Baby Names Starting with E
NameRoot includes 290 baby names beginning with E, drawn from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Jewish, and Zoroastrian traditions across the world. Each name is scored across six signals to help your family find the right fit.
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Tier-1 cultural classics
Eamonn
Irish · Christian
The Irish Gaelic form of Edmund, from Old English Eadmund, joining ead 'wealth, fortune'…
Eason
English · Christian
A coined Hong Kong English name, paired in the bilingual Cantonese custom with a Chinese…
Eden
Hebrew · Christian
Delight, paradise, the primordial garden where humanity first walked with God
Edgar
Spanish · Christian
Wealthy spear (Old English-Mexican)
Edith
Old English · Christian
Prosperous in war
Edoardo
Italian · Christian
Wealthy guardian, prosperous protector
Edward
English · Christian
Wealthy guardian
Egor
Russian · Christian
Russian form of George
Ehsaan
Arabic · Muslim
Beautiful goodness, kindness perfected
Ekam
Punjabi · Sikh
The One, unique, singular
Ekaterina
Russian · Christian
Pure
Elena
Greek · Christian
The shining one, a torch of light that crosses every border
Eli
English · Christian
Ascended, elevated, or 'my God,' from Hebrew, where it serves both as the name of the…
Elia
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yah
Eliana
Hebrew · Jewish
My God has answered, the child who arrived as the response to years of prayer
Elijah
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yahweh, the fiery prophet who rode a chariot to heaven
Eliora
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is my light
Elisa
Italian · Christian
Pledged to God
Elise
English · Christian
God is my oath, pledged to God, from Hebrew Elisheba via French
Eliska
Czech · Christian
God is my oath
Eliyah
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yah
Eliza
English · Christian
God is my oath, from Hebrew Elisheba
Elizabeth
Hebrew · Christian
My God is abundance, my God is my oath
Ella
English · Christian
All, completely, from a Continental Germanic root meaning whole or entire, brought to…
Elliana
English · Christian
My God has answered, from Hebrew El (God) + Hannah (grace)
Ellie
English · Christian
Bright shining light, from Greek Helene, linked to helios (sun) and the root for light…
Ellinor
Norwegian · Christian
Shining light
Elliott
English · Christian
The Lord is my God, from Old French Eliot
Eloa
Portuguese · Christian
God (Hebrew Eloah feminine)
Elodie
English · Christian
Foreign riches, marsh flower
Eloisa
Spanish · Christian
The Spanish form of Heloise, from the Old German Helewidis 'wholly healthy' or 'hale in…
Elsa
German · Christian
Noble, pledged to God
Elsie
Scottish · Christian
Pledged to God
Emanuele
Italian · Christian
God is with us
Emilia
Latin · Christian
Rival, industrious, striving
Emily
English · Christian
Rival, or striving and industrious, from the Latin family name Aemilia, of the gens…
Emine
Turkish · Muslim
Trustworthy, safe, dependable, the Turkish form of Arabic Amina, from a root meaning…
Emma
English · Christian
Whole, universal, from Germanic ermen (whole, universal)
Emmanuel
Hebrew · Christian
God is with us, the promise that the divine presence will never abandon its people
Endah
Indonesian · Muslim
Beautiful (Javanese-Indonesian)
Enes
Turkish · Muslim
Companionship and friendly warmth, the Turkish form of the Arabic Anas, from a root…
Enrico
Italian · Christian
Home ruler
Enzo
Italian · Christian
Italian diminutive of Lorenzo/Vincenzo
Eoin
Scottish · Christian
God is gracious
Erick
Spanish · Christian
Eric (Mexican-American spelling)
Erik
Old Norse · Christian
Eternal ruler, the sovereign who governs across ages
Eshaan
Sanskrit · Hindu
The sun, ruler, lord of the northeast
Eshwar
Telugu · Hindu
Lord, the supreme
Esmé
French · Christian
Beloved, esteemed
Esmeralda
Spanish · Christian
Emerald, from Greek smaragdos through Latin smaragdus to Spanish esmeralda, a radiant…
Estefania
Spanish · Christian
Stephanie (Spanish-Mexican form)
Estelle
French · Christian
Star
Esther
Hebrew · Christian
A star, the hidden queen who saved her people
