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Ela 1 f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with El such as Elizabeta or Elbieta.
Ela 2 f Turkish
Means "hazel (colour)" in Turkish.
Ela 3 f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Elah, usually used as a feminine name.
Elaheh f Persian
Means "goddess" in Persian.
Elain f Welsh
Means "fawn" in Welsh. This name was created in the 19th century.
Elaina f English
Variant of Elaine.
Elaine f English, Arthurian Romance
From an Old French form of Helen. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur Elaine was the daughter of Pelles, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. It was not commonly used as an English given name until after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859).
Elanor f Literature
Means "star sun" in the fictional language Sindarin. In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this is Sam's eldest daughter, named after a type of flower.
Elara f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek (alara) meaning "hazelnut, spear-shaft". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.
Elba f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish variant form of Alba 3.
Elda f Italian
Italian form of Hilda.
Elea f English
Short form of Eleanor. This was also the name of an ancient Italian town (modern Velia) that is well known for being the home of the philosopher Parmenides and his student Zeno of Elea, who was famous for his paradoxes.
Eleanor f English
From the Old French form of the Occitan name Alienòr. Among the name's earliest bearers was the influential Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th century), who was the queen of Louis VII, the king of France, and later Henry II, the king of England. She was named Aenor after her mother, and was called by the Occitan phrase alia Aenor "the other Aenor" in order to distinguish her from her mother. However, there appear to be examples of bearers prior to Eleanor of Aquitaine. It is not clear whether they were in fact Aenors who were retroactively recorded as having the name Eleanor, or whether there is an alternative explanation for the name's origin.... [more]
Eleanora f English
Latinate form of Eleanor.
Eleanore f English
Variant of Eleanor.
Electra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek (Elektra), derived from (elektron) meaning "amber". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the sister of Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Eleftheria f Greek
Feminine form of Eleftherios.
Elektra f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Electra.
Elen f Welsh, Armenian, Czech
Welsh and modern Armenian form of Helen, as well as a Czech variant form. This was the name of a 4th-century Welsh saint, traditionally said to be the wife of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus. According to the Welsh legend The Dream of Macsen Wledig (Macsen Wledig being the Welsh form of Magnus Maximus), she convinced her husband to build the roads in Wales.
Elna f Latvian
Latvian form of Helen.
Elena f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Greek, German, English, Medieval Slavic
Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian (see Yelena).
Elene f Georgian, Sardinian
Georgian and Sardinian form of Helen.
Eleni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helen.
Elenora f English
Variant of Eleanor.
Eleonoora f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Eleanor.
Eleonor f Swedish
Swedish variant of Eleanor.
Eleonóra f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Eleanor.
Eleonora f Italian, German, Swedish, Latvian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek
Form of Eleanor in several languages.
Eléonore f French
French form of Eleanor.
Eleonore f German
German form of Eleanor.
Eleri f Welsh
From the name of a Welsh river, also called the Leri, of unknown meaning. This was also the name of a 7th-century Welsh saint (masculine).
Elettra f Italian
Italian form of Electra.
Elfa f Icelandic
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Elfleda f English (Archaic)
Middle English form of both the Old English names Æðelflæd and Ælfflæd. These names became rare after the Norman Conquest, but Elfleda was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Elfreda f English
Middle English form of the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength", derived from the element ælf "elf" combined with þryþ "strength". Ælfþryð was common amongst Anglo-Saxon nobility, being borne for example by the mother of King Æðelræd the Unready. This name was rare after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Elfrida f English (Rare)
Variant of Elfreda.
Elfrieda f English
Variant of Elfreda.
Elfriede f German
German form of Elfreda.
Elham f Persian
Persian form of Ilham.
Eli 3 f Spanish, Norwegian, Danish
Spanish, Norwegian and Danish short form of Elisabet or Elin.
Èlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Aelia.
Elian m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of names beginning with Eli, such as Elijah or Elisabeth.
Eliana 1 f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English (Modern)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Éliane.
Eliana 2 f Hebrew
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.
