Enda is an Irish male name, an anglicized form of Énna which may mean "birdlike", from Old Irish én (bird) via Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos (bird) derived from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Énna (Irish) Éanna (Irish)
Tag: E names (male)
Earl
Earl is the name of an English aristocratic title. It comes from Old English eorl meaning "brave man, warrior" via Proto-Germanic *erlaz (man, nobleman) which seems to derive from an uncertain origin. Earl is also an English surname originating from the title. Origin: Proto-Germanic Variants: Earle (English) Erle (English) Female forms: Earline (English) Earleen (English) Earlene… Continue reading Earl
Ennis
Ennis comes from an Irish surname with two possible meanings behind it. The first is that it derives from Irish inis meaning "island" via Proto-Celtic *enistī (island) derived from a PIE root word. The second is that it derives from Angus, an anglicized form of Aonghus, a Scottish Gaelic name meaning “either one strength” or “one choice”, made up from Old Irish óen… Continue reading Ennis
Ellis
Ellis comes from an English patronymic surname, a medieval English form of Elijah, a Hebrew male name meaning “my God is Yahweh”. As a Welsh surname, it's the anglicized form of Welsh Elisedd meaning "kind, benevolent". Origin: Hebrew, Proto-Indo-European
Eren
Eren is a Turkish unisex name, as well as a surname, meaning "saint". Eren is also a Japanese female name, likely influenced by the name Ellen with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: e 愛 "love, affection" + ren 恋 "attach; love; yearning, longing; romance" (愛恋); e 依 "rely on; depend" + ren 蓮 "lotus" (依蓮); e 栄 "flourish; prosper" + ren 恋 "attach;… Continue reading Eren
Eduardo
Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward, made up of Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune, rich) and weard (guard, guardian) meaning “rich guardian” or "wealthy guard". Nicknames: Ed, Eddie/Eddy, Lalo (Spanish), Dado, Du, Duda, Dudu, Edu (Portuguese) Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Duarte (Portuguese) Edward (English, Polish) Eadweard (Old English) Eduard (German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian,… Continue reading Eduardo
Emile
Emile is the anglicized form of French Émile which comes from Ancient Roman name Aemilius. Though the origin of the name is uncertain, it has often been associated with Latin aemulusmeaning “rival; rivaling, striving” via Proto-Italic *aimos (imitation) derived from a PIE root word. Emile is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Émile (French) Aemilius (Ancient… Continue reading Emile
Elroy
Elroy is an English male name, either a variant form or an altered spelling of (inspired by Spanish) of Leroy meaning "the king" which derives from French le roi. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Elroi (English) Leroy (English) Leroi (English)
Elam
Elam is a Hebrew male name either meaning "hidden" or "eternity, forever"; Elam also means "young (unmarried) man". Elam is also the name of an ancient civilization in what is now southwest Iran. The name itself comes from the Sumerian transliteration of elama or from Elamite haltamti which I've seen meaning "lord country", or perhaps from… Continue reading Elam
Egardo
Egardo could possibly be a variant form of Edgardo, which is the Spanish and Italian form of Edgar meaning "rich spear" or "wealthy spear". Egardo is also an Ido word derived from French égard meaning "regard, with regard to"; Ido is a constructed language created to be a universal second language for people of different backgrounds to communicate with; based on… Continue reading Egardo
