Boys' Names: A


Name(Pronunciation)	Origin	Meaning
Eacha (ach-a)	Gaelic	Horselike
Eachiarn (ach-ian) (also Eachthiaghearn)	Gaelic	Lord of the steeds
Eadbhard (ayad-vard)	Gaelic	see Edward
Eadwig	Old English	Rich war
Eadoin	Gaelic	Blessed with many friends
Eamann/Eamon/Eamonn	Gaelic	see Edmund
Earc (ark) (also Erc)	Gaelic	Speckled
Earcan (ark-awn)	Gaelic	Little speckled one
Earl	Old English Teutonic	Nobleman Intelligence
Earnan (air-nawn)	Gaelic	Experienced
Earnest		see Ernest
Easton	English	Eastern town
Eaton	Old English	From the riverside
Ebal	Hebrew	Bare
Ebed	Hebrew	Servant
Ebed-melech	Hebrew	Servant of the king
Ebenezer	Hebrew	Rock of help
Eber	Hebrew	Unknown
Eberardo/Eberhard		see Everard
Ebert/Eckbert		see Egbert
Ebiasaph	Hebrew	Unknown
Eckhard (also Ekkehardt)	Germanic	Edge brave
Ed		see Edward
Edan	Celtic	Fiery
Eddie/Eddy		see Edward
Eden	Hebrew	Paradise
Eder	Hebrew	Flock
Edgar (also Edgard)	Old English	Rich spear
Edison	English	Son of Edward
Edmund (also Eamann, Eamon, Eamonn, Edmond, Edmundo, Emon)	Old English	Rich protector
Edoardo/Edouard		see Edward
Edom	Hebrew	Red
Edric	Anglo Saxon	Prosperous ruler
Edsel	English	Rich man's house
Edward (also Eadbhard, Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Edoardo, Edouard, Eduard, Eduardo, Edvard, Edwardo, Eetu, Eideard)	Old English	Rich guard
Edwige	Germanic	Contended war
Edwin	Old English	Blessed friend
Eero	Finnish	see Eric
Eetu	Finnish	see Edward
Efisio	Latin	from Ephesus
Efraim	Spanish	see Ephraim
Efrat	Hebrew	Honoured
Efrem		see Ephraim
Egan	Gaelic	Little fire
Egbert (also Ebert, Eckbert)	Old English	Bright edge
Egil (also Egon)	Old Norse	Edge of a sword
Eglon	Hebrew	Circle
Ehi	Hebrew	Unknown
Ehren	Germanic	Honourable
Ehud	Hebrew	United, strong
Eibhear (ay-ver)	Gaelic	Irishman
Eideard	Scottish	see Edward
Eigeartach (ayg-art-ock)	Gaelic	Wrongdoer
Eigneach (ayg-nach)	Gaelic	Force
Eiltin (el-teen)	Gaelic	A young deer
Eimhin (ayv-een) (also Evin)	Gaelic	Swift, ready
Eiman	Unknown	Unknown
Einar	Scandinavian	Leader
Einri	Gaelic	see Enric
Eirnin (air-neen)	Gaelic	Iron
Eitan		see Ethan
Ekkehardt		see Eckhard
Eker	Hebrew	Root
Elah (also Ela)	Hebrew	Oak
Elam	Hebrew	Unknown
Elario	Italian (fromIlario)	Cheerful
Elasah	Hebrew	God has made
Elbert	Teutonic	Bright nobility
Eldaah	Hebrew	Unknown
Eldad	Hebrew	Unknown
Eldon (also Elden)	Teutonic	Respected
Eldred	Old English	Noble counsel
Eldwin	Anglo Saxon	Sage friend
Elead	Hebrew	God has testified
Elealeh	Hebrew	God has ascended
Eleasah	Hebrew	God has made
Eleazar		see Eliezer
Eleftherios	Greek	Freedom
Elek	Hungarian	Helper and defender
Elgin	Old English	Noble
Elhanan	Hebrew	Unknown
Eli/Elia	Italian	see Elijah
