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Ekvall SwedishComposed of Swedish
ek "oak" and
vall "field, pasture".
Elam EnglishEnglish habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English
el ‘eel’ +
ham ‘homestead’ or
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Elander SwedishCombination of an unexplained first element and the common Swedish surname suffix
-ander (originally from Greek
aner, andros "man").
Elbe Germanhabitational name from any of various places called
Elbe,
Elben or from the river name.
Elçi TurkishMeans "ambassador, delegate, envoy" in Turkish.
Eldon EnglishHabitation name from the Old English personal name
Ella- and
-don from
dun meaning "hill."
Eleazar Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek, Filipino, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), MalayalamFrom the given name
Eleazar.
Elenbaas DutchReinterpretation of
Elenbos or
Elebaers (see
Elbert), or from another Germanic personal name composed of the elements
aljaz "other" or
agil "point or edge (of a sword)" combined with
berht "bright"... [
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Elestial English (British, Modern, Rare)First used as a surname in September 2000, first appearing on a birth certificate in July 2009. Meaning "protected by angels"; the origin is an adopted surname from a type of quartz crystal, often referred to as a new millennium crystal... [
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Elexalde BasqueThis indicates familial origin within any of several eponymous localities.
Elford Medieval EnglishFrom the Old English personal name Ella, from the word
oelf meaning "elf" or from the Old English
alor/
elre, meaning "alder tree." The name in full would mean "alder tree by a ford" or "Ella who lives by a ford".... [
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Elfving SwedishPossibly a combination of an obsolete spelling of Swedish
älv "river" and the suffix
-ing (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
-ingaz) meaning "coming from, belonging to, descending from"... [
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Elgeta BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Elgezabal BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zornotza.
Elich German, AmericanSurname meaning "noble" from
edelik or
edelich. Notable bearer is professional ice hockey player Matt Elich.
Elie AmericanFrom Rembrandt and Giacomo Elie, professional footballers for Genoa FC and Juventus FC.
Elio BasqueFrom the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Elizabelar BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
eliza "church" and
belar "grass".
Elizaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.
Elizalde Basque, SpanishFrom Basque
eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -
alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.
Elkano BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Eguesibar.
Elkayam HebrewMeans "God is exist" in Hebrew. From the words
el, "God" and
kayam, "exist".
El Khattabi MoroccanDerived from the Arabic given name
Khattab and translates to "The Khattabi". A famous bearer is Rifian political/military leader Abdelkrim El Khattabi.
Elkin EnglishPatronymic of a diminutive of the given name
Elis.
Elkington EnglishAccording to Wikipedia Elkington is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire in England. The villages name means "Elta's hill" or perhaps, less likely, "swan hill".... [
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Ell MedievalThis name derives from the Medieval given name Elis first recorded in the 1220 Pipe Rolls of Middlesex "Elis de Adham". The ultimate origin of the name is the Hebrew, Elisha or Elijah (meaning "Jehovah is God")... [
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Ellenberg German, Jewish, German (Swiss)Derived from two municipalities and a village called
Ellenberg in Germany. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German
ölenberg, literally meaning "olive mountain".
Ellender GermanRespelling of German
Elender, a nickname for a stranger or newcomer, from Middle High German
ellende ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, or a habitational name for someone from any of twenty places named Elend, denoting a remote settlement, as for example in the Harz Mountains or in Carinthia, Austria.
Eller GermanHabitational name from places in the North Rhine and Mosel areas
Ellerbrock Low GermanNorth German: topographic name for someone who lived by a low-lying swamp overgrown with alders, from Middle Low German elre 'alder' brock 'swamp'.
Ellerby EnglishDenoted a person from a town called Ellerby, meaning "
Ælfweard’s farm", or perhaps "alder tree town" from Middle English
aller "alder tree" and Old Norse
býr "farm, settlement".
Ellerhoff GermanThis name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
Ellermaa EstonianEllermaa is an Estonian surname, most likely an Estoniazation of the German surname Ellermann.
Ellermeyer GermanIt is a combination of the German words “Eller,” which means “alder,” and “Meyer,” which means “steward” or farmer”. So, it is thought to refer to someone who was either a steward or farmer who lived near an alder grove.
