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101 girl names that start with the letter E

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Choosing a baby’s name is one of the most exciting moments that parents live, although the choice is not always easy and fast. Some people prefer short names, while others opt for compound ones. The animal kingdom, the sea or well-known writers and artists can also be an excellent source of inspiration.

When choosing a name, there are families that have a predilection for a specific sound, or even seek that the names of all their children begin with the same letter. So today we are going to continue with our series of names from A to Z, proposing 101 boy names that begin with D, so you can choose the one you like the most.

  • Eadberta: of Latin origin, it means “happiness and wealth” (with Anglo-Saxon influence) and “brilliant and illustrious” (with Germanic influence).

  • Ebba: of Danish origin, it means “strong”. It is also short for Eadburga.

  • Eberarda: Latinized feminine form of the Germanic proper name Eberhard, which means’ “warrior and strong.”

  • Edda: of Germanic origin, it means “fame and victory” in Spanish and Catalan.

  • Edelina: of German origin, comes from athal-win: “noble line” and “triumph”.

  • Edelmira: of German origin, it was widely used in the high European Middle Ages with numerous variations. It means “of distinguished nobility.”

  • Ederne: of Latin origin, in Basque it means “from Gaul, present-day France”.

  • Edgarda: of Latin origin, it is the feminine form of the Anglo-Saxon name Edgar, which means “the one who defends his lands with a spear”.

  • Edita: of Latin origin, which means “one who fights for wealth or property.”

  • Edith: of German origin, comes from ed: “wealth” and gyth: “combat”. It was spread in England by the abbess of the s. X Santa Edith.

  • Edna: of Hebrew origin, it means “rejuvenation”.

  • Edurne: it is the equivalent of Nieves in Basque. It comes from the Virgen de las Nieves.

  • Edvina: of Latin origin, it means “happy friend” or “friend of happiness”. It is the feminine form of San Edvino, king of the Anglo-Saxons in the 7th century.

  • Egeria: name of a nymph of the sources in Latin mythology, probably Etruscan etymology.

  • Ee: from the Anglo-Saxon aethel, it means “noble, faithful, loyal, dear”.

  • Egle: of Greek origin, it means “resplendent”. She is the daughter of Helios.

  • Egokiñe: of Arabic origin, it means “straight and equanimous”. It’s Azucena in Basque.

  • Eguzki: means “sun” in Basque.

  • Eguzkiñe: of Latin origin, it refers to the Virgin of the Sun, in Basque.

  • Eines: of Greek origin, it means “chaste and pure”. It is Inés in Galician.

  • Ela: of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “the one who is noble.”

  • Eladia: of Latin origin means “from Hellas”, belonging to ancient Greece.

  • Elaine / Elayne: French and English variant of Elena, niece of King Arthur.

  • Elba: of German origin, it comes from ‘elf’ and ‘alb’: “elf, duende”.

  • Elda: of Germanic origin. Elda was a maiden of Santa Elena and some take this name as a variant of Hilda in Catalan.

  • Elea: of Greek and Breton origin, it means “brilliant”. It is the diminutive of Eleonor.

  • Electra: name from Greek mythology, it means “gold”, “amber, yellow”.

  • Elena: of Greek origin, it means “resplendent”.

  • Eleonor / Eleonora: of Greek origin, it means “compassion” or of Breton origin, which means “spark”.

  • Elia: of Greek origin, it means “the one that shines like the sun”.

  • Eliana: of Hebrew origin. Female variant of the Greek name Helios, which means “sun.”

  • Elicia: of Latin origin, it means “who attracts the rays of the sky”. Jupiter’s nickname in the Roman language.

  • Eliette: of Greek origin, it means “God has answered” and is a variant of Eliana in French.

  • Eliezer: of Greek and Latin origin, it means “God has helped.”

  • Elif: of Turkish origin, it means “fine and tall”. It is also the letter A of the Arabic alphabet.

  • Elin: of Scandinavian origin, it means “resplendent.” Variant of the Greek name Helena.

  • Elisa: of Hebrew origin, it comes from ‘elyasa’ and means “divine promise”.

  • Elisabeta / Elisabeth: of Hebrew origin, it means “consecrated to God”, “promise of God”.

  • Elisea: of Hebrew origin, it comes from ‘el i shuah’, which means “God is my health”.

  • Elisenda: of Latin origin, it means “related to the consecrated to God”.

  • Elisia: of Latin origin. It is the primitive name of Queen Dido, who according to mythological legend was the founder of the city of Carthage.

  • Elixi: of Hebrew origin. In Basque it means “God has helped”. Equivalent to Elisabet.

  • She: of English origin, diminutive of Hellen / Ellen, which means “light” or “torch”.

  • Elma: of German origin, it means “whom his will protects.”

  • Elodia: of Germanic origin, in honor of Santa Alodia or Elodia, a Spanish virgin martyred by the Arabs in Huesca.

  • Elohim: of Hebrew origin, this unisex name is used as a fundamental Word to name God in Hebrew and other Semitic languages.

