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Elana
Elana is a feminine name with Hebrew origins, derived from variants of Elena, Helen, or Elaine. It means 'light,' 'bright one,' or 'torch.' This melodic name combines the elegance of Elena with a…
Elauna
Elauna is a feminine name with a modern feel, potentially derived from combining elements of Eleanor, Elaine, or Elena with Luna. The name has a melodic, flowing quality with its soft vowel sounds.…
Elaya
Variation of Elijah, Leah, or Elaia, Hebrew, Basque
"my God is Yahweh; weary; swallow (bird)"
Elaya combines the elements of several popular choices including Maya, Elara, Elora, Alaia, Elijah, Eliana, and Aliyah. Pronounced as either eh-LAY-uh or eh-LYE-uh, it may be considered a variation…
Elba
Place-name
The site of Napoleon's exile became the great-great-aunt in the purple hat.
Elda
Italian variation of Hilda
While we still can't see Hilda coming back any time soon, it's conceivable that this Italian version could ride the coattails of Ella, Elena and Ellery to broader popularity.
Eldra
Romani
Welsh Romani harpist Eldra Roberts is the best-known bearer of this rare El- name.
Elea
Short form of Eleanor
A sweet, breezy short form of Eleanor, that happens to coincide with the name of an ancient Italian town. It is a popular choice in Switzerland, Finland, and France, though the spellings Eléa and…
Eleadora
Greek
"gift of the sun"
Cross classic Eleanor with rising vintage star Theodora and you get Eleadora, a beautiful Greek name with a wonderful meaning.
Eleia
Eleia is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may derive from Greek roots, possibly connected to Elea, an ancient Greek colony, or as a variant of Elaia, meaning 'olive tree' - a symbol…
Elenka
Elenka is a feminine name with Slavic origins, functioning as a diminutive form of Elena or Helen. Popular in countries like Russia, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, it carries the same root meaning as…
Eleora
Eleora is a feminine name with Hebrew origins, related to names like Eliora and Elior. The elements that compose it are 'El' meaning 'God' and 'ora' meaning 'light,' creating the beautiful meaning…
Elesa
Elesa is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a variant of Elisa (itself a form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath" in Hebrew) or possibly derived from Greek elements meaning…
Elga
Slavic
"sacred"
Olga variant without the Russian spirit.
Ellen
English variation of Helen
"torch; shining light"
An medieval English form of Helen, the sensitive but clear-eyed Ellen has swung in and out of style for centuries, often alternating with the parent name. Ellen was the more common in medieval…
Elodea
Elodea is an unusual feminine name derived from the botanical world. It refers to a genus of aquatic plants, commonly known as waterweed, that grow in fresh water. The name has Greek origins, where…
Elsa
German diminutive of Elisabeth
"pledged to God"
Lost in limbo for decades and decades, Elsa now stands a good chance of following along in the progression from Emma to Ella to Etta, thanks to the ice queen heroine who "Let It Go" in the wildly…
Elska
Norse
"love"
This name looks like a sister to the names Elsa and the Czech name for girls Eliška, a popular diminutive of Elizabeth — and sometimes it is (in German, for example). But it is also a word in Old…
Embla
Norse
"elm"
In Norse mythology, Embla is the equivalent of the Bible's Eve, who, along with her husband Ask, were the first humans to be created by the gods, in this case from trees. With its lovely nature…
Ennya
Ennya is a feminine name with possible Irish or Latin origins. It may be a variant of Enya, which comes from the Irish name Eithne, meaning "kernel" or "grain." The name gained some recognition…
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.