Ethan
Hebrew · Christian
Strong, enduring, firm, the Old Testament sage whose wisdom was second only to Solomon's
Eun-ji
Korean · Atheist
Grace + wisdom
Eunchae
Korean · Buddhist
Colorful grace
Eunha
Korean · Buddhist
The Milky Way galaxy, from Sino-Korean eun 銀 (silver) and ha 河 (river), literally the…
Eunwoo
Korean · Buddhist
Grace of the cosmos, from Sino-Korean eun 恩 (grace, kindness, benevolence) and woo 宇, a…
Eva
Hebrew · Christian
Life, living one
Evan
English · Christian
Young warrior, or God is gracious, from Welsh Ifan
Eve
Hebrew · Christian
Living, breath of life
Evelyn
Germanic · Christian
Evelyn benefits from being both familiar and genuinely old-fashioned, belonging to the…
Everleigh
English · Christian
Boar meadow, from Old English eofor (boar) + lēah (meadow)
Everly
English · Christian
Boar meadow, from Old English eofor (wild boar) and leah (woodland clearing, meadow),…
Evie
English · Christian
Life, the living one
Eymen
Turkish · Muslim
Fortunate and blessed, the Turkish form of the Arabic Ayman, from a root tied to yumn…
Ezekiel
Hebrew · Christian
God strengthens
Ezra
Hebrew · Jewish
Help, the scribe who rebuilt a nation through the power of the written word
Eapen
Malayalam · Christian
Stephen (Malayalam-Syriac form)
Easton
English · Christian
East-facing settlement, from the Old English ēast tūn
Ebele
Igbo · Christian
Mercy, compassion, kindness
Eberhard
German · Christian
Brave as a boar, from the Germanic ebur (wild boar) and hard (hardy, bold)
Ebrahim
Persian · Muslim
The Persian transliteration of Ibrahim
Ece
Turkish · Muslim
Queen, noble lady, also elder sister, from the Turkish ece, an old word of rank and…
Ecrin
Turkish · Muslim
Treasure chest, jewel case
Edda
German · Christian
Great-grandmother, from the Old Norse word edda for an ancestral matriarch, and also the…
Edin
Bosnian · Muslim
Faith, religion
Edina
Bosnian · Muslim
Bosniak Muslim name
Edmar
Filipino · Christian
Filipino phonetic compound combining 'Ed' (from Eduardo or Edgar) with 'Mar' (from…
Edmond
French · Christian
Wealthy protector, from Old English ead (riches, fortune) and mund (protection), the…
Edmund
Latin · Christian
Prosperous protector
Edona
Albanian · Muslim
Albanian/Kosovar Muslim name
Eduardo
Germanic · Christian
Iberian form of Edward (from Germanic ead, wealth, fortune + weard, guardian, protector)
Edvard
Old English · Christian
Wealthy guardian
Edyta
Polish · Christian
Prosperous in battle
Eesa
Arabic · Muslim
Jesus
Eevi
Finnish · Christian
Life
Ege
Turkish · Muslim
The Aegean; a strong regional and sea-linked name
Egzon
Albanian · Muslim
Albanian/Kosovar Muslim name
Ehaan
Sanskrit · Hindu
Expected, desired, the child who was waited for and welcomed
Ehsan
Arabic · Muslim
Excellence, from Arabic ihsan, the doing of what is beautiful and good with full sincerity
Eiko
Japanese · Buddhist
Flourishing child, written 栄子 from ei (栄, glory, prosperity, thriving) and ko (子, child)
Eisai
Japanese · Buddhist
Flourishing west
Eitan
Hebrew · Jewish
Strong, enduring, steadfast
Eito
Japanese · Shinto
Crystal clear + Big Dipper
Ekaansh
Sanskrit · Hindu
One part, singular fragment
Ekagra
Sanskrit · Hindu
One-pointed, single-mindedly focused
Ekamjeet
Punjabi · Sikh
Victory of the one God
Ekamjot
Punjabi · Sikh
One divine light
Ekene
Igbo · Christian
Praise, thanksgiving
Ekin
Turkish · Muslim
Crop, harvest, cultivated growth, from Turkish ekin, the word for sown grain ripening in…
Ekjot
Punjabi · Sikh
One light
Ekkehard
German · Christian
Brave with the sword, from the Germanic ecka (edge, sword-point) and hard (bold, hardy),…
Eklavya
Sanskrit · Hindu
Student of remarkable devotion, self-taught archer of the Mahabharata
Eknoor
Punjabi · Sikh
One light, a singular radiance, a Punjabi compound of ek (one) and noor (light)
Eko
Indonesian · Muslim
First
Ekon
Efik · Christian
Strong one
Eleanor
Greek · Christian
The great medieval royal name reborn, Eleanor carries three English queens, a Roosevelt…
Eleonora
Italian · Christian
Bright, shining one
Eleonore
German · Christian
Bright, shining one
Elfriede
German · Christian
Strength of the elves, from the Germanic aelf (elf) and thrud (strength, power), a name…
