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EARTHA: Old English name meaning "earth."
EBONY: Name
of a valuable black wood. Diminutive, Ebo,
exists.
EDITH: Old
English name meaning "rich in war" or "bringing rich
booty." Diminutives include Ede and Edie.
EDNA: Hebrew
name meaning "pleasure" or "rejuvenation." Variants
include Ena and Ethne.
EDWINA:
Feminine form of Edwin, "wealthy friend."
Variants include Edweena and Edwena.
EFFIE:
Diminutive of Euphemia, "favorable speech."
EGLANTINE:
From the flower. Variants include Eglantina
and Eglantyne.
EILEEN:
Irish name meaning "shining." Variants include
Aileen, Eilene and Ileen.
EITHNE:
Irish name meaning either "kernel" or "fire."
ELAINE:
French form of Helen, "light." Variants
include Elain and Elayne.
ELEANOR:
Probably another form of Helen, "light." Variants
Eleonora, and Elinor, exists. Diminutives
include Ellie and Nell.
ELINOR: A
variant of Eleanor, "light."
ELIZA: Form
of Elizabeth, "pledged to God." Variant,
Liza, exists.
ELIZABETH:
Biblical name meaning "pledged to God." Some variants
and diminutives include Beth, Bessie,
Bet, Beth, Betsy, Bettina,
Betty, Elisabeth, Elise, Eliza,
Elsa, Ilse, Isabel, Lisa,
Lise, Lisette, Liza, Elsie,
Elspeth, Lisbeth, and Liz.
ELLA: Old
German name meaning "all." Diminutive, Ellie,
exists.
ELLEN: A
form of Helen, "light." Variants include
Ellie and Nell.
ELLIE:
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, and
Helen, "light," and Ella, "all." Variant,
Elly, exists.
ELOISE:
French form of Louise, "renowned in battle."
Variant, Eloisa, exists.
ELSA:
Diminutive of Elizabeth, "pledged to God."
Diminutive, Ellie, exists.
ELSIE: A
form of Elizabeth, "pledged to God." Diminutive,
Else, exists.
ELSPETH, ELSPIE:
Scottish diminutives of Elizabeth, "pledged to
God."
ELVIRA:
Spanish name of uncertain origin. May be Old German
name meaning "true to all."
EMILIA:
Variant of Amelia, "industrious."
EMILY: Latin
clan name meaning "industrious." Diminutives include
Em, Emmie, and Emmy.
EMMA: Old
German name meaning "entire; universal." Variant,
Emmeline, exists. Diminutives include Em,
Emmie, and Emmy.
EMMELINE: A
form of Emma, "entire; universal." Diminutive,
Emmie, exists.
ENA: Short
for names ending with "-ina." Variant is Ina.
ENID: Welsh
name meaning "soul" or "life." Variants include
Enite and Enide.
EPPIE: see
Euphemia and Hephzibah.
ERICA:
Feminine form of Eric, "every-ruling." Variant
is Erika.
ERIN: Irish
name meaning "from the western island."
ERMINTRUDE:
Old German name meaning "wholly loved." Diminutive,
Trudy, exists.
ERNA:
Diminutive of feminine forms of Ernest, such as
Ernesta and Ernestina, "battler to the
death."
ESMÉ:
Feminine adoption of male name Esmé,
"esteemed." Variant, Esmée (with and without
accent), exists.
ESMERALDA:
Spanish name meaning "emerald."
ESTA: see
Esther and Hester.
ESTELLE:
French form of Stella, "star." Variant,
Estella, exists.
ESTHER:
Biblical name meaning "star." Variant, Hester,
exists. Diminutives include Essa, Esta,
and Etty.
ETHEL: Old
English name meaning "noble." Diminutive, Eth,
exists.
ETTA: see
Henrietta.
ETTIE: see
Henrietta.
ETTY: see
Esther and Henrietta.
EUDORA:
Greek name meaning "good gift." Diminutive, Dora,
exists.
EUGENIE:
French feminine form of Eugene, "well-born."
Variant, Eugenia, exists. Diminutives include
Gene and Genie.
EUNICE:
Biblical name meaning "good victory." Variant,
Unice, exists.
EUPHEMIA:
Greek name meaning "well-spoken of." Diminutives
include Effieand Eppie.
EURYDICE:
Greek name meaning either "wide justice," "princess,"
or "queen."
EUSTACIA:
Feminine form of Eustace, "fruitful."
Diminutive, Stacy, exists.
EVA: Latin
form of Eve, "life." Diminutive is Evie.
EVADNE:
Greek name probably meaning "well off."
EVANGELINE:
Greek name meaning "good news." Diminutives, Eva
and Evie, exist.
EVE:
Biblical name meaning "life." Variants and
diminutives include Eva, Evita, and
Evie.
EVELYN: Old
German name possibly meaning "life." May also be a
compound name consisting of Eve, "life" and
Lynn, "like a lion." Variants include Evelina,
Eveline, and Evalyn. Diminutive is
Evie.
EVONNE: see
Yvonne.
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