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| Earl | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | nobleman, warrior |
| Info about origin: | use of the English aristocratic title as a given name, since around the 19th century |
| the title derives from Old English 'eorl' (nobleman, warrior) | |
| Words: | (English) ; eorl=the nobleman, the warrior (Old English) |
| Variants: | Earl English (#485 in US popularity) |
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| Edgar | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings and saints |
| survived the Norman conquest until the 13th century | |
| revived in the late 18th century | |
| Words: | ead=the wealth (Old English) ; gar=the spear (Old English) |
| Variants: | Edgar German, English, French (#147 in US popularity) |
| Edgardo Italian, Spanish (#601 in US popularity) | |
| Edgaro Italian | |
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| Edmund | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | ead=the wealth (Old English) ; mund=the protection, the protector (Old English) |
| Variants: | Edmund German, English (#877 in US popularity) |
| Edmond English, French | |
| Edmondo Italian | |
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| Edward | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | guard of his wealth |
| Info about origin: | name of 8 subsequent kings of England |
| one of the few names with an Old English origin that are used throughout Europe | |
| e.g. moved from England to France and from there to Germany | |
| Words: | ead=the wealth (Old English) ; weard=the warden, the guard (Old English) |
| Variants: | Edward English, Polish (#80 in US popularity) |
| Eduard German | |
| Duarte Portuguese | |
| Ed English | |
| Eddie English (#286 in US popularity) | |
| Eddy English (#919 in US popularity) | |
| Edoardo Italian | |
| Edouard French | |
| Eduardo Italian (#121 in US popularity) | |
| Edvard Scandinavian | |
| Édouard French | |
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| Edwin | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | rich friend |
| Info about origin: | Old English two-element name |
| revived in the 19th century | |
| Words: | ead=the wealth (Old English) ; wine=the friend (Old English) |
| Variants: | Edwin German, English (#164 in US popularity) |
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| Eli | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | height, ascension |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Eli is the teacher of Samuel |
| quite popular in the 17th century | |
| Words: | eli=the height, the ascension (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Eli English, Hebrew (#345 in US popularity) |
| Eliezer | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God is help, God is my helper |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Eliezer is a servant of Abraham |
| Words: | el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) ; ezer=the help (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Eliezer German, English (#785 in US popularity) |
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| Elijah | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | my god is Yahweh |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Elijah is an important prophet who fights against Baal's cult |
| Words: | el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) ; yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) |
| Female form: | Eliane |
| Variants: | Elijah English (#118 in US popularity) |
| Elia German, Italian | |
| Elias German, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Hungarian (#340 in US popularity) | |
| Ilja Russian | |
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| Elischa | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God is help |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Elisha is an important prophet, the successor of Elijah |
| Words: | el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) ; jascha=to help, to deliver (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Elischa German |
| Eliseo Italian, Spanish (#830 in US popularity) | |
| Elisha English (#870 in US popularity) | |
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| Elliot | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Norman-French family name that derives from the given Name 'Elijah' |
| Variants: | Elliot English (#419 in US popularity) |
| Elliott English (#445 in US popularity) | |
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| Ellis | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from the family name 'Ellis' which itself is derived from the given name 'Elias' |
| Variants: | Ellis English (#953 in US popularity) |
| Elmer | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| younger and shorter form of 'Aethelmaer' | |
| Words: | adal=the noble, honorable (Old High German) ; mari=famous, well-known (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Elmer English, Scandinavian (#682 in US popularity) |
| Ellmar German, Scandinavian | |
| Elmar German, Scandinavian | |
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| Elton | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | old city; Ella's city |
| Info about origin: | from a family name derived from a place with the meaning 'old city' or 'Ella's city' |
| Words: | eald=old (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Elton English (#1000 in US popularity) |
| Alton English (#762 in US popularity) | |
| Elvis | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | origin not known for sure, maybe a form of 'Elwin' or else 'Alvin' |
| known from rock singer Elvis Presley | |
| Variants: | Elvis English (#685 in US popularity) |
| Emil | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | originally a Roman family name |
| Words: | aemulus=imitating, rivaling (Latin) |
| Female form: | Emily |
| Variants: | Emil German, Scandinavian, Czech, Hungarian |
| Emiliano Italian, Spanish | |
| Emilio Italian, Spanish (#366 in US popularity) | |
| Émile French | |
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| Emmet | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which itself derives from the given name 'Emma' |
| Variants: | Emmet English |
| Emmett English (#854 in US popularity) | |
| Ephraim | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | doubly fruitful |
| Info about origin: | probably from a Hebrew place name with the meaning 'doubly fruitful' |
| in the Bible Ephraim is one of the sons of Joseph and is counted as the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel | |
| Words: | ephrayim=doubly fruitful (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ephraim German, English |
| Efrain Spanish (#468 in US popularity) | |
| Efren Spanish, Tagalog (#925 in US popularity) | |
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| Eric | |
| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | alone-ruler |
| Info about origin: | well know as name of Swedish rulers |
| 'Erik' is one of the most frequent names in Sweden | |
| Words: | aen=alone, lone (Old Norse) ; rikr=the ruler (Old Norse) |
| Female form: | Erica |
| Variants: | Eric English (#29 in US popularity) |
| Erich German (#754 in US popularity) | |
| Aric English (#800 in US popularity) | |
| Erick English (#198 in US popularity) | |
| Erik Scandinavian (#108 in US popularity) | |
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| Ernest | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the ernest, the serious |
| Info about origin: | the German variant 'Ernst' is known from the famous German ruler Ernst von Schwaben |
| Words: | ernst=the seriousness, the earnest, the eagerness (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Ernest English (#381 in US popularity) |
| Ernst German | |
| Earnest English | |
| Ernestin French | |
| Ernesto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (#332 in US popularity) | |
| Ernö Hungarian | |
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| Erwin | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | heri=the army, the warrior (Old High German) ; wini=the friend (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Erwin German |
| Ervin English, Hungarian, Albanian (#885 in US popularity) | |
| Irvin English (#513 in US popularity) | |
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| Ethan | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the enduring |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Ethan is a wise man during the times of Solomon |
| known from the freedom fighter Ethan Allen | |
| Words: | ethan=enduring (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ethan English, Hebrew (#60 in US popularity) |
| Eugen | |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | well born, noble |
| Info about origin: | known from the Austrian prince Eugene of Savoy (18th century AD) |
| until now there were 4 popes with the name Eugene/Eugenius | |
| Words: | eu=good, well (Old Greek) ; genos=the birth, the descent (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Eugen German, Romanian |
| Eugene English (#390 in US popularity) | |
| Eugenio Italian, Spanish | |
| Eugène French | |
| Gene English (#703 in US popularity) | |
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| Everett | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name that itself derives from the given name 'Everard' |
| Variants: | Everett English (#567 in US popularity) |
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| Ezekiel | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God strengthens |
| Info about origin: | in Bible Ezekiel is a major prophet, the author of the Book of Ezekiel |
| Words: | el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) ; chazaq=strong, to strengthen (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ezekiel English (#545 in US popularity) |
| Ezequiel English (#602 in US popularity) | |
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| Ezra | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | (God is) help |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Ezra is a scribe, the author of the Book of Ezra |
| Words: | ezer=the help (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ezra German, English (#641 in US popularity) |
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