Baby names starting with E
133 names beginning with E, each with an editorial meaning and origin note and its real popularity rank from the 2025 U.S. Social Security Administration data. Rank is U.S.-only and reflects how records are grouped in that source.
- Easton surname from English place names, Old English 'east' + 'tun' = settlement, farmstead
- Eden from Hebrew 'eden' = delight, pleasure, the garden of Genesis; the Sumerian 'edin' = plain has also been proposed
- Edgar from Old English 'ead' = wealth, fortune + 'gar' = spear
- Edith from Old English Eadgyth, 'ead' = wealth, fortune + 'gyth' = strife, battle
- Edmund from Old English 'ead' = wealth, fortune + 'mund' = protection; borne by several early English kings and saints
- Eduardo Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English 'ead' = wealth, prosperity + 'weard' = guard, guardian
- Edward from Old English Eadweard, 'ead' = wealth, fortune + 'weard' = guardian
- Edwin from Old English Eadwine, 'ead' = wealth, fortune + 'wine' = friend
- Egypt from the country name, via Latin Aegyptus from Greek Aigyptos, ultimately from the Egyptian 'hut-ka-ptah', a name of the city Memphis
- Ehlani modern American coinage in the -lani family (compare Kehlani, Leilani); no older documented root
- Eidan respelling of either Aidan, from the Irish Aodhan = 'little fire', or of the Hebrew Eitan = 'firm, strong, enduring'
- Eiden modern respelling of Aiden / Aidan, from the Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh = 'fire'
- Eileen anglicized form of the Irish Eibhlin, itself from the Norman Aveline; often treated in English as a form of Helen
- Eimy Latin American respelling of Amy, from Old French 'amee' = beloved, from Latin 'amata'
- Eithan variant spelling of Ethan, from Hebrew 'eitan' = firm, enduring, strong
- Elaina variant spelling of Elena, the Italian and Spanish form of Helen, from Greek Helene, probably from 'hele' = torch, sunlight; root debated
- Elaine Old French form of Helen, from Greek Helene, probably from 'hele' = torch, sunlight; borne by several ladies in Arthurian romance
- Elara from Greek myth, Elara, a mortal loved by Zeus and mother of the giant Tityos; also a moon of Jupiter; the root of the name is not securely known
- Eleanor from the Old French Alienor, borne by Eleanor of Aquitaine; the origin is uncertain, most often traced to a Germanic name in 'ali' = other, foreign, later pulled toward Greek Helene
- Elena Spanish, Italian and Russian form of Helen, from Greek Helene, of uncertain root, variously connected with 'helene' = torch and with a word for the sun
- Eli from Hebrew Eli = 'ascent, height', the priest who raised Samuel; also a short form of Elijah and Elias, where the sense is 'my God'
- Elia Italian form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'; now also used as a feminine name
- Eliam from Hebrew Eli'am, read as 'God of the people' or 'my God is kinsman'; named in the books of Samuel as the father of Bathsheba
- Elian Spanish name, either from Latin Aelianus, from the Roman family name Aelius (origin uncertain), or read as a Hebrew-style compound on 'Eli' = my God; root debated
- Eliana two roots feed the name: Hebrew 'Eli' = my God + 'anah' = to answer, 'God has answered'; and the Italian Eliana, from the Roman family name Aelius
- Elianna from Hebrew 'eli' = my God + 'anah' = has answered; 'my God has answered'; sometimes also linked to the Latin family name Aeliana
- Eliany modern Spanish-American coinage, an elaboration of Eliana; no older documented root
- Elias Greek and Latin form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Eliel from Hebrew Eli'el = 'my God is God'
- Eliette French diminutive of Elie (Elijah), from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Elijah from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Elina Finnish and Scandinavian form of Helen, from Greek Helene, a name of debated meaning often linked to 'helene' = torch
- Elio Italian form of the Roman family name Aelius, traditionally connected with Greek 'helios' = sun
- Elisa short form of Elisabetta/Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath'
- Elise short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath'
- Eliseo Spanish and Italian form of Elisha, from Hebrew Elisha = 'my God is salvation'
- Elisha from Hebrew Elisha = 'God is salvation'
- Eliza short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath'
- Elizabeth from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath', that is, God is the one sworn by
- Ella Norman name from the Germanic 'ali' = other, foreign; later reinforced as a short form of Ellen, Eleanor and Isabella
- Elle French 'elle' = she, her; also used as a short form of Eleanor and Ellen
- Ellen medieval English form of Helen, from Greek Helene; often connected with 'helene' = torch or with 'selene' = moon, but the root is debated
- Ellery transferred English surname from the medieval given name Hilary, from Latin 'hilaris' = cheerful
- Elliana elaborated form of Eliana, from Hebrew 'Eli' = my God + 'anah' = to answer; 'God has answered'; also read as the Italian Eliana, from the Roman family name Aelius
- Ellianna modern elaboration of Eliana, either from Hebrew = 'my God has answered' or from the Latin family name Aelianus
- Ellie pet form of Eleanor, Ella, Elizabeth and Eleanora, now far more common on its own than as a short form
- Elliot transferred surname from a medieval pet form of Elias, from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Elliott transferred surname, from a medieval diminutive of Elias, the Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu (Elijah) = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Ellis transferred surname, from the medieval English form of Elias/Elijah, Hebrew 'eliyyahu' = 'my God is Yahweh'; in Wales also from Elisedd, from 'elus' = kind, benevolent
- Ellison transferred English surname meaning 'son of Ellis'; Ellis is the medieval English form of Elias, from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'
- Elmer from an English surname, from the Old English Aethelmaer, 'aethel' = noble + 'maer' = famous
- Elodie French form of Elodia, from the Visigothic name Alodia, probably containing Germanic 'od' = wealth, riches; borne by a Spanish martyr saint
- Eloise from the Old French Heloise, probably from a Germanic name Helewidis, from 'heil' = healthy, whole + 'wid' = wide; sometimes linked instead to Louise; borne by the 12th-century French scholar Heloise
- Elora modern name popularized by the character Elora Danan in the 1988 film Willow; also used as a variant of Eleanor or Flora
- Elouise variant of Eloise, from the Old French Heloise, probably from a Germanic name such as Helewidis, 'heil' = hale, healthy + 'wid' = wide; root debated
- Elowen modern Cornish name from 'elowen' = elm tree, coined in the 20th century revival of Cornish names
- Elowyn modern respelling of Elowen, a Cornish name from 'elowen' = elm tree
- Elsa German and Scandinavian short form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath'
- Elsie Scottish short form of Elspeth, itself a form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva = 'my God is an oath'
- Elyana modern elaboration of Eliana, either from Hebrew = 'my God has answered' or from the Latin family name Aelianus
- Elyas variant of Elias / Ilyas, from Hebrew Eliyahu = 'my God is Yahweh'; Ilyas is the Quranic form
- Emanuel from Hebrew Immanu'el = 'God is with us'
- Ember English word name, from Old English 'aemerge' = glowing ash, smouldering coal; also used as a variant of Amber
- Emberly modern American coinage, the English word 'ember' with the -ly / -leigh ending
- Emberlynn modern American coinage joining the word ember (Old English 'aemerge' = glowing ashes) to the fashionable -lynn ending; no older documented root
- Emelia variant spelling of Emilia, from the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to Latin 'aemulus' = rival, eager
- Emely variant spelling of Emily, from the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to Latin 'aemulus' = rival, eager
- Emerald from the English name of the green gem, through Old French 'esmeraude' and Latin 'smaragdus' from Greek 'smaragdos'
- Emerie modern feminine respelling of Emery, from Germanic 'amal' = work + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Emerson surname meaning 'son of Emery', Emery from Germanic 'ermen' = whole, universal + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Emersyn modern American respelling of the surname Emerson, 'son of Emery'; Emery from Germanic 'ermen' = whole, universal + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Emery from the Germanic Emmerich, 'ermen' = whole, universal + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Emil from the Roman family name Aemilius, often linked to Latin 'aemulus' = rival, eager
- Emilia Latinate feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius, usually traced to 'aemulus' = rival, striving
- Emiliana Italian and Spanish feminine of Emiliano, from the Roman family name Aemilius, usually linked to Latin 'aemulus' = rival, striving
- Emiliano Spanish and Italian form of Aemilianus, from the Roman family name Aemilius, usually traced to 'aemulus' = rival
- Emilio Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Aemilius, probably from Latin 'aemulus' = rival, eager
- Emily English form of Latin Aemilia, feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius, usually traced to 'aemulus' = rival, striving
- Emir Turkish and Arabic 'emir, amir' = commander, prince
- Emma short form of Germanic names beginning with 'ermen' = whole, entire, universal; established in England by Emma of Normandy, queen to two Anglo-Saxon kings
- Emmaline variant of Emmeline, from the Old French Ameline, a diminutive of Germanic names in 'amal' = work, industriousness; later reshaped toward Emma
- Emmalyn modern American blend of Emma, from the Germanic element 'ermen' = whole, universal, with the -lyn suffix
- Emmanuel from Hebrew Immanu'el = 'God is with us'; the name of a promised child in the Book of Isaiah, applied in the New Testament to Jesus
- Emmett transferred English surname derived from Emma, a medieval feminine given name from Germanic 'ermen' = whole, universal
- Emmie diminutive of Emma or Emily; Emma from the Germanic element 'ermen' = whole, universal