Éliane f French
Probably from Aeliana, the feminine form of the Roman name Aelianus, which was derived from the Roman family name Aelius. This was the name of an early saint and martyr.
Elicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.
Elidi f Various
Meaning unknown, possibly of Greek or Welsh origin. It may have been inspired by the name of the (Ilida) valley and ancient city in western Greece (Elis in English).
Elif f Turkish
Turkish form of Alif, the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, . It also means "slender", from the Turkish phrase elif gibi, literally "shaped like elif".
Eligia f Spanish, Polish (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Eligius.
Eliina f Finnish
Finnish form of Helen.
Eliisa f Finnish
Finnish short form of Elisabet.
Eliisabet f Estonian
Estonian form of Elizabeth.
Elija f Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian feminine form of Elijah.
Elikapeka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Elizabeth.
Elin f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh
Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.
Elna f Latvian
Latvian form of Helen.
Elina f Finnish, Estonian, Swedish
Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Helen.
Eline f Norwegian, Dutch, Danish
Norwegian and Dutch variant form of Helen. This is the name of the title character in the novel Eline Vere (1889) by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus.
Elinor f English
Variant of Eleanor.
Eliora f Hebrew
Feminine form of Elior.
Elisa f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English
Short form of Elisabeth.
Elisabed f Georgian
Georgian form of Elizabeth.
Elísabet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elizabeth.
Elisabet f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, Spanish, Biblical Greek
Scandinavian and Finnish form of Elizabeth. It is also used in Spain alongside the traditional form Isabel.
Elisabeta f Romanian
Romanian form of Elizabeth.
Elisabete f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elizabeth. This more recent form is used alongside the traditional Portuguese form Isabel.
Élisabeth f French
French form of Elizabeth.
Elisabeth f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
German and Dutch form of Elizabeth. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament.
Elisabeti f Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Elizabeth.
Elisabetta f Italian
Italian form of Elizabeth.
Elisavet f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elizabeth.
Elisaveta f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Elizabeth.
Élise f French
French short form of Élisabeth.
Elise f German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English
Short form of Elizabeth.
Elisheba f Biblical
Form of Elizabeth used in many versions of the Old Testament, where it belongs to the wife of Aaron.
Elisheva f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Elizabeth.
Eliška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Elizabeth.
Eliso f Georgian
Georgian short form of Elizabeth.
Elissa 1 f Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly Phoenician in origin. This is another name of Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage.
Elissa 2 f English
Variant of Elisa.
Elita f Latvian
Meaning unknown.
Elixabete f Basque
Basque form of Elizabeth.
Elza f Latvian
Short form of Elizabete.
Eliza f English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Hungarian, Georgian
Short form of Elizabeth. It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (1913) and the subsequent musical adaptation My Fair Lady (1956).
Elizabet f Bulgarian, Hungarian
Variant form of Elizabeth.
Elizabeta f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Elizabeth.
Elizabete f Latvian, Portuguese
Latvian form of Elizabeth, as well as a Portuguese variant of Elisabete.
Elizabeth f English, Biblical
From (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath", derived from the roots ('el) referring to the Hebrew God and (shava') meaning "oath". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.... [more]
Elizaveta f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian (see Yelizaveta).
Elke 1 f Low German, Frisian, German, Dutch
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Elke 2 f Hebrew
Feminine form of Elkanah.
Ella 1 f English
Norman name, originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element alles meaning "other" (Proto-Germanic *aljaz). It was introduced to England by the Normans and used until the 14th century, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the American singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996).
Ella 2 f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. It can also be a short form of names ending in ella.
Elle f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Eleanor and other names beginning with El. This name can also be given in reference to the French pronoun elle meaning "she".... [more]
Ellen 1 f English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian
Medieval English form of Helen. This was the usual spelling of the name until the 19th century, when the form Helen also became common.
Ellen 2 f Dutch
Short form of Eleonora.
Ellery m & f English
From an English surname that was originally derived from the medieval masculine name Hilary.
Elli 1 f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helle 2.
