Names starting with E

1565 names · 400 girls · 400 boys

Girl names starting with E

Elizabeth

#9151

Girl · Hebrew

God is my oath; consecrated to God

Wished-for child; desired

Ella

#12768

Girl · Germanic

All, completely; a light fairy maiden

From עֶדְנָה; a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit

Eva

#12797

Girl · Arabic

Eva is a female given name derived from the Greek Εὕα (Heúa), and ultimately from the Hebrew חַוָּה (Ḥawwāh), the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis

Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ἑλένη; also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Girl · Germanic languages

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from -

Eileen

#662

Girl · Irish

Anglicized form of Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín, all cognates Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from oíph

Elsie

#163

Girl · Hebrew

From a Scottish diminutive of Alison/Alice and Elspeth/Elizabeth

Erika

#1054

Girl · Germanic languages

Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Eiríkr

From Élise or Elise, both variants of Elisabeth

Eliza

#116

Girl · Hebrew

Popular in the 19th century

A rare Latinized variant of Emily

Estelle

#710

Girl · Occitan

from estela, from stēlla

From esmeralda, as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo

Latinized and - variant of the Estelle

From the boar meadow; grazing meadow

Evangeline

#212

Girl · coinages

Invented by the poet when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada

From Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847)

A name of Ancient Greek origin

Eve

#599

Girl · Hebrew

From Eve, Eue, from Ēua, Ēfe, from Eva, from Εὔα, from חַוָּה

Elvira

#2340

Girl · Spanish

In quiet use since the 19th century

And other names beginning with El

From or a variant of Emmeline

Girl · Germanic languages

A name of Germanic languages origin

Girl · Germanic languages

Medieval English form of Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia

Eda is a name that has arisen independently in multiple regions

Ela is a feminine given name of Turkish origin meaning "hazel"

Showing the top 400 by popularity. 553 rarer girl names starting with E also exist in our data — use search to find a specific one.

Boy names starting with E

Edward

#213

Boy · Old English

From Edward, from Ēadweard, from Audawardu, from Audawarduz, corresponding to ed + ward

Strong, firm, enduring

Boy · Germanic languages

Popular in the 19th century

from Audawini, from Audawiniz

A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Erik

Edgar

#436

Boy · Old English

From Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from ēad + gār

Eli

#79

Boy · Hebrew

My God; ascended, uplifted

Elmer

#1351

Boy · Old English

Transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible

As an English surname, from the - personal name Elis, an - form of Elias

Emanuel

#484

Boy · Hebrew

Variant of Emmanuel, borrowed from - and from various other European languages

Edmund

#1098

Boy · Old English

Borne by early English kings and saints

From Emil, from Aemilius, a Roman family name possibly from t=rival

Borrowed from Enzo (equivalent to ), from Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich, from Heimrih, Haimirich (heim + rihhi), from Haimarīks, from - roots

Edmond

#2368

Boy · Old English

A French style variant of Edmund

Elton

#2112

Boy · Old English

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from ēl + tūn since the village is situated above a small stream

Elvis Presley (1935-1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer

In the Bible, one of the few people recorded as being taken by God before death

The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel

Eliezer

#992

Boy · Hebrew

Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Moses

Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Aaron

Which flows into the Severn Estuary

"Prince, commander, leader

Eren is a popular Turkish and Kazakh male name meaning "saint", "wise", "brave", and "well-educated"

Ender is a masculine Turkish given name, derived from the Arabic word Andar (اندر) meaning extremely rare

Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend"

Emin is a Bosnian and Turkish masculine given name

Efe is a masculine Turkish given name meaning 'brave' or 'valiant'

Enes is a Turkish male given name derived from the Arabic name Anas

Showing the top 400 by popularity. 151 rarer boy names starting with E also exist in our data — use search to find a specific one.