicist who did work on the development of the nuclear bomb.
Enrique m Spanish
Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Enriqueta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Enrique.
Ensar m Turkish
Turkish form of Ansar.
Ensio m Finnish
Derived from Finnish ensi meaning "first".
Enu m & f Akan
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.
Enver m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Anwar.
Enya f Irish
Anglicized form of Eithne.
Enyinnaya m Igbo
Means "his father's friend" in Igbo.
Enyo f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown. She was a bloodthirsty Greek war goddess and a companion of Ares.
Enyonam f Ewe
Means "it is good for me" in Ewe.
Enzo m Italian, French
The meaning of this name is uncertain. In some cases it seems to be an old Italian form of Heinz, though in other cases it could be a variant of the Germanic name Anzo. In modern times it is also used as a short form of names ending in enzo, such as Vincenzo or Lorenzo.... [more]
Enzokuhle m & f Zulu, Xhosa
Means "to do good" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots enza "to do" and hle "beautiful, good".
Eochaid m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Eochaidh.
Eochaidh m Medieval Irish
From the Old Irish name Eochaid meaning "horseman", derived from ech "horse". This name was borne by many historical and legendary Irish kings.
Eoforheard m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and heard "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This is a cognate of Eberhard.
Eoforhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle". This name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.
Eoforwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and wine "friend" (a cognate of Eberwin). This name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.
Eógan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of Eoghan.
Eoghan m Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish "yew" and the suffix gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Eòghann m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Eoghan.
Eòin m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Iohannes (see John) used in the Bible.
Eoin m Irish
Irish form of Iohannes (see John) used in the Bible.
Eormenhild f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements eormen "whole, great" and hild "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a daughter of King Eorcenberht of Kent.
Eos f Greek Mythology
Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.
Éowyn f Literature
Means "horse joy" in Old English. This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel The Lord of the Rings (1954) Eowyn is the niece of King Theoden of Rohan. She slays the Lord of the Nazgul in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Epaphos m Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Epaphus.
Epaphras m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek
Shortened form of Epaphroditos. In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers.
Epaphroditos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "lovely, charming", derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "on" combined with the name of the Greek love goddess Aphrodite. It appears in the epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (as Epaphroditus, the Latinized form, in the English version).
Epaphus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ἐπαφή (epaphe) meaning "touch". According to Greek mythology this was the name of a king of Egypt. He was the son of Zeus and Io, who became pregnant when Zeus touched her with his hand.
Ephesius m Late Roman
Latin form of Efisio.
Ephraim m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name אֶפְרָיִם ('Efrayim) meaning "fruitful". In the Old Testament Ephraim is a son of Joseph and Asenath and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This name was also borne by two early saints: Ephraim or Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th-century theologian, and Ephraim of Antioch, a 6th-century patriarch of Antioch.
Ephrath f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name was borne by one of the wives of Caleb. Also in the Bible, it is the name of the place where Rachel was buried.
Epicurus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐπίκουρος (Epikouros), derived from a word meaning "helper, ally". Epicurus was a 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher who founded the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.
Epifanio m Spanish, Italian
From the Latin name Epiphanius, which was from the Greek name Ἐπιφάνιος (Epiphanios), itself derived from the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation". This name was borne by a few early saints. It is associated with the event known in English as the Epiphany (Spanish Epifanía, Italian Epifania, Latin Epiphania), the coming of the three Magi to visit the infant Jesus.
Epiktetos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek stoic philosopher.
Epimetheus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἐπιμήθεια (epimetheia) meaning "hindsight, hindthought". In Greek mythology he was a Titan, the brother of the god of forethought Prometheus.
Epiphanes m Ancient Greek
Means "appearing, manifesting" in Greek. This was an epithet of two 2nd-century BC Hellenistic rulers: the Seleucid king Antiochus IV and the Ptolemaic king Ptolemy V.
Epiphanius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epiphanios (see Epifanio).
Epiphany f English (Rare)
From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. It is also an English word meaning "sudden appearance" or "sudden perception", ultimately deriving from Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "manifestation".
Epona f Gaulish Mythology
Derived from Gaulish epos meaning "horse" with the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish goddess of horses and fertility. She was worshipped not only in Gaul, but elsewhere in the Roman Empire.
Éponine f Literature
French form of Epponina. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel Les Misérables (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers. Her mother got her name from a romance novel.
Eponine f Literature
English form of Éponine.
Epponina f Gaulish (Latinized)
Probably related to the name of the goddess Epona. Epponina was the virtuous wife of the 1st-century Gallo-Roman rebel Julius Sabinus.
Era f Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë meaning "wind".
Eraldo m Italian
Variant of Aroldo.
