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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for Boys:  E


Eamon (see Edmond, Emmons)

Eanruig (see Henry)

Earl               Old English Eorl, "noble man or warrior."  This royal title
                   is often used as a given name, especially in the United
                   States, where it's one of the 50 most-popular boys' names.
                   Among English nobility, the title indicates a rank between
                   marquis and viscount, and corresponds to the title of count
                   in other countries.  Earl is one of the oldest titles, and
                   it is mentioned in Beowulf, where it has the meaning of
                   minor king.  The place name Arlington means "the town of
                   the people of the earl."
    Famous names:  Earl Douglas Averill (baseball player)
                   Erle Stanley Gardner (mystery writer)
                   Earl "The Pearl" Monroe (basketball player)
                   Earl Warren (chief justice U.S. Supreme Court)
                   Early "Gus" Wynn (baseball pitcher)
        Nickname:  Pearl
      Variations:  Earle, Early, Erl, Erle, Errol, Erroll

Earle (see Earl)

Early (see Earl)

Ebbo (see Everett)

Ebert (see Ewart)

Eberto (see Herbert)

Eckbert (see Egbert)

Ector (see Hector)

Ed                 Nickname of Edgar, Edmond, Edward, or Edwin.  Ed is now
                   used as a separate name.  It fits the current fashion for
                   short names and is one of the 50 most-popular names for
                   boys.
    Famous names:  Ed McMahon (TV personality)
                   Ed Sullivan (TV personality)
                   Ed Wynn (actor)

Eddie              Form of names beginning with Ed-, including Edgar,
                   Edmond, Edward, and Edwin.  Eddie is one of the 50
                   most-popular names.  It was originally a nickname and
                   became a favorite with entertainers.
    Famous names:  Eddie Albert (actor)
                   Eddie Cantor (singer)

Eddy (see Edward, Edwin)

Edgar              Old English Eadgar, "prosperous spearman," from ead
                   [wealth] + gar [spear].  This name has been popular since
                   the tenth-century reign of Edgar of England.  He was an
                   extremely successful and influential ruler, who was widely
                   respected.  Shakespeare used the name for the loyal son of
                   the Duke of Gloucester in King Lear.  In the United States
                   today, not many new parents choose this name for their baby
                   sons.
    Famous names:  J. Edgar Hoover (FBI director)
                   Edgar Allan Poe (poet)
                   Edgar Lee Masters (poet)
       Nicknames:  Ed, Eddie
      Variations:  Edgard (Hungarian and Russian), Edgardo (Italian and
                   Spanish), Edgars (Latvian), Edko (Czech), Garek (Polish)

Edgard (see Edgar)

Edgardo (see Edgar)

Edgars (see Edgar)

Edison (see Edward)

Edko (see Edgar)

Edlin (see Edwin)

Edmon (see Edmond)

Edmond, Edmund     Old English Eadmund, "prosperous protector," from ead
                   [wealth] + mund [protection].  Before the Norman Conquest,
                   there were several English kings named Edmund and two
                   saints:  St. Edmund of Abingdon and St. Edmund the Martyr.
                   The name has been used continuously by royalty in England,
                   despite changes in the ruling household.  Edmund was the
                   bastard and disloyal son of the Duke of Gloucester in
                   Shakespeare's King Lear.  Today, the name ranks toward the
                   middle of the 100 most-popular given names.
    Famous names:  Edmund Burke (statesman)
                   Sir Edmund Hillary (mountaineer)
                   Edmund Muskie (politician)
                   Edmond Rostand (playwright)
                   Edmund Spenser (poet)
                   Edmund Wilson (literary critic)
       Nicknames:  Ed, Eddie, Mundy
      Variations:  Eamon (Irish), Edmon (Russian), Edmondo (Spanish,
                   Portuguese, and Italian), Edmundas (Latvian), Edmundson
                   (English), Mundek (Polish), Odon (Hungarian)

