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Eamon
Eamon is the Irish form of Edmund — from Old English elements meaning "wealth" or "fortune" combined with "protection" — that has been a standard Irish given name for centuries. W…
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Eason
Eason is an Irish surname-turned-given-name — derived from "Eoghan's son" or "son of the yew tree" in its original form, later anglicized as Eason — that peaked in 2016 with 2,737…
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Efrain
Efrain is the Spanish form of Ephraim: the Hebrew name meaning "fruitful" or "doubly fruitful," borne by one of Joseph's two sons in Genesis. With 18,439 SSA records and a 1993 pe…
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Egypt
Egypt as a given name draws on one of the oldest and most storied place names in human history — the English form of the Greek Aigyptos , itself derived from the ancient Egyptian…
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Elayna
Elayna is a variant spelling of Elena or Elaina — ultimately from the Greek Helene , possibly connected to the Greek word for torch, helene , or possibly pre-Greek in origin. With…
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Eliette
Eliette is a French elaboration of Élie — the French form of Elijah, from the Hebrew meaning "my God is Yahweh." With only about 1,032 SSA records and a 2024 peak, Eliette is clim…
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Elinor
Elinor is a Greek-origin variant of Eleanor — meaning "bright," "light," or derived from the Provençal form of Helen — that carries specific literary weight through Jane Austen's…
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Eliyahu
Eliyahu is the original Hebrew form of Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh," used predominantly in Orthodox and traditional Jewish communities where the Hebrew spelling carries reli…
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Elvin
Elvin is an Old English name that peaked in 1927 and carries the meaning of "elf friend" or "noble friend" — a soft, almost folkloric identity that was thoroughly mainstream durin…
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Emilie
Emilie is the French and Scandinavian form of Emily — from the Latin Aemilia , the name of a Roman gens whose root is debated but possibly connected to aemulus , meaning "striving…
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Emori
Emori is an American-coined name — likely a variant of Emory or Emery, from the Germanic Amalric meaning "work-power" — that takes an established surname name and gives it a softe…
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Erica
Erica is the Latin/Old Norse feminine form of Eric: meaning "eternal ruler" or, in Norse, possibly related to the word for heather, and it powered through American naming with 231…
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Esai
Esai is a Hebrew name — a Spanish-language phonetic spelling of Isaiah — carrying the meaning "God is salvation" and currently sitting at rank 1514 with 2,368 SSA records and a 20…
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Ester
Ester is the Continental European spelling of Esther — a name of uncertain but likely Hebrew or Persian origin, possibly meaning "star" — used in Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese…
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Evalynn
Evalynn is a modern compound name fusing Eva — from Hebrew Chava , meaning "life" — with the popular suffix -lynn , creating a name that reads as both classic and contemporary. Wi…
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Everley
Everley is an Old English place-name turned given name, meaning "boar meadow" or "wild boar clearing," that found its contemporary appeal not through etymology but through its sou…
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Eythan
Eythan is an alternate spelling of Ethan, the Hebrew name meaning "strong," "firm," or "enduring" — derived from the root etan , which carries connotations of permanence and stead…
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Fern
Fern peaked in 1918 — a gentle, green, one-syllable name that thrived in the Edwardian era alongside other nature words: Pearl, Hazel, Ivy, Violet. With over 37,477 SSA records, i…
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Finnian
Finnian is an Irish name derived from the Old Irish Finn — meaning "fair" or "white" — and carried by several early Irish saints, most famously Saint Finnian of Clonard (died c. 5…
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Frida
Frida is a Germanic name meaning "peace" — from Old High German fridu — that has been shaped in American naming almost entirely by one presence: Frida Kahlo. With about 8,352 SSA…
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