Elli 2 f German, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Elizabeth.
Elli 3 f Norse Mythology
Means "old age" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda this is the name of an old woman (old age personified) who wrestles with and defeats the god Thor.
Elliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Eliana 1.
Ellie f English
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.
Ellington f & m English (Rare)
Derived from the English surname Ellington.
Ellinor f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Eleanor.
Ellis m & f English, Welsh
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Elis, a medieval vernacular form of Elias. This name has also functioned as an Anglicized form of Welsh Elisedd.
Elly f English, Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth or an English variant of Ellie.
Elma f Dutch, English, German (Rare)
Short form of Wilhelmine or names ending in elma, such as Anselma. It has also been recorded as a combination of Elizabeth and Mary, as in the case of the 19th-century daughter of the Earl of Elgin, who was named using her mother's first and middle names.
Elmas f Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.
Elmira 1 f Literature
Possibly a shortened form of Edelmira. It appears in the play Tartuffe (1664) by the French playwright Molière (often spelled in the French style Elmire).
Elmira 2 f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Possibly from Turkic el meaning "nation, people, country" combined with Arabic (amir) meaning "commander".
Elmira 3 f Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian
094; (elektrifikatsiya mira) meaning "electrification of the world". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Elna f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Helena.
Elnora f English
Contracted form of Eleanora.
Elo f Estonian
Short form of names beginning with El, such as Eliisabet. It could also be from Estonian elu meaning "life".
Elodia f Spanish
Spanish form of Alodia.
Élodie f French
French form of Alodia.
Elodie f English
English form of Élodie.
Eloísa f Spanish
Spanish form of Eloise.
Eloisa f Italian
Italian form of Eloise.
Éloïse f French
French form of Eloise.
Eloise f English
From the Old French name Héloïse, which was probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil meaning "healthy, whole" and wit meaning "wide". It is sometimes associated with the Greek word (helios) meaning "sun" or the name Louise, though there is no etymological connection. This name was borne by the 12th-century French scholar and philosopher Héloïse. Secretly marrying the theologian Peter Abelard at a young age, she became a nun (and eventually an abbess) after Abelard was violently castrated by order of her uncle Fulbert.... [more]
Elora f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Probably an invented name. This is the name of an infant girl in the fantasy movie Willow (1988). Since the release of the movie the name has been steadily used, finally breaking into the top 1000 in the United States in 2015.
Elouise f English
Variant of Eloise.
Elowen f Cornish
Means "elm tree" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Elpida f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpis.
Elpis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.
Els f Dutch
Short form of Elisabeth.
Elsa f German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian, English
Short form of Elisabeth. Elsa von Brabant is the lover of Lohengrin in medieval German tales, and her story was expanded by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike in popularity after the 2013 release of the animated Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.
Elsabeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.
Else f Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Short form of Elisabeth.
Elsie f English, Swedish
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Elsje f Dutch
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elske f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth.
Elspet f Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth.
Elspeth f Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth.
Elsy f Swedish, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Elisabet.
Eluned f Welsh
Derived from Welsh eilun meaning "image, likeness, idol". This was the name of a legendary 5th-century Welsh saint, also known as Eiliwedd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Eluney f & m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".
Elva 1 f Irish
Anglicized form of Ailbhe.
Elva 2 f Danish, Icelandic
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Elvan f & m Turkish
Means "colours" in Turkish.
Elvi f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Elviira.
Elvia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Helvius.
Elviira f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Elvira.
Elvina f English
Variant of Alvina.
Elvra f Latvian
Latvian form of Elvira.
Elvira f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Russian
Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).
Elvire f French
French form of Elvira.
Elvy f Swedish
Swedish short form of Elvira.
Elwira f Polish
Polish form of Elvira.
Elyse f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth. It was popularized in the early 1980s by a character from the television comedy Family Ties.
Elysia f Various
From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful".
Elyzabeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.
Elžbieta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Elizabeth.
Elbieta f Polish
Polish form of Elizabeth.
Elz f Lithuanian
Short form of Elžbieta.