Eliab (also Eliaba)	Hebrew	God is father
Eliada	Hebrew	God knows
Eliahba	Hebrew	God hides
Eliakim	Hebrew	God raises up
Eliam	Hebrew	People's God
Elias	Hebrew	see Elijah
Eliasaph	Hebrew	God has added
Eliashib (also Eliasib)	Hebrew	God restores
Eliathah	Hebrew	God has come
Elidad	Hebrew	God has loved
Eliehoenai	Hebrew	To the Lord are my eyes
Eliel	Hebrew	My God is god
Elienai	Hebrew	Unknown
Eliezer (also Eleazar)	Hebrew	God is my helper
Elihoreph	Hebrew	God of autumn
Elihu	Hebrew	He is my God
Elijah (also Eli, Elia, Elias, Eliot, Eljah, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ely)	Hebrew	My God is the Lord
Elika	Hebrew	Unknown
Elimelech	Hebrew	God is king
Elioenai	Hebrew	Unknown
Eliphal	Hebrew	God has judged
Eliphaz	Hebrew	God is victorious
Eliphelehu	Hebrew	May God distinguish him
Eliphelet	Hebrew	Unknown
Elisha (also Eliseo, Elishah)	Hebrew	God saves
Elishama	Hebrew	God has heard
Elishaphat	Hebrew	God is judge
Elisheba	Hebrew	My God is fulness
Elishua	Hebrew	God is salvation
Elisud	Welsh	Kind
Eliud	Hebrew	God my praise
Elizaphan	Hebrew	God has protected
Elizur	Hebrew	Unknown
Eljah		see Elijah
Elkan	Hebrew	Belonging to God
Elkanah	Hebrew	God has possessed
Ellard	Unknown	Nobly brave
Ellery	Germanic	One who lives near the elder tree
Elliot/Elliott		see Elijah
Ellis		see Elijah
Elmer	Teutonic	Of awe-inspiring fame
Elmo	Germanic	Protector
Elnaam	Hebrew	God is delightful
Elnathan	Hebrew	God has given
Elon	Hebrew	Terebinth
Elpaal	Hebrew	God has wrought
Elric	Old English	Noble ruler
Elrond	Sindarin	Star dome
Elroy	Latin	Royal
Elton	Old English	Ella's town
Eluzai	Hebrew	God is my strength
Elvin (also Elwin)	Old English	Elf friend
Elvis	Old Norse	All wise
Elwin		see Elvin
Elwood	Germanic	Noble wood
Ely	Hebrew	see Elijah
Elymas	Hebrew	Sorcerer
Elzabad	Hebrew	God has given
Elzaphan	Hebrew	Unknown
Emanuel/Emanuele		see Emmanuel
Emeric (also Emerson, Emery, Emmerich, Emory)	Teutonic	Industrious rule
Emidio	Latin	Unknown
Emil (also Emile, Emilio)	Latin	Rival
Emmanuel (also Emanuel, Emanuele)	Hebrew	God is with us
Emmerich		see Emeric
Emmet (also Emmett)	Germanic	All embracing
Emon		see Edmund
Emory		see Emeric
Emrys	Welsh (from Ambrose)	Immortal
Emyr	Welsh	King
Enan	Hebrew	Fountains
Enda	Gaelic	Bird
Endre	Hungarian (from Andrew)	Man
Engel	Germanic	Angel
Engelbert	Germanic	Bright angel
Ennio	Italian	Unknown
Ennis	Unknown (from Angus)	Choice
Enoch	Hebrew	Initiated
Enosh (also Enos)	Hebrew	Mankind
Enric (also Einri, Enrico, Enrique)	Catalan (from Henry)	Ruler of the home
Enu	African	Fifth born child
Enyeto	Native American	Walks like a bear
Eochaidh (yo-ee) (also Eochai, Eoi)	Gaelic	Horse rider
Eoghan (owen) (also Eogan, Eoghanan, Euan, Ewan, Ewen)	Gaelic	Born of the yew
Eoi	Gaelic	see Eochaidh
Eoin (owe-in)	Gaelic (from John)	God is gracious
Ephah	Hebrew	Darkness
Epher	Hebrew	Young deer
Ephlal	Hebrew	Unknown
Ephod	Hebrew	Unknown
Ephraim (also Efraim, Efrem)	Hebrew	Fruitful
Ephrathah	Hebrew	Unknown
Ephron	Hebrew	Unknown
Epifano	Unknown	One who gives light
Epiktetos	Greek	Newly acquired
Er (also Eri)	Hebrew	Watcher
Eran	Hebrew	Unknown
Erasmus	Greek	Love
Erastus	Greek	Beloved
Erc	Greek	see Earc
Ercole (also Ercwlff)	Italian (from Hercules)	Glory of Hera
Erech	Hebrew	Unknown
Erek	Polish	Loveable
Erhard	Germanic	Honourable
Eri		see Er
Eric (also Eero, Erich, Erick, Erik, Eryk)	Old Norse	Eternal ruler
Erland	Scandinavian	Honourable
Ermanno	Italian (from Herman)	Warrior
Ernest (also Earnest, Ernesto, Ernie, Erno, Ernst)	Teutonic	Intent of purpose
Erol	Turkish	Strong and courageous
Eron	Unknown	Peace
Eros	Greek	Love
Errol	Latin	To wander
Erskine	Celtic	Dwell on top of a cliff
Erwin (also Erv, Ervin)	Anglo Saxon	Friend of the sea
Eryk		see Eric
Eryx	Greek	Unknown
Esa	Finnish (from Isaiah)	God is my salvation
Esarhaddon	Hebrew	Ashur has given a brother
Esau	Hebrew	Hair
Esben	Unknown	God
Esek	Hebrew	Argument
Esh-Baal (also Eshbaal)	Hebrew	Unknown
Eshban	Hebrew	Unknown
Eshcol	Hebrew	Cluster of grapes
Eshek	Hebrew	Oppressor
Eshtemoa	Hebrew	Listening post
Eshton	Hebrew	Unknown
Esmond	Old English	Protected with grace
Espen	Dutch	God bear
Espiridion	Spanish (fromSpiridon)	Spirit
Essien	African	Sixth born son
Estevan (also Esteban, Esteve, Etienne)	Spanish (from Stephen)	Crown
Etam	Hebrew	Unknown
Ethan (also Eitan, Etan)	Hebrew	Firm, enduring
Ethbaal	Hebrew	With Baal
Ethmer	Old English	Noble fame
Ethnan	Hebrew	Give
Ethnarch	Hebrew	Ruler of the people
Ethni	Hebrew	Gift
Etienne	French	see Estevan
Ettore	Italian (from Hector)	To possess
Etu	Native American	Sunny
Euan		see Eoghan
Eubulus	Greek	Of good counsel
Euergetes	Greek	Benefactor>
Eugene	Welsh	Well born
Eumenes	Greek	Well disposed>
Eupator	Greek	Of noble father>
Euphranor	Greek	To delight
Eusebios (also Eusebio, Eusebius)	Greek	Pious
Eustace	Greek	Fruitful
Euthymius	Greek	In good spirits
Eutropius (also Eutropio)	Latin	Versatile
Eutychos (also Eutychius, Eutychus)	Greek	Fortunate
Evan (also Evane)	Welsh (from John)	God is gracious
Evander	Greek	Good man
Everard (also Eberardo, Eberhard, Everett, Evert)	Germanic	Wild boar
Everton	English	Boar town
Evi	Hebrew	Desire
Evin	Gaelic	see Eimhin
Ewan/Ewen		see Eoghan
Eyal	Unknown	Strength
Ezar		see Ezra
Ezbai	Hebrew	Shining
Ezbon	Hebrew	Unknown
Ezekiel	Hebrew	God strengthens
Ezer	Hebrew	Help>
Ezra (also Ezar, Ezer, Ezrah)	Hebrew	The helper
Ezri	Hebrew	My help