Baby girl names beginning with E – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: the earth

2. Easter

• Origin: English
• Meaning: goddess of fertility; the title of the Christian festival used as a first name

3. Ebony

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: the name of a very black wood used as a first name

6. Edana

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: the earth
• Also: Edna

5. Edda

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: poetry

7. Eden

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: gladness

8. Edith

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: successful war
• Also: Editha, Edie, Edy

9. Edna

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: pleasure
• Also: Edana

10. Edwina

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: rich friend: the feminine form of Edwin

11. Eega

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: bird which flies high

12. Effie

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: well spoken, well regarded
• Also: Euphemia

13. Efrona

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: sweet singing bird

14. Eglentyne

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: prickly
• Also: Eglantine

15. Eileen

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: bright, shining one; the Irish form is Aileen
• Also: Eily, Isla, Lee and Lina

16. Eilidh

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: sun, radiant

17. Eithne

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: fire
• Also: Ethne, Ethna, Aithne, Ena (English form)

18. Ekata

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: harmony

19. Elaine

• Origin: English
• Meaning: sun ray
• Also: Helen

20. Eleanor

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: a form of Helen, which has been used in Britain for hundreds of years
• Also: Elinor Eleanora (Italian form) Leonora (Italian for), Ellie, Ella, Nell, Nora

21. Elfleda

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble or beauty

22. Elfreda

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: good counsellor; a feminine form of Alfred
• Also: Alfreda

23. Elgiva

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble gift

24. Elin

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: bright one
• Also: Helen

25. Elise

• Origin: French
• Meaning: God is my oath
• Also: Elizabeth

26. Elissa

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: God is my oath
• Also: Elizabeth

27. Elizabeth

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: my God is fulfillment
• Also: Elisabeth, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betty, Eliza, Lizzy, Liz, Liza and Libby, Elspeth (Scottish form), Elsie (Scottish form), Elsa(European form), Elissa (European form), Lisa (European form); Bettina (German and Italian forms), Elise (French form), Lisette (French form), Babette (French form)

28. Elke

• Origin: Low German
• Meaning: of noble birth

29. Ella

• Origin: Spanish
• Meaning: her
• Also: Eleanor

30. Ellen

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: torch
• Also: Helen

32. Elma

• Origin: German
• Meaning: determined protector; a combination of parts of Elizabeth and Mary

33. Eloise

• Origin: French
• Meaning: healthy
• Also: Heloise; Abelard, Heloise

35. Elsie

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: God is my oath
• Also: Elizabeth

37. Eluned

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: idol

38. Elva

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: the elf’s friend
• Also: Elvina

39. Elvira

• Origin: Spanish
• Meaning: unknown

40. Emeline

• Origin: German
• Meaning: peaceful home
• Also: Amelia

41. Emer

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: from an Irish legend

42. Emerald

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: the name of a gem used as a first name
• Also: Esmeralda, Esmeraldah (Spanish forms)

43. Emersyn

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: daughter of the powerful

43. Emika

• Origin: Japanese
• Meaning: bloom; harmony

44. Emily

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: derived from the Roman name Aemilia, meaning hardworking or rival; the name of a Roman family used as a first name
• Also: Emilia, Emma, Millie, Emmeline (French form)

45. Emma

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: universal
• Also: Emmie

46. Emmeline

• Origin: German
• Meaning: work
• Also: Amelia

47. Ena

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: passionate
• Also: Ina

48. Enfys

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: a rainbow

49. Engelberta

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: angel; the feminine form of Engelbert
• Also: Engelbertha

50. Enid

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: the spirit

51. Erica

• Origin: Danish
• Meaning: probably ruler; a name brought to Britain by the Danes; the feminine form of Eric;
• Also: Erika

52. Erin

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: the poetic name for Ireland

53. Ermyntrude

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: universal strength

54. Ernestine

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: earnestness; the feminine form of Ernest

54. Erssike

• Origin: Hungarian
• Meaning: consecrated to God

55. Eshe

• Origin: Swahili
• Meaning: life, energy

56. Esmé

• Origin: French
• Meaning: loved
• Also: Esmée, Esma, Aimée (French form)

57. Esmeralda

• Origin: Spanish
• Meaning: emerald
• Also: Emerald

58. Estelle

• Origin: French
• Meaning: a star
• Also: Estella

59. Esther

• Origin: Persian
• Meaning: myrtle
• Also: Ester, Hester, Essy, Essie, Ess, Tess, Hettie

60. Estrild

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: goddess of the rising sun

61. Etain

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: from an Irish legend
• Also: Etan, Eadan

62. Ethel

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: of high birth

64. Etta

• Origin: Italian
• Meaning: mistress of the home
• Also: Henrietta

65. Eudora

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: good, pleasant, gifted

66. Eugenie

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: high-born; this is the feminine form of Eugene;
• Also: Eugenia

67. Eulalia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: speaking sweetly

68. Eunice

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: joyous victory

69. Euphemia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: favourable speech
• Also: Euphemie, Effie, Fay, Faye, Phoebe

70. Eustacia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: fruitful; the feminine form of Eustace
• Also: Anastasia, Stacey, Stacy

72. Evadne

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: unknown

73. Evangeline

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: belonging to the Gospels

74. Eve

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: lively
• Also: Eva, Evie, Evita (Spanish form);Eveline, Eveleen, Evelina

75. Evelyn

• Origin: English
• Meaning: desired; a surname used as a first name.

76. Evie

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: life; breathe
• Also: Eve

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