Edmondo (see Edmond)

Edmundas (see Edmond)

Edmundson (see Edmond)

Edo (see Edward)

Edoardo (see Edward)

Edoardos (see Edward)

Edouard (see Edward)

Eduard (see Edward)

Edus (see Edward)

Eduviges (see Edwin)

Edvard (see Edward)

Edvino (see Edwin)

Edvins (see Edwin)

Edward             Old English Eadweard, "wealthy guardian," from ead
                   [wealth] + weard [guardian].  This very old name has often
                   been the name of the king of England.  Several King Edwards
                   ruled West Saxony and England before the Norman Conquest,
                   and eight have sat on the throne since then.  The latest
                   was Edward VIII, who resigned after less than a year to
                   marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee of whom the
                   court did not approve.  Edward VII, who succeeded his
                   mother, Queen Victoria, gave his name to the Edwardian era,
                   which corresponds to his reign from 1901 to 1910.
    Famous names:  Edward Fitzgerald (translator)
                   Edward Gibbon (author)
                   Edward Lear (painter and poet)
                   Edward R. Murrow (TV reporter)
                   Edward G. Robinson (actor)
                   Edward Steichen (photographer)
       Nicknames:  Duardo, Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Edo, Edus, Guayo, Ned, Ted
      Variations:  Audvard (Norwegian), Edison (English), Edoardo, Edoardos
                   (Greek), Edouard (French), Eduard (German, Estonian,
                   Rumanian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Yiddish), Edvard
                   (Slovakian), Edwards, Edwardson, Edyardas (Latvian),
                   Odoardo (Italian)

Edwards (see Edward)

Edwardson (see Edward)

Edwin              Old English Eadwine, "rich friend," from ead [wealth] +
                   wine [friend].  The first Edwin of historical record was
                   the king of Northumbria, who converted to Christianity in
                   627.  After he was killed at the battle of Heathfield, he
                   was canonized St. Edwin.  His day is October 12.  The name
                   fell into almost total disuse until it was revived in the
                   late-nineteenth century, influenced by The Mystery Edwin
                   Drood, an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens.  In the
                   United States today, it's one of the 100 most-popular names
                   for boys.
    Famous names:  Edwin Booth (actor)
                   Edwin Lee Mathews (baseball player)
                   Edwin Arlington Robinson (poet)
       Nicknames:  Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Edlin, Inek, Ned, Ted
      Variations:  Eduviges (Spanish), Edvino (Italian), Edvins (Latvian)

Edyardas (see Edward)

Eemeli (see Emil)

Egbert             Old English "bright as a sword" from ecg [sword] +
                   beorht [bright].  In the ninth century, Egbert became the
                   first king of all of England.  There is only one St.
                   Egbert, and he was honored by the Church for persuading the
                   Celts to adopt Roman liturgical practices.  His day is
                   April 24, the day of his death.  Of the 100 names most
                   often chosen for boys in the United States, Egbert ranks
                   100th.
       Nicknames:  Bert, Bertie, Egg, Eggis
      Variations:  Eckbert, Egberto (Italian)

Egberto (see Egbert)

Egg (see Egbert)

Eggis (see Egbert)

Egidio (see Giles)

Egidius (see Giles)

Egor (see George)

Eikki (see Eric)

El (see Elroy, Elwood)

Elden (see Eldon)

Eldon              Middle English elde, "old age"; or, Old English, "alder
                   hill."  The origin of this name is uncertain, but Aldous, a
                   variation of Eldon, indicates a Germanic influence that may
                   date from the Norman Conquest.  Until recently, the name
                   has never been popular, but for no apparent reason, many
                   parents have suddenly begun to name baby boys Eldon.
       Nicknames:  Aldy, Elly
      Variations:  Aldous, Alton, Elden, Elton

Elemar (see Elmer)

Eleseo (see Alastair)

Eleverto (see Herbert)

Elfred (see Alfred)

Elfriede (see Alfredo)

Eli                Hebrew "height"; also, a form of Elisha.  Eli was the high
                   priest who advised Hannah, the barren wife of Elkanah, to
                   go in peace and God would grant her petition to have a
                   child, which God did.  The child's name was Samuel, whom
                   Eli trained in the ways of the Lord.  The name did not come
                   into general use until the seventeenth century when the
                   Puritans began to ransack the Old Testament for names.  Old
                   Eli is a no-longer-popular nickname for Yale University;
                   the name of the institution's first benefactor was Elihu
                   Yale.
    Famous names:  Eli Wallach (actor)
                   Eli Whitney (inventor)

Elia (see Elijah)

Elias (see Elijah, Ellis)

Eliasz (see Ellis)

Eliberto (see Herbert)

Elie (see Elijah)

Elihu (see Ellis)

Elijah             Hebrew "Yahweh is my God."  Elijah was the Hebrew prophet
                   who appeared before Ahab, the king of Israel, and predicted
                   that God would punish his people with a great drought
                   because the king practiced idolatry.  Later, Elijah ended
                   the famine by praying to God and denouncing Ahab for having
                   murdered Naboth.  At the end of his life, Elijah was
                   carried to heaven in a chariot of fire.  The name was
                   popular during the Middle Ages and then dropped from use.
                   It was revived in the seventeenth century by the Puritans,
                   and it's still used, especially by religious Protestant
                   families.
     Famous name:  Elie Wiesel (novelist)
      Variations:  Elia (Italian), Elias (English), Elie (French), Ellis

Elisee (see Elisha)

Eliseo (see Elisha)

Elisha             Hebrew "God is my salvation."  Elisha was the Hebrew
                   prophet who succeeded Elijah.  He performed many miracles,
                   including raising a person from the dead, causing an axe to
                   float in water, curing leprosy, and predicting the
                   conclusions of sieges.
    Famous names:  Elisha Cook (actor)
                   Elisha Harrison "Camp" Skinner (baseball player)
       Nicknames:  Eli, Ely
      Variations:  Elisee (French), Eliseo (Italian)

Ellie (see Elroy, Elwood)

Ellis              Hebrew Elijah or Elisha, "the Lord is my God."
    Famous names:  Ellis Fergason "Cot" Deal (baseball pitcher)
                   Elias Howe (inventor)
        Nickname:  Elly
      Variations:  Elias (Czech, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese,
                   Spanish, and Yiddish), Eliasz (Polish), Elihu (English),
                   Eluas (Lithuanian), Iliia (Hungarian)

Ellwood (see Elwood)

Elly (see Eldon, Ellis, Elmer)

Elmar (see Elmer)

Elmer              Old English Aetheelmaer from aetheel [noble] + maere
                   [famous].  This name almost never occurs in England; it is
                   strictly American.  The name has become unpopular in recent
                   years because it reminds most people of a comic country
                   hick.  The cartoon character Elmer Fudd does not improve
                   the name's image; neither does the sleazy preacher Elmer
                   Gantry in Sinclair Lewis' novel.
    Famous names:  Elmer Ellsworth "Hickory" Johnson (baseball player)
                   Elmer Rice (playwright)
        Nickname:  Elly
      Variations:  Elemar (Hungarian), Elmar, Elmeras (Lithuanian),
                   Ethelmarus (German), Hjalmar (Swedish and Norwegian),
                   Ulmar (English)

Elmeras (see Elmer, Emil)

Elroy              Old French "the king."  This name is popular in the
                   southern part of the United States.
     Famous name:  Elroy Leon Face (baseball pitcher)
       Nicknames:  El, Ellie
       Variation:  Leroy

Elsdon             Old English Ellis' dene, "Ellis' valley."  This name is
                   very rare, perhaps because it is so difficult to pronounce.
       Variation:  Elston

Elston (see Elsdon)

Elton              Old English "old farm"; also, a place name Aeltun, "eel
                   town" or "Ella's village or farm."  Elton has been a
                   surname since the Middle Ages, when it was common for a
                   person to be named after the place where he lived.  Elton
                   is one of the 100 most popular names for boys.
    Famous names:  Elton John (entertainer)
                   Elton Langford (baseball player)
                   Fred Elton Williams (physicist)
       Variation:  Eldon

Eluas (see Ellis)

Elvin (see Alvin)

Elvis              Old Norse "all wise."  The spelling of this name is new to
                   the twentieth century.  If it is a variation of Alvin or
                   Elvin, the phonetic development can't be explained.  Maybe
                   the name has to do with elves, who are often considered to
                   be wise.  But anyone who is planning to name their baby son
                   Elvis is probably choosing the name because of Elvis
                   Presley.

Elwin (see Alvin)

Elwood             Old English ealdewode, "old wood" or "forest."
    Famous names:  Elwood George English (baseball player)
                   Russell Elwood Ennis (baseball player)
       Nicknames:  El, Ellie, Wood, Woody
       Variation:  Ellwood

Ely (see Elisha)

Em (see Emmett, Emil, Emmons)

Emens (see Emmons)

Emil, Emile        Latin Aemilius, a Roman family, possibly connoting
                   "industrious."  This name has a Christian background.  As a
                   feminine name it occurs in the works of Boccaccio, Chaucer,
                   and Jane Austen.  Aemilius is a noble Roman in
                   Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
                   presented his treatise on education in Emile, in which
                   he advised parents to bring up their children according to
                   the laws of nature.
    Famous names:  Emil Jannings (actor)
                   Emile Zola (novelist)
       Nicknames:  Em, Emmy, Milo
      Variations:  Amal (German), Eemeli (Finnish), Elmeras (Latvian),
                   Emilek (Czech and Polish), Emilio (Italian), Emilu
                   (Russian), Emok (Polish), Llillo (Spanish), Milko
                   (Slovakian)

Emilek (see Emil)

Emilio (see Emil)

Emilu (see Emil)

Emmet (see Emmett)

Emmett             Origin uncertain.  There are two possibilities for the
                   derivation of this name:  Hebrew emet, "truth," or emmet,
                   "an ant," symbolizing industriousness.  It might also be a
                   diminutive of Emma, a surname used in both England and
                   Ireland.  The name is not popular in the United States.
    Famous names:  Emmett Kelly (clown)
                   Emmett R. "Snags" Heidrick (baseball player)
  Other spelling:  Emmet
       Nicknames:  Em, Emmy

Emmon (see Emmons)

Emmons             Origin and meaning uncertain.  This name began to
                   appear in England after the Norman Invasion as Emagyne,
                   Imayn, Emens, Emmines, and Emonie.  It could have evolved
                   from an Old German name meaning "strength" or "iron," but
                   it might be derived from Edmund and Edward through Eamon, a
                   contracted form.  The suffix -s means "son of," so Emmons
                   means "son of Emmon."
    Famous names:  Walter Emmons Alston (baseball manager)
                   Emmons Joseph "Chick" Bowen (baseball player)
       Nicknames:  Em, Emmy
      Variations:  Eamon, Emens, Emmon

Emmy (see Emmett, Emil, Emmons)

Emok (see Emil)

Enoch              Hebrew "educated."  Enoch was the eldest son of Cain,
                   although some biblical scholars suggest that he may have
                   been Abel's son, since Enoch is listed in Genesis only as
                   the grandson of Adam.  The name was popular with the
                   Puritans and is still used in rural areas of the United
                   States.  "Enoch Arden," a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson,
                   recounts the story of the sailor who returns home and finds
                   his wife married to his friend.  He does not reveal himself
                   and dies of a broken heart.
       Variation:  Hanoch (Hebrew)

Enos               Hebrew "man."  Enos was the son of Seth and the grandson
                   of Adam.  Although nothing more is written about Enos in
                   the Bible, the name is popular in the southern part of the
                   United States.  It is also being used more and more by
                   parents in other parts of the country, where all biblical
                   names are becoming increasingly popular.
     Famous name:  Enos Bradsheer "Country" Slaughter (baseball player)

Enrico (see Henry)

Enrique (see Henry)

Eoin (see John)

Erberto (see Herbert)

Eric               Old German "honorable ruler" possibly from ehre [honor] +
                   richi [ruler].  The use of this name in England is a result
                   of Danish colonization, but Eric is popular in the United
                   States because it's a common name in all Scandinavian
                   countries.  The name is now one of the 20 most-often-used
                   boys' names.  It is short, somewhat unusual, and
                   fashionable.
    Famous names:  Eric Clapton (singer)
                   Erich Maria Remarque (author)
                   Eric the Red (Norwegian navigator who explored Greenland)
                   Erich von Stroheim (movie director)
       Nicknames:  Ric, Rick, Rickie, Ricky, Risa
      Variations:  Eikki (Finnish), Erich (German and Slovakian), Erico
                   (Portuguese and Italian), Erik (French), Erikh (Hungarian
                   and Russian), Eriks (Latvian)

Erich (see Eric)

Erico (see Eric)

Erik, Erikh (see Eric)

Eriks (see Eric)

Eriverto (see Herbert)

Erl, Erle (see Earl)

Ermania (see Herman)

Ermanno (see Herman)

Ermenia (see Herman)

Ermin (see Herman)

Ern (see Ernest, Erwin)

Ernek (see Ernest)

Ernest             German Ernst, "vigor, earnest."  The name is a latecomer
                   to England; it was introduced in the eighteenth century by
                   the royal family of Hanover.  Edward Bulwer Lytton
                   published his novel Ernest Maltravers in 1827.  Oscar
                   Wilde used the name to launch one pun after another in his
                   play, The Importance of Being Earnest.  This name is still
                   one of the 100 most-popular boys' names in the United
                   States, but it is quickly losing out to shorter names.
    Famous names:  Ernest F. Hollings (U.S. senator)
                   Ernest Hemingway (novelist)
                   Ernest Jones (biographer)
                   Ernie Kovacs (comedian)
                   Ernst Lubitsch (movie director)
                   Carl Ernest "Swats" Sawatski (baseball player)
       Nicknames:  Ern, Ernie
      Variations:  Arno (Czech), Ernek, Ernestas (Latvian), Ernesto
                   (Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish), Ernro (Hungarian),
                   Ernst (German, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, and Ukrainian),
                   Ernt (Estonian), Estek (Polish)

Ernestas (see Ernest)

Ernesto (see Ernest)

Ernie (see Ernest)

Ernro (see Ernest)

Ernst (see Ernest)

Ernt (see Ernest)

Errol (see Earl)

Erroll (see Earl)

Ervin (see Erwin)

Ervins (see Erwin)

Erwin              Old English Eoforwine from erofor [boar] + wine [friend].
                   This name is sometimes mistaken as a variation of Irvin or
                   Irving, but Erwin is an entirely different name.
        Nickname:  Ern
      Variations:  Ervin (Czech and Slovakian), Ervins (Latvian), Erwinek
                   (Polish)

Erwinek (see Erwin)

Esaias (see Isaiah)

Esdra (see Ezra)

Esevan (see Stephen)

Esra (see Ezra)

Essias (see Isaiah)

Estaphano (see Stephen)

Esteban (see Stephen)

Estefon (see Stephen)

Estek (see Ernest)

Estevan (see Stephen)

Estifano (see Stephen)

Estivido (see Stephen)

