Egbert

Egbert comes from an Old English male name, Ecgberht, meaning “bright edge”. It’s made up of Old English ecg (edge “of a blade”) ultimately from PIE *h₂eḱ- (sharp), and beorht (bright, clear), also from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “bright edge (of a blade)” Usage: English, Dutch Variants:

Ekhion

Ekhion is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including the name of a Giant; a Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War; the name of one of the Spartoi, warriors who sprang up from the dragon’s teeth sown into the earth by Cadmus and than, later, Jason; as well as the name…

Elwood

Elwood comes from Middle English Elwald via Anglo-Saxon Aelfweald, made up of Old English elements ælf (elf) and weald (rule) essentially meaning “elf rule” or “elf ruler”. I’ve also seen some sites list it as meaning “elder tree wood”. It’s possible that both meanings are correct, deriving from different sources. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “elf rule, elf ruler” or “elder tree…

Enoch

Enoch is the name of two figures in the Bible, one the name of the son of Cain, the other the name of the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah for whom the Book of Enoch is named after. The name comes from Hebrew Hanokh/Chanokh meaning “dedicated, consecrated”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “dedicated, consecrated”…

Elif

Elif is a Turkish female name which derives from the first letter of the Turkish alphabet, elif ا, from Arabic Alif أَلِف, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It also means or connotes the meaning of “slender” because of the shape of the letter. The word alif comes from Phoenician aleph meaning “ox, oxen”, perhaps because the…

Eurybia

Eurybia (Εὐρυβία) is the name of a Greek goddess of the sea, who apparently presided over the external influences over the sea such as the power of the winds, the season weather, and the rise of constellations (Theoi). She was the wife of the Titan Kreios, the daughter of Pontos and Gaia. Eurybia is also…

Everest

Everest is the name of the world’s highest mountain, located on the border of Nepal, Tibet, and China. It was named after British surveyor George Everest, who objected to having the mountain named after him, preferring to have a native name used, but the geographical team seemed to have trouble finding a common native name…

Edison

Edison comes from an English surname, a matronymic name meaning “son of Eda”, Eda being the medieval English diminutive of Edith, made up of Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and gyð (war). In some cases it could also be a patronymic surname meaning “son of Edward” or any names beginning with Ed-. I’ve also seen it listed as…

Estella

Estella is the Latinate form of Estelle, a French female name meaning “star” via Occitan estela < Latin Stella (star)< Proto-Italic *stērolā ultimately derived from PIE root word *h₂stḗr (star). Estella is also a Spanish surname, in this case a habitational name for someone who came from the town of Estella-Lizarra, in Navarre. It may have arisen as a…

Edsel

Edsel is an English variant of Etzel, the German form of Attila, the name of the king of the Huns in the 5th century (the Huns being an ancient Nomadic people spread across central Europe), who was feared by the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. In the Nibelungenlied (a Germanic epic poem), there is a fictionalized version…

Epona

Epona is the name of a goddess in Gaulish mythology, the goddess of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules, and fertility. Her popularity was great enough to extend to the Ancient Roman army, found on the sites of barracks as the patroness of their cavalry. The name comes from Gaulish epos (horse) via Proto-Celtic *ekʷos (horse)…

Ereshkigal

Ereshkigal is the name of the Sumerian goddess of death and the underworld, the queen of the underworld. She was the older sister of Inanna. One of the most well-known myths regarding Ereshkigal is Inanna’s descent into the underworld. She dresses in garments of great power in order to attend the funeral rites of Ereshkigal’s…

Enlil

Enlil is the name of a Mesopotamian god of storms, wind, the earth and heavens, the husband of Ninlil and the father of Nergal, Nanna, Ninurta, and others. He was worshipped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hurrians. The name is made up of Sumerian en 𒂗 (lord) and lil 𒆤 (wind) meaning “lord…

Elwyn

Elwyn seems to be a variant form of Alvin, an English male name, a variant of either Ælfwine (meaning “elf friend”), Æðelwine (“noble friend”) or Ealdwine (“old friend”).  Elwyn is also an English surname. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “elf friend” or “noble friend” or “old friend” Usage: English Variants: