Aries inspired names

Elga

Slavic

"sacred"

Olga variant without the Russian spirit.

Eliane

Variation of Eliana, Hebrew, or Latin from Greek

"my God has answered; sun"

Eliane is a melodic name with the very fashionable El- beginning. Lovely and lilting as it is, be aware that there are many El- variations around these days, and little girls called Ellie as a result.

Elias

Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew

"Yahweh is God"

Like its parent name Elijah and the related Elliot, this has potential for girls. It shares sounds with Eliza, Delilah, and Iris, along with established unisex choices, like Ellis, Emery, and Eden.…

Elixir

Arabic

"medicinal substance; philosopher's stone"

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…

Elka

Latinization of Elke, Scandinavian diminutive of Adelheid

"noble one"

Much more manageable than the full form of the name. Possible international alternative to Ella.

Elliotte

Feminine form of Elliot, Anglicization of Elijah or Elias, Hebrew

"Jehovah is God"

There's more than one reason why parents might consider this rising name for a daughter. George Eliot was the pen name of English writer Mary Ann Evans, one of the leading authors of the Victorian…

Emilie

Spelling variation of Emily; German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius

Unlike most creative spellings, this one isn't overly trendy or overdone—in fact, it's quite delicate and pretty. However, it is clearly suffering from the plethora of similar names that are flowing…

Emira

Feminine variation of Amir, Arabic

"commander, prince"

Emira is one of those pan-international names that feels pleasant enough but seems so unrooted to any one culture that it might as well be made up.

Emmanuelle

French, feminine variation of Emanuel

"God is with us"

The female version of Emanuel could become more prominent, though for some it still carries a steamy image dating back to a then sensationally erotic French film. Singer and Shameless star Emmy…

Enrica

Italian, feminine form of Enrico

Novel way to honor Grandpa Henry.

Enya

Irish

"fire"

This phonetic Anglicization of the Irish name Eithne was made familiar by the single-named Irish singer and composer. St. Eithne was the daughter of a king and an early Irish convert to Christianity.

Erica

Norse feminization of Eric or Italian word name

"eternal ruler; heather"

The straightforward Erica is a Norse feminization that was long associated with the complex, mega-popular character Erica Kane, played by Susan Lucci for decades on the soap opera All My Children .…

Ernestine

Femeninization of Ernest, English from German

"serious, resolute"

One time joke name, à la Lily Tomlin's bossy telephone operator, Ernestine is ready for a possible reevaluation, like cousins Josephine and Clementine.

Eugenia

Feminine variation of Eugene, Greek

"wellborn, noble"

Eugenia, a name scarcely used at all since the 1980's, is another that flourished a century ago and could be due for a revival. Eugenia has some interesting literary references, including the…

Evadne

Greek

"pleasing one"

In Greek mythology, Evadne was the daughter of Poseidon. Evadne also appears in literature (Mary Shelley's "The Last Man") and has a pop culture reference as the cousin of Wonder Woman. A more…

Evanna

Feminine variation of Evan, Welsh

"God is gracious"

Evanna is the name of a Harry Potter actress who pronounces it ee-vah-na. This might be considered another international feminine form of the many variations of John; Ivana, Giovanna, and even Joan…

Evelin

English

"desired; or water, island"

Variant of Evelyn

Eveline

English or French

"desired; or water, island"

Variant of Evelyn or Aveline

Evelyne

Variation of Evelyn, English from French and German,"desired; or water, island"

"desired; or water, island"

Evelyn is becoming so popular that many variations are sure to become more widely used too. But in this case, the third E doesn't add anything and only confuses pronunciation: Is it Eveline?

Evelynne

English

"desired, or water, island"

Variant of Evelyn