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The Name Begins With The Letter E:
ERIC  m  English, French
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"...

ÉRICA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of ERICA

ERICA  f  English, Swedish
Feminine form of ERIC... 

ERICH  m  German
German form of ERIC...

ERICK  m  English
Variant of ERIC

ERICKA  f  English
Variant of ERICA

ÉRICO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of ERIC

ERIK  m  Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German
Cognate of ERIC... []

ERIKA  f  German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA

ERIN  f  English, Irish
Anglicized form of EIREANN

ERIS  f  Greek Mythology
Means "strife" in Greek...

ERKKI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ERIC

ERLAND  m  Swedish, Danish
Derived from Old Norse örlendr meaning "foreigner".

ERLANTZ  m  Basque
Basque form of FERDINAND

ERLE  m  English
Variant of EARL

ERLEA  f  Basque
Means "a bee" in Basque.

ERLEND  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ERLAND

ERMA  f  English
Variant of IRMA

ERMANNO  m  Italian
Italian form of HERMAN

ERMELINDA  f  Italian
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and linde "soft, tender".

ERMENEGILDE  m  French
French form of HERMENEGILDO

ERMENEGILDO  m  Italian
Italian form of HERMENEGILDO

ERMENTRAUD  f  German
German form of ERMINTRUDE

ERMENTRAUDE  f  German
German form of ERMINTRUDE

ERMETE  f  Italian
Means "of Hermes", derived from Hermetis, the Latin genitive form of Hermes, the name of the Greek messenger god.

ERMINIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of HERMINIUS

ERMINIO  m  Italian
Italian form of HERMINIUS

ERMINTRUDE  f  English
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and þruþ "strength".

ERMOLAI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YERMOLAI

ERMTRAUD  f  German
German contracted form of ERMINTRUDE

ERN  m  English
Short form of ERNEST

ERNA  f  German
German feminine form of ERNEST

ERNEST  m  English, French
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "seriousness"...

ERNESTA  f  Italian, Spanish, English
Feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTINA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTINE  f  French, English
Feminine form of ERNEST

ERNESTO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ERNEST

ERNIE  m  English
Pet form of ERNEST

ERNO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ERNEST

ERNŐ  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ERNEST

ERNST  m  German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ERNEST

EROL  m  Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

EROS  m  Greek Mythology
Means "love" in Greek...

ERRAMUN  m  Basque
Basque form of RAYMOND

ERROL  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name.

ERSILIA  f  Italian
Italian form of HERSILIA

ERSKINE  m  Scottish, Irish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic...

ERVIN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ERWIN

ERVINS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of ERWIN

ERWAN  m  Breton
Breton form of YVES

ERWIN  m  German, Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements eber "wild boar" and win "friend"...

ERYKAH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ERICA

ERYN  f  English
Variant of ERIN

ERZSÉBET  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ELIZABETH

ERZSI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of ERZSÉBET

ESA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ISAIAH

ESAIAS  m  Biblical
Greek form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible.

ESAU  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name עֵשָׂו ('Esav) which possibly meant "hairy"...

ESBEN  m  Danish, Norwegian
Variant of ASBJØRN

ESDRAS  m  Biblical
Greek form of EZRA

ESELD  f  Cornish
Cornish form of ISOLDE

ESEN  f  Turkish
Means "the wind" in Turkish.

ESER  f & m  Turkish
Means "product, achievement" in Turkish.

ESFIR  f  Russian
Variant transcription of YESFIR

ESHA  f  Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

ESHE  f  African
Means "life" in Swahili.

ESI  f  African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

ESIN  f  Turkish
Means "inspiration" in Turkish.

ESKARNE  f  Basque
Means "mercy" in Basque.

ESMAIL  m  Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of ISMA'IL

ESMARALDA  f  English
Variant of ESMERALDA

ESMÉ  m & f  French
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French.

ESMÉE  f  French
Feminine form of ESMÉ

ESMERALDA  f  Spanish, English
Means "emerald" in Spanish...

ESMOND  m  English
Derived from the Old English elements east "grace" and mund "protection"...

ESMUND  m  English
Variant of ESMOND

ESPEN  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ASBJØRN

ESPERANTA  f  Esperanto
Means "hoping" in Esperanto.

ESPERANZA  f  Spanish
From the Late Latin name Sperantia which was derived from sperans "hope".

ESPIRIDIÓN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of SPYRIDON

ESSA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ISA

ESSENCE  f  English
From an English word meaning either "odour, scent" or else "fundamental quality"...

ESSIE  f  English
Pet form of ESTELLE or ESTHER

ESTA  f  English
Pet form of ESTHER

ESTACHIO  m  Italian
Italian form of EUSTACE

ESTAVAN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of STEPHEN

ESTÉBAN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of STEPHEN

ESTEBE  m  Basque
Basque form of STEPHEN

ESTEE  f  Jewish
Pet form of ESTHER...

