EDGAR (A.S.), rich spear.--L. _Edgarus_, It. _Edgaro_.
EDITH (A.S.), rich gift.--L. _Editha_, It. _Edita_.
EDMUND (A.S.), rich protection.--Dims. ED, NED.--L. _Edmundus_, Fr.
_Edmond_, It. _Edmondo_, Sp. _Edmundo_.
EDNA (Heb.) pleasure.
EDWARD (A.S.), rich guard.--Dims. ED, EDDY, NED, NEDDY, TED, TEDDY.--L.
_Edvardus_, Fr. _Edouard_, It. _Eduardo_, _Edoardo_, Sp. _Eduardo_, Ger.
_Eduard_.
EDWIN (A.S.), rich friend.--Dims. ED, EDDY.--L. _Edvinus_, It. _Eduino_.
EFFIE, a dim. of _Euphemia_ (q.v.).
EGBERT (A.S.), terribly bright.--L. _Egbertus_, It. _Egberto_, Ger.
_Eckbert_, _Egbert_.
ELDRED (A.S.), terrible.
ELEANOR, ELINOR (Gr.), light--the same as _Helen_.--Dims. ELLA, ELLEN, NELL, NELLIE, NORA.--It. _Eleonora_, Ger. _Eleonore_, Fr. _Alienor_.
ELEAZER (Heb.), God is a help.
ELI (Heb.), going up, or my God.
ELIAB (Heb.), God is his father.
ELIAS, the same as _Elijah_ (q.v.).
ELIHU (Heb.), God the Lord.
ELIJAH (Heb.), God is the Lord.--L. _Elija_, Fr. _elie_, It. _Elia_, Ger.
_Elias_, _Elia_.
ELISABETH, ELIZABETH, ELIZA (Heb.), God of the oath.--Dims. BESS, BESSIE, BESSY, BETH, BETSY, BETTY, ELSIE, LIZ, LIZZIE, LIBBY, LISA, LIZA.--Fr.
_Elisabeth_, _elise_, It. _Elisabetta_, _Elisa_, Ger. _Elisabeth_, _Elise_.
ELISHA (Heb.), God of salvation.--L. _Eliseus_, Fr. _elisee_, It. and Sp.
_Eliseo_.
ELLA, ELLEN, dims. of _Eleanor_.
ELSPETH (Heb.), God of the oath--a Scotch form of _Elisabeth_.--Dims.
ELSPIE, ELSIE.
EMELINE, EMMELINE, EMILY (Teut.), industrious, energetic.--Fr. _emilie_, It. and Sp. _Emilia_, Ger. _Emilie_.
EMMA, the same as _Emeline_.--Dims. EMM, EMMIE.--Fr. _Emma_, It. _Emma_, Sp. _Ema_.
EMMANUEL, IMMANUEL (Gr. from Heb.), God with us.--Fr. _Emmanuel_, It.
_Emmanuele_, Sp. _Manuel_, Ger. _Emanuel_.
ENOCH (Heb.), consecrated.
EPHRAIM (Heb.), fruitful.
ERASMUS (Gr.), lovely, deserving love.--Fr. _Erasme_, It. and Sp. Erasmo.
ERASTUS (Gr.), lovely.--Fr. _Eraste_.
ERIC (A.S.), rich, powerful.--L. _Ericus_.
ERNEST (Ger.), earnest.--Fr. _Ernest_, It. and Sp. _Ernesto_, Ger.
_Ernst_.--Fem. ERNESTINE.
ERNESTINE, fem. and dim. of _Ernest_.
ESAU (Heb.), hairy.
ESTHER (Pers.), a star, good fortune.--Dim. ESSIE.--Fr. _Esther_, It.
_Ester_, _Esterre_, Sp. _Ester_, Ger. _Esther_.
ETHEL (A.S.), noble.
ETHELINDA (Teut.), noble snake.
EUDORA (Gr.), good gift.--Fr. _Eudore_.
EUGENE (Gr.), well born, noble.--L. _Eugenius_, Fr. _Eugene_, It.
_Eugenio_, Sp. _Eugenio_, Ger. _Eugenius_, _Eugen_.--Fem. EUGENIA.
EUGENIA, fem. of _Eugene_.--Dim. GENIE.--Fr. _Eugenie_, It. and Sp.
_Eugenia_.
EULALIA (Gr.), fair speech.--Fr. _Eulalie_, It. _Eulalia_.
EUNICE (Gr.), happy victory.
EUPHEMIA (Gr.), of good report.--Dims. EFFIE, EUPHIE, PHEMIE, PHAMIE.--Fr.
_Euphemie_, It. and Sp. _Eufemia_.
EUSEBIUS (Gr.), pious.--Fr. _Eusebe_, It. and Sp. _Eusebio_.
EUSTACE (Gr.), healthy, firm.--L. _Eustachius_, _Eustathius_, Fr.
_Eustach_, _Eustathe_, It. _Eustazio_, _Eustachio_, Ger. _Eustathius_.