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Boys' names beginning with E

Names official statistics record as used for boys, whose recorded spelling begins with this letter.

Usage is read from official statistics — which of a registrar's lists published the name — never from an opinion about the name and never as a statement about any child. A name published on both lists is recorded as used for both and is not in either of these pages.

360 names beginning with "E"

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Emil

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From the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'.

Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions
Elias

male

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A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'.

Biblical Hebrew, via Greek
Ethan

male

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Traditionally associated with qualities like 'solid, enduring, firm'.

Biblical Hebrew
Elijah

male

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Traditionally rendered as 'my God is Yahweh', reflecting a common theophoric naming pattern in Hebrew.

Biblical Hebrew
Espen

male

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Eirik

male

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Eoin

male

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Commonly interpreted as the Irish form of John, ultimately tracing to Hebrew elements for 'Yahweh' and 'to be gracious/show favour'.

Irish
Erik

male

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Traditionally interpreted as 'eternal ruler' or 'honoured ruler'; historically a name borne by kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Old Norse
Edward

male

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Einar

male

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Evan

male

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Ezra

male

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Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.

Biblical Hebrew
Even

male

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Egil

male

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Erlend

male

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Eivind

male

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Eoghan

male

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One proposed origin is 'born from the yew tree'; an alternative, less certain theory derives it from the Latin name Eugenius. The source presents both without resolving between them.

Irish
Erling

male

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Edvin

male

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Eugene

male

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Ezekiel

male

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Eamon

male

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Edvard

male

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Eamonn

male

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