ESTEFANÍA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of STEPHEN

ESTELA  f  Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of ESTELLE

ESTELLA  f  English
Latinate form of ESTELLE

ESTELLE  f  English
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star".

ESTER  f  Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese
Scandinavian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ESTHER

ESTERI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of ESTHER

ESTEVÃO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of STEPHEN

ESTÈVE  m  Provençal
Provençal form of STEPHEN

ESTEVE  m  Catalan
Catalan form of STEPHEN

ESTEVO  m  Galician
Galician form of STEPHEN

ESTHER  f  English, Jewish, French, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian...

ESTI  f  Basque
Means "sweet, honey" in Basque.

ESTIÑNE  f  Basque
Variant of ESTI

ESTRELLA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of STELLA

ESYLLT  f  Welsh
Welsh form of ISOLDE

ESZTER  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ESTHER

ESZTI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of ESZTER

ÉTAÍN  f  Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Irish ét "jealousy"...

ETEL  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ETHEL

ETELKA  f  Hungarian
Pet form of ETEL

ETELVINA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of the Old English name Æðelwine, derived from the elements æðel "noble" and wine "friend"...

ETHALYN  f  English
Pet form of ETHEL

ETHAN  m  Jewish, English, Biblical
Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew...

ETHEL  f  English
Old short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðel meaning "noble".

ETHELBERT  m  Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of ÆÐELBERT

ETHELDREDA  f  Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of ÆÐELÞRYÐ

ETHELINDA  f  Anglo-Saxon
Means "noble snake" from Old English æðel "noble" and lindi "snake"...

ETHELRED  m  Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of ÆÐELRED

ETHNA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ETHNE  f  Irish
Variant of EITHNE

ÉTIENNE  m  French
French form of STEPHEN

ETNA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNE

ETSUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) "joy" and (ko) "child".

ETTA  f  English
Short form of names that end with etta.

ETTIE  f  English
Pet form of names ending with etta or ette.

ETTORE  m  Italian
Italian form of HECTOR

ETZEL  m  German
Medieval name derived from Germanic adal "noble".

EUAN  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of EOGHAN

EUCLID  m  Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ευκλειδης (Eukleides), derived from Greek ευ "good" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"...

EUDES  m  French
Old French form of ODO...

EUDOCIA  f  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευδοκια (Eudokia) meaning "to seem well" from ευ "good, well" and δοκεω (dokeo) "to seem".

EUDORA  f  English
Modern name meaning "good gift", constructed using the ancient Greek elements ευ "good" and δωρον (doron) "gift".

EUDOXIA  f  Ancient Greek
Means "good fame" from Greek ευ "good" and δοξα (doxa) "fame, glory".

EUFEMIA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of EUPHEMIA

EUGEN  m  German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of EUGENE

EUGÈNE  m  French
French form of EUGENE

EUGENE  m  English
From the Greek name Ευγενιος (Eugenios) which was derived from the Greek word ευγενης (eugenes) meaning "well born", composed of the elements ευ "good, well" and γενης (genes) "born"... 

EUGÊNIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of EUGENE

EUGENIA  f  Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English
From Greek Ευγενεια (Eugeneia), feminine form of Ευγενιος (Eugenios) (see EUGENE).

EUGÉNIE  f  French
French feminine form of EUGENE...

EUGÊNIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of Eugenios (see EUGENE).

EUGENIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eugenios (see EUGENE).

EUGENIUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of Eugenios (see EUGENE).

EUKENE  f  Basque
Basque form of EUGENIA

EULA  f  English
Short form of EULALIA

EULÁLIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of EULALIA

EULÀLIA  f  Catalan
Catalan form of EULALIA

EULALIA  f  English, Italian, Spanish
From a Greek name meaning "to talk well" from ευ "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk"...

EULALIE  f  French
French form of EULALIA

EULIA  f 
Short form of EULALIA

EUMELIA  f  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευμελεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

EUNICE  f  Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευνικη (Eunike) which meant "good victory"...

EUNOMIA  f  Greek Mythology
Means "good order" in Greek...

EUPHEMIA  f  Ancient Greek, English
Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak"...

EUPHRANOR  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευφραινω (euphraino) meaning "to delight"...

EUPHROSYNE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "mirth, merriment" in Greek...

EURIA  f  Basque
Means "rain" in Basque.

EURIG  m  Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur "gold".

EURIPIDES  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ευ "good" and ‘ριπη (rhipe) "throw, swing"...

EURWEN  f  Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

EURYDICE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ευρυδικη (Eurydike) which meant "wide justice", derived from ευρυς (eurys) "wide" and δικη (dike) "justice"...

EUSEBIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of EUSEBIUS

EUSEBIOS  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευσεβης (eusebes) meaning "pious"...

EUSEBIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of EUSEBIOS...

EUSTACE  m  English
From the Greek name Ευσταχυς (Eustachys) meaning "fruitful"...