Ethan              Hebrew "strength, permanence, and firmness."  One Old
                   Testament Ethan was the son of Zerah; another Ethan was the
                   son of Kushaiah.  The name was not used until the
                   eighteenth century when it was taken up by the Puritans,
                   mostly in the United States.  They generally took names for
                   their children from the Bible, sometimes by opening the
                   book at random and placing a finger upon the page.  The
                   child was named whatever name the finger touched.  Edith
                   Wharton used the name for the hero of her tragic novella
                   Ethan Fromme.  Ethan ranks near the middle of the 100 names
                   most often chosen for boys in the United States.
     Famous name:  Ethan Allen (American Revolution hero)

Ethelmarus (see Elmer)

Etienne (see Stephen)

Etto (see Hector)

Ettore (see Hector)

Eufredo (see Alfred, Alfredo)

Eugen (see Eugene)

Eugene             Greek eugenius, "well-born"; Latin eugenius.  Popes and
                   princes have chosen this name because of its connotation of
                   nobility, and their choice has increased its popularity
                   with common people.  St. Eugenius of Carthage was noted for
                   his piety and goodness.  Pope Eugene III helped unite the
                   Eastern Church with the Church of Rome.  Prince Eugene de
                   Savoie-Carignan was a great Austrian general; he led the
                   Second Crusade and helped the duke of Marlborough to
                   victory over Louis XIV.  He contributed more to the
                   popularity of this name than anyone else.
    Famous names:  Eugene V. Debs (political activist)
                   Eugene Ionesco (playwright)
                   Eugene Joseph McCarthy (U.S. senator)
                   Eugene O'Neill (playwright)
                   Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
       Nicknames:  Gene, Geno
      Variations:  Eugen (German and Rumanian), Eugenio (Portuguese, Italian,
                   and Spanish), Eugeniusz (Polish), Evdienije (Serbian),
                   Evgen (Slovenian), Ewhen (Ukrainian), Yevgeniy (Russian)

Eugenio (see Eugene)

Eugeniusz (see Eugene)

Ev (see Evan, Everett)

Evan               Welsh "youth"; also, Welsh form of John.  Before Christian
                   times, a Welsh king named Evan made a law that gave him the
                   right to all the women in his kingdom.  After more than a
                   thousand years, the oppressive law was repealed at the
                   request of King Malcolm's queen, and the subjects were
                   allowed to give the king a money payment instead of their
                   wives.  The name Evan is becoming steadily more popular now
                   that short names are in fashion.
     Famous name:  Evan Hunter (novelist)
        Nickname:  Ev
      Variations:  Bevan (Welsh), Bowen, Owen, Yvaine (English)

Evarado (see Everett)

Evdienije (see Eugene)

Everart (see Ewart)

Everett            Old German eburhart, "strong as a boar," from ebur
                   [wild boar] + hartu (strong].  This name entered England at
                   the time of the Norman Conquest.  Then as now, it only
                   occasionally appeared as a first name.
     Famous name:  Everett Dirksen (U.S. senator)
       Nicknames:  Ebbo, Ev, Evy
      Variations:  Bernat (Hungarian), Evarado (Italian and Spanish),
                   Everhard (German), Evraud (French)

Everhard (see Everett)

Evert (see Ewart)

Evgen (see Eugene)

Evraud (see Everett)

Evy (see Everett)

Ewan (see Owen)

Eward (see Ewart)

Ewart              Variation of Edward.
      Variations:  Ebert, Everart, Evert, Eward

Ewen (see Owen)

Ewhen (see Eugene)

Ez (see Ezra)

Ezra               Hebrew "help."  With permission from King Artaxerxes, Ezra,
                   a Hebrew scribe and priest, led the Israelites out of exile
                   to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.  Ezra is the author of
                   the Book of Ezra and is believed to have written other
                   books in the Bible as well.  It is still used occasionally
                   today in the Southern part of the United States.
     Famous name:  Ezra Pound (poet)
       Nicknames:  Ez, Ezzie
      Variations:  Esdra (Spanish), Esra (English)

Ezzie (see Ezra)