Looking for a unique name for your baby girl? Look no further than this list of 50 English girl names and their meanings. From the classic and elegant Eileen, meaning “bright, shining one,” to the more unique and whimsical Elodie, meaning “foreign riches,” there is sure to be a name on this list that will catch your eye. Some names, like Ember, meaning “spark,” and Everly, meaning “from the boar meadow,” evoke a sense of nature, while others, like Eliza, meaning “pledged to God,” have a more traditional feel. Whatever your preference, these 50 names are sure to inspire.
Name | Meaning |
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Eadie | From Old English, meaning “rich gift”. |
Eavan | From Irish, meaning “fair form” or “beautiful”. |
Ebony | From the name of the black hardwood tree. |
Eden | From Hebrew, meaning “delight”. |
Edie | A diminutive of the name Edith, meaning “prosperous in war”. |
Edith | From Old English, meaning “rich gift”. |
Edlyn | From Old English, meaning “noble woman”. |
Edna | From Hebrew, meaning “pleasure” or “rejuvenation”. |
Edwina | A feminine form of the name Edwin, meaning “rich friend”. |
Effie | A diminutive of the name Euphemia, meaning “well-spoken”. |
Eileen | A variant of the name Eibhlin, meaning “desire” or “beauty”. |
Eilidh | From Scottish Gaelic, meaning “sunlight”. |
Eira | From Welsh, meaning “snow”. |
Elaina | A variant of the name Elaine, meaning “bright” or “shining”. |
Elaine | From Old French, meaning “bright” or “shining”. |
Eleanor | From Old French, meaning “bright” or “shining”. |
Electra | From Greek mythology, meaning “amber”. |
Elena | A variant of the name Helen, meaning “torch” or “light”. |
Eleonora | A variant of the name Eleanor, meaning “bright” or “shining”. |
Elina | From Finnish, meaning “torch”. |
Elisa | A variant of the name Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elisabeth | From Hebrew, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elise | A variant of the name Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elisha | From Hebrew, meaning “God is my salvation”. |
Elissa | From Phoenician mythology, meaning “queen”. |
Eliza | A variant of the name Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elizabeth | From Hebrew, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Ella | From Germanic, meaning “all” or “completely”. |
Ellen | A variant of the name Helen, meaning “torch” or “light”. |
Elle | A variant of the name Ellen, meaning “torch” or “light”. |
Ellie | A diminutive of names starting with “El-“. |
Ellis | From Welsh, meaning “benevolent”. |
Elodie | From French, meaning “marsh flower”. |
Eloise | From French, meaning “healthy” or “wide”. |
Elora | From Hebrew, meaning “God is my light”. |
Elouise | A variant of the name Eloise, meaning “healthy” or “wide”. |
Elsa | A variant of the name Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elsie | A diminutive of the name Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elspeth | From Scottish, meaning “God is my oath”. |
Elva | From Irish, meaning “white”. |
Elvira | From Spanish, meaning “true to all”. |
Elvina | A variant of the name Elva, meaning “white”. |
Elysia | From Greek mythology, meaning “blissful” or “heavenly”. |
Elyssa | A variant of the name Alyssa, meaning “rational”. |
Ember | From English, meaning “spark”. |
Emeline | From Germanic, meaning “industrious”. |
Emely | A variant of the name Emily, meaning “rival”. |
Emerald | From the name of the green gemstone. |
Emerson | From English, meaning “son of Emery”. |
Emery | From Germanic, meaning “ruler of work”. |
Emilia | From Latin, meaning |