Eran m Biblical
Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a grandson of Ephraim.
Erasmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Erasmus.
Erasmos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Erasmus.
Erasmus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ἐράσμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved, desired". Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron saint of sailors. Erasmus was also the name of a Dutch scholar of the Renaissance period.
Erast m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Erastus.
Erastus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἔραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved, lovely". This was the name of an assistant of Paul mentioned in Acts and two epistles in the New Testament.
Erasyl m Kazakh
Means "noble hero" in Kazakh, from ер (er) meaning "man, hero" and асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble".
Erato f Greek Mythology
Means "lovely" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of lyric poetry.
Eratosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) meaning "lovely" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". A notable bearer was the Greek scientist Eratosthenes of Cyrene (3rd century BC), the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth.
Erazem m Slovene
Slovene form of Erasmus.
Ercan m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and can meaning "soul, life".
Ercanbald m Germanic
Old German form of Archibald.
Ercília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hersilia.
Ercole m Italian
Italian form of Hercules.
Ercwlff m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Hercules.
Erdem 1 m Turkish
Means "virtue" in Turkish.
Erdem 2 m & f Mongolian
Means "knowledge, wisdom" in Mongolian.
Erdene m & f Mongolian
Means "jewel, treasure" in Mongolian.
Erdenechimeg f Mongolian
Means "jewel ornament" in Mongolian, from эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".
Erdmann m German (Archaic)
Variant of Hartmann. It can also be interpreted as meaning "earth man" from German Erde "earth", and thus was sometimes used as a translation of Adam.
Erdoğan m Turkish
From Turkish er "man, hero, brave" and doğan "falcon".
Erebos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Erebus.
Erebus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἔρεβος (Erebos), which means "nether darkness". Erebus was the personification of the primordial darkness in Greek mythology.
Erekle m Georgian
Georgian form of Herakleios (see Heraclius). This name was borne by two Georgian kings of the Bagrationi dynasty.
Eren m Turkish
Means "saint, holy person" in Turkish.
Ereshkigal f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the great earth", from Sumerian 𒊩𒌆 (ereš) meaning "lady, queen" combined with 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth" and 𒃲 (gal) meaning "great, big". In Sumerian mythology she was the goddess of death and the underworld.
Erez m Hebrew
Means "cedar" in Hebrew.
Erfan m Persian
Persian form of Irfan.
Ergash m Uzbek
Means "to follow" in Uzbek.
Ergesh m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz cognate of Ergash.
Ergi m Albanian
Means "achievement, success" in Turkish.
Erhan m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".
Erhard m German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German element era "honour, respect" combined with hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Saint Erhard was a 7th-century bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria.
Éric m French
French form of Eric.
Èric m Catalan
Catalan form of Eric.
Eric m English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Means "ever ruler", from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and ríkr "ruler, king". A notable bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of several early kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.... [more]
Érica f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Erica.
Erica f English, Swedish, Italian
Feminine form of Eric. It was first used in the 18th century. It also coincides with the Latin word for "heather".
Erich m German
German form of Eric. The German novelist Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) was the author of All Quiet on the Western Front.
Erick m English
Variant of Eric.
Ericka f English
Variant of Erica.
Érico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Eric.
Erik m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English, Spanish
Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.
Érika f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Erica.
Ērika f Latvian
Latvian form of Erica.
Erika f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.
Erikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Eric.
Ēriks m Latvian
Latvian form of Eric.
Erin f English, Irish
Anglicized form of Éireann. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia. It was rare until the mid-1950s.
Eris f Greek Mythology
Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.
Ériu f Irish Mythology
From the name of an Irish goddess, who according to legend gave her name to Ireland (which is called Éire in Irish). In reality, the goddess probably got her name from that of the island, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.
Erja f Finnish
Variant of Irja.
Erkan m Turkish
From Turkish er "man, hero, brave" and kan "blood".
Erkin m Uzbek, Uyghur, Turkish
Means "free" in Uzbek, Uyghur and Turkish.
Erkki m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Eric.
Erland m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse byname Erlendr, which was derived from ørlendr meaning "foreigner".
Erlantz m Basque
Means "glow, shine" in Basque.
Erle 1 f Norwegian
Feminine form of Jarl.
Erle 2 m English
Variant of Earl.
Erlea f Basque (Rare)
Means "bee" in Basque.
Erlend m Norwegian
Variant of Erland.
Erlendr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Erland.
Erlendur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Erland.
Erling m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".
Erlingr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Erling.
Erlingur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Erling.
Erma f English
Variant of Irma. It began to be used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, along with Irma.
Ermanno m Italian
Italian form of Herman.