Names starting with E

From the name of a monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament, from Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר (ʾEven Haʿazer) signifying "stone of help". Charles...

The Old Irish form of Éibhear.

Signifies "region beyond" in Hebrew, derived from the root עָבַר (ʿavar) meaning "to pass over, to cross" [2]. In the Old Testament he is a descendant...

The Spanish form of Everard.

Signifies "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.

An Old German name signifying "brave boar", derived from the elements ebur "wild boar" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This name was borne by an...

An Old German name derived from the elements ebur "boar" and walt "power, authority".

Derived from Old German ebur "boar" and wolf "wolf".

Derived from the Old German elements ebur "boar" and wini "friend".

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...

The Persian form of Ibrahim, also used as an alternate Arabic transcription.

The Turkish form of Abrar.

A form of Ibrahim used in West Africa (Gambia).

Signifies "paper marbling" in Turkish. Paper marbling is the art of creating colourful patterns on paper.

The Turkish form of Abu Bakr.

The Turkish form of Abu Bakr.

A short form of Chukwuebuka and other Igbo names that share the same final element.

The Romanian form of Katherine.

Carries the meaning of "queen" or "beautiful woman" in the Turkish language.

The Old English form of Egbert.

The Old Irish form of Eachann.

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...

Signifies "horse lord" from Old Irish ech "horse" and tigerna "lord".

A variant of Ekkehard.

A German cognate of Egbert.

A variant of Ekkehard.

A variant of Ekkehard.

A variant of Ekkehard.

Of uncertain meaning, possibly from an Arabic word signifying "reward".

A short form of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed.

Signifies "behaviour, style, demeanour" in Turkish.

A medieval diminutive of Edith.

An alternate transcription of Hebrew עִידָן (see Idan).

A Latinized form of Étaín. This was the name of an early Irish saint.

From the name Eda 1 combined with Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

A variant of Ed.

The Italian form of Hedda.

Possibly from Old Norse signifying "great-grandmother". This was the name of two 13th-century Icelandic literary works: the Poetic Edda and the Prose...

A diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed.

A diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed. A notable bearer is the Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx (1945-).

A diminutive of Edvárd or Eduárd.

In Ireland this name is given in honour of the Irish missionary Edel Quinn (1907-1944). She was named after the edelweiss flower (species...

Derived from an Old German name composed of the elements adal "noble" and gart "enclosure, yard".

The Spanish feminine form of Adelmar.

The Spanish form of Adelmar.

Signifies "noble strength", derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and drud "strength". Saint Adeltrudis (also called Aldetrude) was a...

A variant of Edeltraud.

From the biblical place name, itself possibly derived from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿeḏen) signifying "pleasure, delight" [1], or perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin)...

Signifies "flock" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

Signifies "handsome, beautiful" in Basque.

A feminine variant of Eder 2.

Derived from the Old English components ead, meaning "wealth, fortune," and gar, which translates to "spear." It was the moniker of a 10th-century...

The Spanish form of Edgar.

The Lithuanian form of Edgar.

A French variant of Edgar.

The Spanish and Italian form of Edgar.

The Latvian form of Edgar.

A Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard, and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard.