Names starting with E
707 Names found
A variant of Eadburg.
The Old English form of Edith.
Derived from Irish eala signifying "swan", with the accent added to make the name sound more like Ella 1.
Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and guð "battle" (a cognate of Old German Aldegund).
Derived from the Old English element ealh "temple" combined with swiþ "strong". This was borne by the 9th-century wife of Alfred the Great.
A variant of Ernestine.
A combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a. It has been used in honour of African-American philanthropist Eartha M. M....
Derived from the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. It was ultimately named for the Germanic spring...
Derived from the Old English name Æbbe, of unknown meaning, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name. Saint Ebba was a 7th-century daughter of King...
A variant of Ebony.
From the English word ebony for the black wood that comes from the ebony tree. It is ultimately from the Egyptian word hbnj. In America this name is...
Signifies "paper marbling" in Turkish. Paper marbling is the art of creating colourful patterns on paper.
Signifies "viper, snake" in Greek, a variant of ἔχις (echis). In Greek mythology this was the name of a monster who was half woman and half snake. By...
Derived from the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) signifying "echo, reflected sound", related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology Echo was a nymph...
A medieval diminutive of Edith.
Possibly from Old Norse signifying "great-grandmother". This was the name of two 13th-century Icelandic literary works: the Poetic Edda and the Prose...
In Ireland this name is given in honour of the Irish missionary Edel Quinn (1907-1944). She was named after the edelweiss flower (species...
Signifies "noble strength", derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and drud "strength". Saint Adeltrudis (also called Aldetrude) was a...
From the biblical place name, itself possibly derived from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿeḏen) signifying "pleasure, delight" [1], or perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin)...
A diminutive of Edith.
Possibly a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble".
The Portuguese form of Edith.
The French form of Edith. A notable bearer was the French cabaret singer Édith Piaf (1915-1963).