Ellersley EnglishFrom the baptismal name,
Elsy, which is ultimately derived from the old Norse word
Aelfsige, literally meaning elf-victory.
Ellervee EstonianEllervee is an Estonian surname meaning "Eller water", but of undetermined origin. Possibly from the German "Eller". Possibly a corruption of the surname "Ellerbee" or "Ellerby".
Ellicot ScottishThe Ellicot family name was first used by descendants of the Pictish people of ancient Scotland. It is a name for someone who lived in
Liddesdale and
Teviotdale where the family has a long and distinguished history dating back to the early Middle Ages... [
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Ellik EstonianEllik is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hellik" meaning "sensitive" and "tender".
Ellingham EnglishHabitational name from places so named in Hampshire, Northumbria, and Norfolk. The first of these is named from Old English
Edlingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people of
Edla’, a personal name derived from a short form of the various compound names with a first element
ead ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’; the others may have the same origin or incorporate the personal name
Ella 1 (see
Ellington).
Ellingson NorwegianThe name Ellingson came from Norway and was spelled
Ellingsen but then it was changed to fit with more common English spelling. Ellingson most likely came from the son of Elling but may have more meanings.
Elmahdy Arabic (Egyptian)Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ
(mahdiyy) meaning "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a figure who will restore peace to the world.
Elmendorf GermanDerived from a village with the same name in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Elmi EstonianElmi is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "helmikas" meaning "melick" (perennial grasses of the genus Melica, related to fescue).
Elmore EnglishAn English habitational name from Elmore in Gloucestershire, named from Old English
elm ‘elm’ +
ofer ‘river bank’ or
ofer ‘ridge’.
Elorriaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within either of 5 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in Gasteiz, the one in Deba, the one in Kortezubi, the one in Barakaldo, or the one in Lemoa.
Elortz BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Noain Elortzibar.
El-qases ArabicIt means "the narrative (which refers to the title of a chapter of the Quran)".
Elrashidy Arabic (Egyptian)Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد
(rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".
Elric English, Popular CultureFrom the medieval English givin name
Elric. Notable bearers were the Fullmetal Alchemist characters Edward and Alphonse Elric, as well as their mother, Trisha Elric.
Elsass AlsatianA geographical surname based on a region named "Alsace" in France.
Elsemere EnglishThe surname Ellesmere was first found in Shropshire at
Ellesmere, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union.
Elsevier DutchThe name of a prominent Dutch publishing house of the 17th and 18th century, possibly derived from Old Hebrew הל ספר
(hal safir) meaning "the book". Another suggested origin is Dutch
hellevuur "hellfire" or
helsche vier "four from hell", supposedly derived from a sign by the family’s house.
Elsey EnglishDerived from the Middle English given names
Elfsi and
Elsi, which in turn were derived from the Old English given name
Ælfsige.
El-shafei ArabicIt means "the intercessor (which refers to the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)".
Elsing GermanFrom a variant of the old personal name Elsung.
Elu EstonianElu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
Elwell EnglishMeans "person from Elwell", Dorset (probably "spring from which omens can be read").
Elwood EnglishIt's either from a place name in Gloucestershire, England called Ellwood that is derived from Old English
ellern "elder tree" and
wudu "wood", or a form of the Old English personal name
Ælfweald, composed of the elements
ælf "elf" and
weald "rule".
Elwy WelshFrom the river Elwy in Wales, whose name likely derives from the Welsh elw "gain", "profit". Also sometimes used as a male first name in Wales.
Elzea Hebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare)The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [
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Emajõe EstonianEmajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mother river" (a genitive form of "ema jõgi"). The Emajõgi is a 100km river flowing through Estonia.
Emami PersianFrom Persian امام
(emam) meaning "imam, leader", of Arabic origin.
Embry EnglishVariant of
Emery, or a name for someone from Emborough or any of the places called Hembry.... [
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Emel GermanFrom a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with the element
amal, which means ‘strength’ or ‘vigor’.
Emer JewishMetonymic occupational name from Yiddish
emer "pail, bucket".
Emerin German (Portuguese-style)Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Emmerich; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Emi JapaneseMeans bay. In other characters, Emi is also a feminine given name.