  • Heloise: of German origin, it means “whole, complete, undamaged, intact”.

  • Elsa: of Hebrew origin, it means “consecrated to God”.

  • Elvia: of Celtic origin, it means “from the top of the mountains.” Variant of Elba.

  • Elvira: of German origin, it means “friendly spear”.

  • Emelina: of Greek origin, it is the diminutive of Emelia, which means “soft, tender”.

  • Emille: Emilia in Basque and means “friendly”.

  • Emilia: of Greek origin, it means kind.

  • Emiliana: from the Latin “Aemiliana”, derived from Aemilius, which means “emulus, rival, adversary”.

  • Emma / Ema: of Germanic origin, it means “great”, “strong”, “immense”, “powerful”.

  • Empress: of Latin origin, it means “sovereign of an empire”, “wife of the emperor”.

  • Enara: variant of Ainara in Basque, it means “swallow”.

  • Encarna / Encarnación: of Latin origin, it refers to the mystery of the flesh in the Christian religion.

  • Eneida: of Latin origin, it alludes to AEneis, “Eneida”, the epic poem by Virgilio where the story of the hero Aeneas is told.

  • Holm oak: of Spanish origin, it refers to the tree of the same name. It comes from Our Lady of the Encina, allusive to the apparitions of the Virgin in this tree.

  • Engracia: of Latin origin, it refers to one of the three theological virtues.

  • Enriqueta: of German origin, it is the feminine form of Enrique, which means “powerful house”, “owner of the house”, “leader of the fortress”.

  • Epiphany: of Latin origin, it means “appearance, manifestation”.

  • Epona: of Celtic origin, she is the Gallic goddess protector of horses.

  • Eppie: of Greek origin, it comes from Euphemia, a popular Scottish name taken from the Greek, which means “favorable speech or good reputation”.

  • Eragone: Basque variant of Asunción that means “to raise up.”

  • Erika / Erica: of German origin, it means “eternal, rich, powerful”.

  • Ermelinda: of German origin, it means “great shield”.

  • Erreguiñe: Regina in Basque. It means “queen.”

  • Scarlet: of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “strawberry tree”. Widely used in reference to the protagonist of the film ‘Gone with the wind’.

  • Eskarne: Mercedes in Basque. It means “grace, thanks, mercy.”

  • Esmeralda: of Latin origin, it comes from “Smeragda”, which means “beautiful like the precious stone of the same name”, “that which has hope” and “that which radiates purity”.

  • Spain: of Latin origin, it is believed that it comes from Phoenician etymology and refers to the country.

  • Esperada / Esperata: of Latin origin, feminine form of “expected”.

  • Esperança: of Latin origin, Esperanza in Catalan. It is one of the three theological virtues (faith, charity and hope).

  • Esperanza: of Latin origin, it means “to wait, the one who waits”.

  • Estefanía: of Greek origin, it means “crowned”, “victorious”. Male form of Esteban.

  • Stela: of Latin origin, variant of Estrella, Stella.

  • Esther / Esther: of Hebrew origin, it means “myrtle”. It can also come from the Akkadian word for “star,” or from the Babylonian goddess Ishtar.

  • Estibaliz: in Basque it means “sweet like honey”. She is the patron saint of Álava.

  • Star: of Latin origin, it comes from “stella”. It refers to the “starfish”, an allusion to the polar star that guides sailors and guides Christians.

  • Eteria: of Greek and Latin origin, it means “ethereal, aerial, celestial”

  • Eukene: Eugenia in Basque.

  • Eugenia: of Greek origin, it means “well born, of good origin”.

  • Eulalia: of Greek origin, it means “well spoken, eloquent”.

  • Eulogia: of Latin origin, composed of eu: “good, good” and lego: “talk, tell.”

  • Eumenia: of Latin origin, it means “benevolent, auspicious”.

  • Euna: of Latin origin, it means “benevolent, well disposed, favorable”.

  • Eunice: of Latin origin, it means “the very victorious one”.

  • Euríale: of Latin origin, she was one of the three gorgonians, sister of Medusa and Esteno.

  • Eurydice: of Greek and Latin origin, it means “the one of immense justice”.

  • Europe: of Greek and Latin origin. Mythological character, daughter of the king of Phenicia whom Zeus, captivated by her beauty, kidnapped.

  • Eusebia: of Greek origin, it means “one who is worthy of admiration”.

  • Eva: of Hebrew origin, it means “the one who gives life.” First woman, according to the Bible.

  • Evalda: of Germanic origin, it means “eternity”.

  • Evangelina: of Greek origin, it means “good news”.

  • Evarista: of Greek origin, it has the same sense of “select, select”, “good among the best”.

  • Evelia: of Greek and Roman origin, it comes from ‘euilios’, which means “sunny, sunny”.

  • Evelina: French diminutive of Eva, “the one who gives life.”

  • Evolet: name of the protagonist of the film 10,000 BC. According to the film, it means “the star that shines the most.”

  • Expedita: of Latin origin, “free, without hindrance”.

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