Elias
Greek · Christian
My God is the Lord, the Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu, the name of the fiery prophet Elijah
Elías
Spanish · Christian
My God is Yahweh, from Hebrew Eliyyahu, joining eli (my God) with Yah, the divine name,…
Eliezer
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is help
Elif
Turkish · Muslim
From Arabic 'alif' (first letter of Arabic alphabet)
Elio
Italian · Christian
Sun, the Italian form of Helios that carries Mediterranean warmth in four letters
Elior
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is my light
Eliott
French · Christian
The French spelling of Elliot
Elisabetta
Italian · Christian
Pledged to God, the Italian form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, joining el (God)…
Elisha
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is salvation, from Hebrew Eli (my God) and yasha (to save, deliver)
Eliya
Aramaic · Christian
Assyrian form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu, my God is the Lord
Eljesa
Albanian · Muslim
Albanian/Kosovar Muslim name
Elle
English · Christian
She, her, from French elle (she)
Elli
German · Christian
Noble, compassionate
Elliot
English · Christian
Elliot sits at the meeting point of the biblical Elijah tradition and the contemporary…
Ellis
English · Christian
Benevolent, kind, from Welsh Elisedd or a surname form of Elijah
Ellison
English · Christian
Son of Ellis, from Welsh Elisedd (benevolent) + son
Ellisyn
English · Christian
Ellisyn, a name of Welsh grace and English charm, means "benevolent one
Eloise
English · Christian
Wide, broad
Elspeth
Scottish · Christian
My God is my oath
Emaan
Arabic · Muslim
Faith, belief, complete trust in God, from the Arabic root a-m-n (security, trust), the…
Ember
English · Christian
A glowing coal, the last persistent heat after the flames have died
Emberly
English · Christian
Glowing ember meadow, from Old English ǣmerge (ember) + lēah (meadow)
Emeka
Igbo · Christian
God has done great things, the short form that carries the full force of Igbo theological…
Emeric
Latin · Christian
Industrious ruler, powerful leader
Emerson
English · Christian
Son of Emery, from Germanic emer (industrious) + ric (power)
Emersyn
English · Christian
Emersyn embodies a spirit of powerful industry and courageous heart
Emery
English · Christian
Industrious ruler, brave power, from Germanic emer (industrious) + ric (power, ruler)
Emi
Japanese · Buddhist
Blessed beauty, the grace-given loveliness of a child
Emil
Latin · Christian
Its combination of classical Latin root, simple pronunciation, and the cultural memory of…
Emilee
English · Christian
Industrious and striving, eager to work and to excel
Emiliana
Latin · Christian
Rival, striving, the Brazilian-Portuguese expansion that adds four syllables of warmth to…
Emiliano
Spanish · Christian
Industrious rival, eager to excel
Emilio
Latin · Christian
From Latin aemulus (rival, striving to equal or excel)
Emir
Arabic · Muslim
Commander, prince, the one who gives orders with the authority of noble birth
Emmett
English · Christian
Whole, universal, an English name from a medieval pet form of Germanic Emma, from a root…
Emre
Turkish · Muslim
Friend, lover, the passionate companion
Emunah
Hebrew · Jewish
Faith, trust, faithfulness
Ena
Bosnian · Muslim
Bosniak Muslim name
Encarnación
Spanish · Christian
Incarnation, from Latin incarnatio (a being made flesh), a Marian devotional name marking…
Frequently asked questions
How many names start with E in NameRoot?
290 names in NameRoot's corpus begin with the letter E, spanning multiple religious and cultural traditions.
Are names starting with E considered lucky in any tradition?
In Vedic astrology, the starting syllable (akshara) is determined by the child's nakshatra at birth. NameRoot maps each name's starting akshara to its nakshatra so you can find names that align with your child's birth star.
Which name starting with E is most popular?
Eamonn (Irish origin) is among the most culturally significant, meaning "The Irish Gaelic form of Edmund, from Old English Eadmund, joining ead 'wealth, fortune'…".