EUSTACHE  m  French
French form of EUSTACE

EUSTACHIO  m  Italian
Italian form of EUSTACE

EUSTACIA  f  English
Feminine form of EUSTACE

EUSTAQUIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of EUSTACE

EUSTATHIOS  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευσταθης (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable".

EUSTORGIO  m  Italian
Derived from Greek ευστοργος (eustorgos) meaning "content"...

EUTERPE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "delight" in Greek...

EUTHALIA  f  Ancient Greek
Means "flower, bloom" in Greek.

EUTHYMIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευθυμιος (Euthymios) which meant "in good spirits", derived from the word ευθυμος (euthymos), which was composed of the elements ευ "good" and θυμος (thymos) "soul, spirit"...

EUTIMIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of EUTHYMIUS

EUTROPIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutropios (see EUTROPIUS).

EUTROPIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of EUTROPIUS

EUTROPIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευτροπιος (Eutropios), which was derived from Greek ευτροπος (eutropos) "versatile".

EUTYCHIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευτυχιος (Eutychios), which was derived from Greek ευτυχης (eutyches) "fortunate"...

EUTYCHOS  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευτυχης (eutyches) meaning "fortunate".

ÉVA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of EVE

EVA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA.

EVADNE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ευαδνη (Euadne), which is of unknown meaning, though the first element is derived from Greek ευ "good"...

EVALINE  f  English
Variant of EVELYN

EVALYN  f  English
Variant of EVELYN

EVAN  m  Welsh, English
Anglicized form of Iefan, a Welsh form of JOHN...

EVANDER (1)  m  Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Roman Mythology
From the Greek Ευανδρος (Euandros) which meant "good man", derived from Greek ευ "good" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)...

EVANDER (2)  m  Scottish, English
Anglicized form of IOMHAR

EVANGELINA  f  English, Spanish, Bulgarian
Latinate form of EVANGELINE

EVANGELINE  f  English
Means "good news" from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελμα (angelma) "news, message".

EVANGELOS  m  Greek
Means "good messenger", derived from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "messenger".

ÉVARISTE  m  French
French form of EVARISTUS

EVARISTO  m  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of EVARISTUS

EVARISTUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek Ευαριστος (Euaristos) which means "well pleasing", derived from ευ "good, well" and αρεστος (arestos) "pleasing"...

EVDOKIA  f  Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA

EVDOKIYA  f  Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of EUDOCIA, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVDOKIYA.

EVE  f  English, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live"... 

EVELEEN  f  English
Variant of EVELYN

EVELIA  f  English, Spanish
Elaborated form of EVE

EVELIINA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of EVELYN

EVELINA  f  English, Italian
Latinate form of EVELYN

EVELINE  f  English
Variant of EVELYN

EVELYN  f & m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from the name AVELINE.

EVELYNE  f  English
Variant of EVELYN

EVERARD  m  English
Means "brave boar", derived from the Germanic elements eber "wild boar" and hard "brave, hardy".

EVERETT  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name EVERARD.

EVERETTE  m & f  English
Variant or feminine form of EVERETT

EVERILD  f  History
Latinized form of EOFORHILD...

EVERITT  m  English
Variant of EVERETT

EVERT  m  German
Low German form of EVERARD

EVETTE  f  French, English
Variant of YVETTE

EVGENI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

EVGENIA  f  Greek
Modern Greek form of EUGENIA

EVGENIY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

EVGENIYA  f  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIYA

EVGENY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

EVIE  f  English
Pet form of EVE or EVELYN

ÉVIKE  f  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of EVE

EVITA  f  Spanish
Pet form of EVA

EVONNE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of YVONNE

EVPRAKSIYA  f  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVPRAKSIYA

EVRARD  m  French
French form of EVERARD

EVREN  m & f  Turkish
Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish.

EVRON  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of EPHRAIM

EVVIE  f  English
Pet form of EVE or EVELYN

EVŽEN  m  Czech
Czech form of EUGENE

EWA  f  Polish
Polish form of EVE

EWALD  m  German
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements eo "law, custom" and wald "rule".

EWAN  m  Scottish
Anglicized Scottish form of EOGHAN

EWART  m  English
From a surname which was either based on a Norman French form of EDWARD, or else derived from a place name of unknown meaning.

EWEN  m  Scottish
Variant of EWAN

EWOUD  m  Dutch
Dutch form of EWALD

EWOUT  m  Dutch
Dutch form of EWALD

EYAL  m  Jewish
Means "deer" or "ram" in Hebrew.

EYDÍS  f  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and dís "goddess".

EYSTEINN  m  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and steinn "stone".

EYVINDUR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eyvindr (see ØYVIND).

EZAR  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of EZER

EZEKIEL  m  Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name יְחֶזקֵאל (Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens"...

EZEQUIEL  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of EZEKIEL

EZER  m  Biblical
Means "help" in Hebrew...

EZIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Aetius, which was probably derived from Greek αετος (aetos) "eagle"...

EZRA  m  Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "help" in Hebrew...

EZTEBE  m  Basque
Basque form of STEPHEN

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