Baby boy names beginning with E – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: a horseman
• Also: Eachaun, Eacheann

2. Eamon

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: the Irish form of Edmund
• Also: Eamonn

3. Earl

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: nobleman; derived from the noble title
• Also: Erle

4. Eashan

• Origin: Indian
• Meaning: Lord Vishnu

5. Eaton

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: island settlement

6. Ebenezer

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: stone of help; the name was used originally by the Puritans
• Also: Eben, Eb

7. Edan

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: little fire
• Also: Aidan, Aiden

8. Eddy

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: a whirlpool of water running against the tide, derived from the old English word ed, meaning ‘again, back’

9. Edelmar

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Edel (German form)

10. Edet

• Origin: Nigerian
• Meaning: born on a market day

11. Edgar

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: Spear of fortune
• Also: Ed, Eddie

12. Edmund

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: protection of happiness
• Also: Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted; Edmond (French form)

13. Edric

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: wealthy chief

14. Edward

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: happy guardian
• Also: Ted, Ned, Ed, Eddie

15. Edwin

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: friend
• Also: Ed

16. Egan

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: little bright-eyed one

17. Egbert

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: bright sword
• Also: Bert

18. Ekon

• Origin: Nigeria
• Meaning: strong

19. Eilir

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: butterfly

20. Eito

• Origin: Japanese
• Meaning: prosperous person

21. Ekevu

• Origin: African
• Meaning: intelligent, sensible

22. Elder

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: a senior person

23. Eldon

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: Ella’s Hill

24. Eleazer

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: helped by God

25. Elfed

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: Autumn

26. Elias

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: Jehovah is God
• Also: Elijah, Eli

27. Elliot

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: Anglicised version of Elias; Jehovah is God

28. Ellis

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: kind, benevolent

29. Ellison

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: son of Elias

30. Elgar

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble spear, implying protection and defence, from the old English aethel, meaning noble, and gar, meaning spear

31. Elmer

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble defender
• Also: Aylmer

32. Elmore

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: river bank

33. Elton

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: a place name used as a first name; the name was made famous by the singer Elton John

34. Elvin

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble friend
• Also: Elwin

35. Elvis

• Origin: possibly Old English or Norse
• Meaning: Multiple meanings although 'all wise' is most common; a name made famous by Elvis Presley

36. Emanuel

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: God with us; the name given by the prophet Isaiah to the Messiah
• Also: Manny, Manuel (Spanish form)

37. Emlyn

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: unknown; possibly derived from a Welsh place name

38. Emmett

• Origin: Hebrew/German/English
• Meaning: Universal; also the male version of Emma
• Also: Emmet, Emmot, Emmott

39. Emrys

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: immortal

40. Enej

• Origin: Slovenian
• Meaning: praise

41. Engelbert

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: angel

42. Ennis

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: leader

43. Enoch

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: skilled, dedicated

44. Enzo

• Origin: Italian
• Meaning: last hope; the first name of the founder of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari

45. Eoin

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: Irish form of John

46. Ephraim

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: fruitful
• Also: Eph

47. Erasmus

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: beloved
• Also: Erastus, Ras, Rastus

48. Eric

• Origin: Danish
• Meaning: probably ruler; a name brought to Britain by the Danes
• Also: Erik, Rick, Rickie, Ricky

49. Ernest

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: earnestness
• Also: Earnest, Ern, Ernie

50. Errol

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: nobleman, warrior

51. Erskine

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: blood on the knife

52. Erwin

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: honourable friend

53. Esau

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: Hairy

54. Esmond

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: protection from above

55. Ethan

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: firm

56. Etienne

• Origin: French
• Meaning: garland, crown

57. Eucal

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: from the Greek eus, meaning ‘good’, and kaluptos, meaning ‘covered’

58. Eugene

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: well-born
• Also: Eoghan and Eoan (Irish forms) Ewan, Ewen, Euan (Scottish forms), Owen, Gene

59. Eustace

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: fruitful
• Also: Stacey, Stacy

60. Evan

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: the Lord are gracious
• Also: John

61. Evelyn

• Origin: French/English
• Meaning: desired, wished for; also used as a girl’s name

62. Everard

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: brave boar
• Also: Ewart (Scottish form), Everett

63. Ewan

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: youth; born of the yew tree
• Also: Ewen, Euan

64. Ezekiel

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: strengthened by God
• Also: Zeke

65. Ezra

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: helper

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