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'''Echo'''. Greek. Meaning "Reverberating sound," from the name of a Greek nymph. More often feminine.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/Echo [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092909/https://babynames.com/name/ECHO Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: arts, music, mythology, two syllables | '''Echo'''. Greek. Meaning "Reverberating sound," from the name of a Greek nymph. More often feminine.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/Echo [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092909/https://babynames.com/name/ECHO Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: arts, music, mythology, two syllables | ||
'''Ecne'''. Old Irish. Meaning "Wisdom". Name originated from Celtic god of wisdom. Keywords: mythology, rare, unusual [https://babynamesunusual.com/rare-boy-names-beginning-with-e/] | '''Ecne'''. Old Irish. Meaning "Wisdom". Name originated from Celtic god of wisdom. Keywords: mythology, rare, unusual [https://web.archive.org/web/20220316095748/https://babynamesunusual.com/rare-boy-names-beginning-with-e/] | ||
[[File:Eddie Izzard comes to Crouch End.jpg|thumb|[[Eddie Izzard]] at a Labour Party rally in 2015.]] | [[File:Eddie Izzard comes to Crouch End.jpg|thumb|[[Eddie Izzard]] at a Labour Party rally in 2015.]] | ||
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'''Elie'''. French. Short form of many names starting with ''El'' (such as the feminine name Eleanor) or ''Eli'' (such as the masculine name Elijah).<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125003/https://babynames.com/name/elie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | '''Elie'''. French. Short form of many names starting with ''El'' (such as the feminine name Eleanor) or ''Eli'' (such as the masculine name Elijah).<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elie [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125003/https://babynames.com/name/elie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | ||
'''Elim'''. Old Irish. Meaning "Great". Variants: '''Elin''' or '''Aelim'''. Keywords: Irish mythology, rare, unusual [https://babynamesunusual.com/rare-boy-names-beginning-with-e/] | '''Elim'''. Old Irish. Meaning "Great". Variants: '''Elin''' or '''Aelim'''. Keywords: Irish mythology, rare, unusual [https://web.archive.org/web/20220316095748/https://babynamesunusual.com/rare-boy-names-beginning-with-e/] | ||
'''Elisha'''. Hebrew. Meaning "God is my salvation."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elisha [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125009/https://babynames.com/name/elisha Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: three syllables | '''Elisha'''. Hebrew. Meaning "God is my salvation."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elisha [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125009/https://babynames.com/name/elisha Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: three syllables | ||
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[[File:Eliot Sumner - 35Denton (32343253951).jpg|thumb|[[Eliot Sumner]] performing in 2016]] | [[File:Eliot Sumner - 35Denton (32343253951).jpg|thumb|[[Eliot Sumner]] performing in 2016]] | ||
'''Elliot'''. English. From the given name Elijah, from the Biblical Hebrew given name 'Eliyyahu (אֱלִיָּהוּ), meaning "My God is | '''Elliot'''. English. From the given name Elijah, from the Biblical Hebrew given name 'Eliyyahu (אֱלִיָּהוּ), meaning "My God is Yahweh."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elliot [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092830/https://babynames.com/name/ELLIOT Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/elijah [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521013551/https://www.behindthename.com/name/elijah Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Variants: '''Eliot''', '''Elliott'''. Keywords: Christian, religious, three syllables. Notable people with this name include the English musician [[Eliot Sumner]] (b. 1990), who when asked about their gender, replied that they simply identify as a musician.<ref name="McLeanDunne">{{Cite web |title=I don't believe in 'gender labels,' says Sting's daughter Eliot Sumner |last1=McLean |first1=Craig |last2=Dunne |first2=John |work=Evening Standard |date=2 December 2015 |access-date=1 June 2020 |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/i-dont-believe-in-gender-labels-says-stings-daughter-eliot-sumner-a3127961.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091032/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/i-dont-believe-in-gender-labels-says-stings-daughter-eliot-sumner-a3127961.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Elliot Page, a famous nonbinary actor, also uses this name. | ||
'''Ellis'''. English. From the given name Elijah, from the Biblical Hebrew given name 'Eliyyahu (אֱלִיָּהוּ), meaning "My God is | '''Ellis'''. English. From the given name Elijah, from the Biblical Hebrew given name 'Eliyyahu (אֱלִיָּהוּ), meaning "My God is Yahweh." The variants Ellis or '''Elis''' were names of some Christian saints, and so were popular names in the Middle Ages.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ellis-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210423031630/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ellis-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/elijah [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521013551/https://www.behindthename.com/name/elijah Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Christian, religious, two syllables | ||
Sometimes also may reference a | Sometimes also may reference a deity/sigil used in chaos magic(k) | ||
'''Elon'''. Hebrew. Meaning "Oak tree."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125020/https://babynames.com/name/elon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | '''Elon'''. Hebrew. Meaning "Oak tree."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/elon [https://web.archive.org/web/20230330125020/https://babynames.com/name/elon Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | ||
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'''Erlea'''. Basque. Meaning "Bee."<ref name="20knames2" /> Keywords: animals, insects, nature | '''Erlea'''. Basque. Meaning "Bee."<ref name="20knames2" /> Keywords: animals, insects, nature | ||
'''Erling'''. Scandinavian. Meaning "Descendant of the jarl." Jarl is an Old Norse word for an earl.<ref>https://www.whatisthemeaningofname.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-erling-11515/</ref><ref>https://www.bestlittlebaby.com/name/unisex/erling [https://web.archive.org/web/20220813235616/https://www.bestlittlebaby.com/name/unisex/erling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | '''Erling'''. Scandinavian. Meaning "Descendant of the jarl." Jarl is an Old Norse word for an earl.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatisthemeaningofname.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-erling-11515/ |title=Archive copy |access-date=2019-12-21 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720125610/https://www.whatisthemeaningofname.com/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-erling-11515/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>https://www.bestlittlebaby.com/name/unisex/erling [https://web.archive.org/web/20220813235616/https://www.bestlittlebaby.com/name/unisex/erling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables | ||
'''Errigal'''. Irish. From the name of a mountain in Ireland.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/errigal [https://web.archive.org/web/20221126123217/https://babynames.com/name/errigal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Places: mountains, nature, places | '''Errigal'''. Irish. From the name of a mountain in Ireland.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/errigal [https://web.archive.org/web/20221126123217/https://babynames.com/name/errigal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Places: mountains, nature, places | ||