Unique Girl Names that Start With E

A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.

Embelia

A genus of birds in the flycatcher family, Elaenia is one of the many <a href="https://nameberry.com/unique-names">unique baby names</a> in the Elena family. But that spelling is sure to trip up some people.

Elaenia

Eadlyn Helena Margarete Schreave de Koskinen is the protagonist of Kiera Cass' Selection novels. Eadlyn and its variants Eadlin and Edelyn are uncommon in real life, but feel bang on-trend and shorten to the adorable vintage nickname Edie/Eadie. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon elements ead "wealth" or adal "noble".

Eadlyn

An Anglo-Saxon name borne by the queen of Alfred the Great. American novelist Helen Ricker wrote under the pen-name Elswyth Thane. Variants include Elswith, Ealswith and Ealhswith.

Elswyth

The name of a beautiful princess of Wales in Arthurian legend, Esmeree appears the French romance poem Le Bel Inconnu (The Fair Unknown) written by Renaut de Bâgé in the 12th-century. In the poem, Esmeree, who has been cursed into the form of a serpent, is rescued by Gingalain, a son of Sir Gawain.
 
The name likely derives from the Old French esmer, meaning "to love; respect", making it a relation of the more popular Esme. Also appearing as Esmerée, it may have also been inspired by Esmeraude, the French word for emerald (though the esmer root seems more likely).

Esmeree

Evodie

Ejiro

Egret

Everglade

Evensong

Potentially a cool route to Ellie and similar in sound to Alexa and Elisha, Elixir is a word name associated with healing, magic, and gold. Yet to appear in the US stats, it would make a very cool choice for a fictional character. 

Elixir

Enigma

Dynamic new word name possibility with the cool Ev- starting sound.

Evoke

Anglicized form of the Irish name Aoibheann, which is also in use in Ireland itself. Eavie/Evie would make an adorable short form.

Eaven

A medieval and early English variant of the Ismenia, which feels surprisingly on trend today.

Emony

The name of Noah's wife, a daughter of Rake'el (his father's brother), according to Jubilees 4:33 of the Old Testament Apocrypha. It may mean "mother of Sarai".

Emzara

Eydis is the modern transcription of Eydís, one of the top names in Iceland right now.

Eydis

In Greek mythology, Eulabeia is a deity associated with caution, discretion, and avoidance. Eulabeia is used as a word some translations of the Bible meaning "reverence toward God."

Eulabeia

Spanish form of Eleadora, a combination of Elio and Dora, meaning sun and gift respectively. 

Eleodora

A unique and vintage-feeling combo name, borne by silent child film star Ethelmary Oakland.

Ethelmary

unique girl names that start with the letter E, including Embelia, Elaenia, Eadlyn, Elswyth, Esmeree, Evodie, Ejiro, Egret, Everglade, Evensong, Elixir, Enigma, Evoke, Eaven, Emony, Emzara, Eydis, Eulabeia, Eleodora, and Ethelmary. (Page 10)

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