Meanings of Names
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Name | Other variations | Origin | Meaning |
Eamon | See Edmund | Irish | See Edmund |
Ebenezer | Eb, Eben | Hebrew | Rock of salvation |
Eden | Hebrew | Delight | |
Edgar | Ed, Eddie, Ned | Old English | Happy spear |
Edith | Edie | Old English | Rich gift |
Edmund | Ed, Eddie, Ned | Old English | Defender of property |
Edna | Hebrew | Pleasure | |
Edward | Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted | Old English | Rich guardian |
Edwin | Ed, Eddie, Ned | Old English | Happy friend |
Effie | See Euphemia | Greek | See Euphemia |
Egbert | Old English | Bright sword | |
Eileen | Helen | Irish | Pleasant |
Eirene | See Irene | Greek | See Irene |
Elaine | Helen | French | See Helen |
Eldred | Aldred | Old English | Great counsel |
Eleanor | Elinor, Ella, Nell | Greek | See Helen |
Eleazer | Eleazar | Hebrew | God has helped |
Elfreda | Old English | Fairy stength | |
Elgiva | Old English | Noble gift | |
Eli | Hebrew | Exalted | |
Elias | Elijah | Hebrew | Jehovah is my God |
Elizabeth | Elisabeth, Eliza, Bess, Betty, Elsie | Hebrew | My god is satisfaction |
Ella | See Eleanor | Greek | See Eleanor |
Ellen | See Helen | Greek | See Helen |
Elma | See Elizabeth and Mary | Hebrew | See Elizabeth and Mary |
Elmer | See Aylmer | Teutonic | See Aylmer |
Eloisa | Eloise, Heloise | Teutonic | See Heloise |
Elsa | See Elizabeth | Hebrew | See Elizabeth |
Elspeth | Elspet | Scottish | See Elizabeth |
Elvira | Spanish | Fairy counsel | |
Emerald | French | From the precious stone | |
Emery | Emory | Teutonic | Work, Rule |
Emily | Emilia | Latin | Industrious |
Emlyn | Welsh | Diligent | |
Emma | Emmie | Teutonic | Universal |
Emmanuel | Immanuel | Hebrew | God with us |
Emmeline | Emeline | Teutonic | Energetic |
Emrys | Welsh form of Ambrose | Welsh | See Ambrose |
Ena | Irish | Fire | |
Eneas | See Aeneas | Latin | See Aeneas |
Enid | Welsh | Patient | |
Enoch | Hebrew | Dedicated, Skilled | |
Ephraim | Hebrew | Double fruitfulness | |
Erasmus | Ras | Greek | Beloved |
Eric | Teutonic | Brave | |
Ermyntrude | Irmintrude | Teutonic | Strength of Ermin (a god) |
Ernest | Ernie, Ernestine | Teutonic | Earnest |
Esau | Hebrew | Hairy | |
Esme | French | Beloved | |
Esmeralda | Spanish | Emerald | |
Estella | Estelle | Latin | A star |
Esther | Hester, Tess, Hetty | Persian | A star |
Ethel | Old English | Noble | |
Ethelbert | Old English | Noble and bright | |
Etheldreda | Old English | Noble power | |
Ethelind | Ethelinda | Teutonic | Noble serpent |
Eugene | Eugenia | Teutonic | Sweetly speaking |
Eunice | Greek | Commended | |
Euphemia | Greek | Of fair fame | |
Eusebius | Greek | Pious | |
Eustace | Eustacia (f) | Greek | Fruitful |
Eva | Eve, Eveleen | Hebrew | Life |
Evadne | Greek | Sacrifice | |
Evan | Celtic | Young warrior | |
Evangeline | Teutonic | Bearer of good tidings | |
Eveleen | See Eva | Irish | See Eva |
Evelina | Eveline, Evelyn | Celtic | Agreeable |
Ezra | Hebrew | Help | |
Evelyn | See Evelina | Celtic | See Evelina |
Everard | Teutonic | Strong as a boar | |
Ewan | Ewen | Gaelic | Youth |
Ezekiel | Hebrew | The strength of God |