- Emmitt variant of Emmett, an English surname formed from the medieval woman's name Emma, from Germanic 'ermen' = whole, universal
- Emmy diminutive of Emma or Emily; Emma from the Germanic element 'ermen' = whole, universal
- Emory variant of Emery, from the Germanic Emmerich, 'ermen' = whole, universal + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Emrys Welsh form of Ambrose, from Greek 'ambrosios' = immortal, divine; the Welsh name of the legendary Myrddin Emrys
- Enoch from Hebrew Chanokh, connected with 'chanakh' = to dedicate, to train up
- Enrique Spanish form of Henry, from Germanic 'heim' = home + 'ric' = power, ruler
- Ensley modern given name from the surname Ensley, a variant of Ainsley and Annesley, English place names ending in Old English 'leah' = wood, clearing
- Enzo Italian, first a short form of names ending in -enzo such as Lorenzo and Vincenzo; also used as the Italian counterpart of the German Heinz
- Eric from Old Norse Eirikr, from 'ei' = ever, always (or 'einn' = one, alone) + 'rikr' = ruler; 'eternal ruler' or 'sole ruler'
- Erick variant spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eirikr: 'ei' = ever, always + 'rikr' = ruler; 'eternal ruler'
- Erik Scandinavian, from Old Norse Eirikr, 'ei' = ever, always + 'rikr' = ruler
- Erika feminine form of Erik, from Old Norse Eirikr, from 'ei' = ever, always + 'rikr' = ruler; also the botanical Latin name for heather
- Ermias Amharic form of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu = 'Yahweh will exalt'
- Ernest from the Germanic 'ernust' = seriousness, earnestness, vigor in battle
- Esme from Old French 'esme' = esteemed, loved, past participle of 'esmer', from Latin 'aestimare' = to value; brought to Scotland by the Franco-Scottish Stewart family
- Esmeralda Spanish 'esmeralda' = emerald, from Greek 'smaragdos'; given to the dancer in Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris (1831)
- Essence English word name, from Latin 'essentia' = being, the intrinsic nature of a thing
- Esteban Spanish form of Stephen, from Greek 'stephanos' = crown, wreath
- Estella Latinate form of Stella, from Latin 'stella' = star; used by Dickens in Great Expectations
- Estelle French form of Latin Stella = star
- Esther probably from Persian 'stara' = star; a link to the goddess Ishtar is also argued; her Hebrew name in the book is Hadassah
- Estrella Spanish 'estrella' = star, from Latin 'stella'
- Ethan from Hebrew 'eitan' = firm, enduring, steadfast
- Eva Latinate form of Eve, from Hebrew Chawwah, linked to 'chayah' = to live; 'living one'
- Evan Welsh Ifan, the Welsh form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Evander two sources: the Latin Evander, from Greek Euandros = 'good man', and an English reworking of the Gaelic Iomhar (Ivor)
- Evangelina elaboration of Evangeline, from Greek 'euangelion' = good news, gospel; Evangeline was coined by Longfellow for his 1847 poem
- Evangeline coined by Longfellow for his narrative poem of 1847, built on Greek 'euangelion' = good news, gospel, from 'eu' = good + 'angelia' = message
- Eve from Hebrew Chawwah, connected with 'chayah' = to live; 'living one'
- Evelina Latinate form of the Norman French Aveline, a diminutive of a Germanic name in Avi-; the same root gave Evelyn
- Evelyn transferred surname from the medieval woman's name Aveline, a Norman diminutive of Ava; used for boys before it settled on girls in the 20th century
- Evelynn modern respelling of Evelyn, from the Norman female name Aveline, a diminutive built on the Germanic element 'avi-' of uncertain sense; later a surname, then revived as a given name
- Ever English word name, from Old English 'aefre' = always; also a short form of Everett and Everly
- Everest from the mountain, named for George Everest, surveyor-general of India, who died in 1866
- Everett transferred surname from the Germanic Eberhard, 'eber' = wild boar + 'hard' = brave, hardy
- Everlee modern American coinage, the English word 'ever' with the -lee ending; compare the surname Everly
- Everleigh modern American respelling of Everly, a transferred English surname from a place name, from Old English 'eofor' = wild boar + 'leah' = wood, clearing
- Everley transferred English surname from a place name, from Old English 'eofor' = wild boar + 'leah' = clearing
- Everly transferred surname from an English place name, Old English 'eofor' = wild boar + 'leah' = wood, clearing; spread in America after the Everly Brothers
- Evie diminutive of Eve or Evelyn; Eve is from Hebrew 'chawwah' = living, life-giver
- Evren Turkish 'evren' = the universe, the cosmos; also the name of a dragon in Turkic mythology
- Eyden modern respelling of Aiden, from the Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh = 'fire'
- Eythan modern respelling of Ethan, from Hebrew Eitan = 'firm, strong, enduring'
- Ezekiel from Hebrew Yechezqel = 'God strengthens'
- Ezequiel Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, from Hebrew Yehezqel = 'God strengthens'
- Eziah modern American coinage blending Ezra or Ezekiel with the -iah ending of Isaiah and Josiah
- Ezio Italian form of the Latin Aetius, from Greek 'aetos' = eagle
- Ezra from Hebrew 'ezra' = help, aid
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